Apple’s recent hardware events have been punctuated by a touch of doom and gloom. It’s a tonal shift from the usual celebratory nature of these presentations – all by design, ╰┈➤
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Automakers avoid tech patent battles with flat fee market
STOCKHOLM/BERLIN — More than a dozen automakers, including Toyota and Nissan, have signed up to a patent licensing platform from 51 technology companies, aiming to simplify access to wireless technology ╰┈➤
Baidu says its Jidu Auto EV autonomous tech will be ahead of Tesla by a full generation
BEIJING – Baidu’s electric vehicle (EV) firm Jidu Auto will be a generation ahead of Tesla in autonomous driving technologies, Baidu chief executive Robin Li said in a statement on ╰┈➤
EU regulators make anti-speeding tech and ‘black box’ mandatory
After ruling that motorists will not be allowed to buy new petrol or diesel cars after 2035, European Union regulators have passed a law that makes anti-speed technology and a ╰┈➤
2023 Subaru Legacy gets Sport trim, more tech, fresh design
Like the Outback, the 2023 Subaru Legacy is getting a mid-cycle refresh this year. Highlights include an updated design, in-vehicle technology, driver assistance systems and the addition of a new ╰┈➤
GM Ultium tech can scavenge heat from everywhere, even you
GM likes to tell us about its Ultium platform from time to time, and today it tells us about the platform’s ability to capture waste heat from the propulsion system. ╰┈➤
Mercedes accelerates in-house software push with new tech center
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz Friday opened a new 200 million euro ($217 million) software center in Sindelfingen, the latest investment in boosting in-house software capabilities as it works to bring ╰┈➤
New Mercedes Drive Pilot challenges Tesla with Level 3 tech
LOS ANGELES – It’s the worst kind of LA traffic. That rising, acceleration-to-35-then-slam-the-brake inconsistency that aggravates your last nerve. Oh, and there’s that driver who aggressively changes lanes right in ╰┈➤
At CES, tech alliances firm up in the self-driving car wars
Major automakers such as General Motors, Ford and Volvo have this week deepened ties with key technology partners to take on the challengers of electric cars Tesla Inc and Apple ╰┈➤
Micromobility in 2022: Refined, mature and packed full of tech
2021 was the year in which micromobility really took off as a concept, solution and way of life. Increased shared micromobility and COVID-ravaged public transportation helped make small electric vehicles ╰┈➤