Category: Automotive Technology

  • ChatGPT can be used to improve autonomous vehicles, Purdue researchers find

    Purdue University researchers discovered that large language model chatbots like ChatGPT can be used in autonomous vehicles to provide a more personalized experience for passengers, according to a Purdue News press release. Using AI, a team in the Lyles School of Construction Engineering is working on an autonomous vehicle that allows for human-like, indirect prompts…

  • Stellantis plants to scale AI solutions, logistics automation

    Stellantis plants to scale AI solutions, logistics automation

    With ambitions for a dramatic reduction in manufacturing costs by the end of this decade to increase competitiveness and profitability, Stellantis is putting practical digital innovations at the heart of its plans to improve productivity across plants and operations, including a strong focus on automating and digitalising in-plant logistics to create leaner processes. Speaking to…

  • EV Shoppers May Feel Some Relief After Fed Cuts Interest Rates

    Majority of car shoppers were holding off their purchases due to high interest rates, according to Edmunds. EV buyers were looking forward to a Fed rate cut, as the average new EV is still pricier than the equivalent new gas car. The used car market may see some relief, as it faces the highest interest…

  • Smart mobility digital twin replicates real-world traffic conditions for hybrid autonomous and remote driving

    Smart mobility digital twin replicates real-world traffic conditions for hybrid autonomous and remote driving

    <div data-thumb="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2024/smart-mobility-digital.jpg" data-src="https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2024/smart-mobility-digital.jpg" data-sub-html="Fig. 1. System Architecture of Smart Mobility Digital Twin. Credit: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2024). DOI: 10.1109/TIV.2024.3368109″> Fig. 1. System Architecture of Smart Mobility Digital Twin. Credit: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles (2024). DOI: 10.1109/TIV.2024.3368109 The research groups led by Prof. Kei Sakaguchi from the School of Engineering at Tokyo Institute…

  • Global Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles Market to Reach $1.8 Trillion by 2029

    “Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) are transforming the global automotive market. EVs run on electricity stored in batteries, while FCVs use hydrogen to generate electricity through fuel cells. Both types of vehicles are seen as key solutions to reduce carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. BCC Research Study Projects 18.6% CAGR, with Market Growth from…

  • Miller Career & Technology Center To Host Several Fall Events for Families

    KATY, TX [September 19, 2024] – Did you know there’s a hidden gem in Katy ISD where you can get your car serviced, pamper your pet, and treat yourself to a haircut or manicure – all in one place? Discover these incredible programs and so much more at Katy ISD’s Miller Career & Technology Center! The…

  • Can Making Cars Talk to Traffic Lights Eliminated Road Deaths?

    Can Making Cars Talk to Traffic Lights Eliminated Road Deaths?

    In its bid to reduce surging traffic deaths in the US, the Department of Transportation is pitching a wireless communication system that would allow vehicles to transmit speed, location and other basic information with each other and with road infrastructure, like traffic lights. The agency hopes to equip three-quarters of the country’s intersections with the…

  • Local dealers speculate on the future of electric cars

    Local dealers speculate on the future of electric cars

    Although electric vehicles have been on the road since the 1800s, they are becoming more common as the years pass by. Familiar car manufacturers are providing electric vehicles for the public to adapt to a new world; to a new way of driving, and not having to pump gas. Will electric vehicles take the place…

  • Your electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study finds

    Your electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study finds

    A new study of 10,000 electric cars shows that their battery packs should outlast the vehicles themselves. Geotab, an automotive telematics company, is using its in-depth access to EV data to track battery health. We reported on its last study in 2019, which showed 2.3% EV battery degradation per year. 5 years later, the company…

  • EVs Could Be 24% Of Europe’s Car Market By 2025. But Who Will Make Them?

    EVs Could Be 24% Of Europe’s Car Market By 2025. But Who Will Make Them?

    I’m not saying that working in digital media is some kind of picnic in 2024. Far from it, actually. But I am saying I’m glad I don’t work at Volkswagen or Stellantis right now.  Europe’s two largest carmakers are facing unprecedented headwinds this year. For Volkswagen, it’s endless software problems, labor woes, an inability to…