The plug-in hybrid version of the C5 X offers, as a world premiere, Citroën Advanced Comfort® Active Suspension, which combines Progressive Hydraulic Cushions® with active suspension control. The vehicle adapts the suspension of each wheel to be softer or firmer depending on the conditions encountered.
New cooperation model for software-defined cars: CARIAD, the software unit of Volkswagen Group, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will shortly launch the joint development of an automotive system-on-chip (SoC).
From 13 to 17 July at the Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR) in Turin (Italy), Iveco Group and its Brands hosted their many stakeholders for a major, carbon-neutral event called BEYOND - Iveco Group Days.
Five years ago, conversations about the advent of electric vehicles typically began with “If.” Today they are centered around “how fast” the now-real shift to EVs will occur in nations across Europe.
The BMW Group today launched a new project that will see cars manoeuvre around production without requiring a driver. The Automated Driving In-Plant project (‘Automatisiertes Fahren im Werk’, (AFW) is being realised in collaboration with two startups – Seoul Robotics from South Korea, and Embotech from Switzerland, and will enhance the efficiency of new-vehicle logistics in plants and distribution centres.
From a new hybrid heating and hot water system to two new refrigerators from the Freeline Slim range Webasto, the supplier of thermal solutions, will be presenting its extensive portfolio for mobile traveling at booth A60 in Hall 13.
Integration pays off - ZF’s new Commercial Vehicles Solution division secures substantial customer orders for innovation technologies in its first six months. Transformation pays off - Demonstration and first customer orders of market-ready steer-by-wire system for passenger cars completes holistic ZF ‘by wire’ portfolio.
NXP Semiconductors today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) to jointly develop platforms for a new generation of smart connected vehicles.
Toyota’s toughest, body-on-frame models are to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel, a non-fossil fuel made from 100% renewable sources such as waste cooking oil. Both the Land Cruiser and Hilux will join the Proace family of light commercial vehicles in being compatible with HVO100 diesel.
As vehicles become increasingly electrified, automated, and software controlled, ZF is at the forefront of developing and industrializing advanced chassis systems with the industry’s most comprehensive offering of by-wire technologies that no longer require a mechanical connection or system fluids. ZF revealed that it has been awarded significant volume contracts by multiple major car manufacturers that will launch in all major regions as of 2023.