Automated Vehicles

China's EV success isn't all about subsidies, it's time rivals compete

Given the nationalistic and secretive nature of Beijing's government, the absence of confirmation can serve as further proof of just how devious its industrial policy is

Wheels India pegs to double hydraulics business in next 2-3 years: MD

Wheels India Ltd, a manufacturer of wheels for trucks, passenger vehicles and construction equipment, after witnessing market opportunities in the exports segment, expects to double its hydraulics business over the next two-three years, a top official said. The contribution from the hydraulics business to Wheels India Ltd is currently at Rs 150 crore, company managing director Srivats Ram said. "There are a lot of export opportunities in the hydraulics business and we are expanding to meet the global requirements. We are a supplier to a manufacturer in Europe and North America... We are confident of doubling the hydraulics business in the next 2-3 years from the current level of over Rs 150 crore," Ram said, while declaring the company's financial performance here. Wheels India was proceeding with its plan committing Rs 225 crore towards capital expenditure for this year, he said. The city-headquartered company has already earmarked about Rs 225 crore for taking up expansion of the

EVs can maintain cost without subsidies but won't oppose incentive: Gadkari

With falling lithium-ion battery prices, electric vehicles can now maintain cost without subsidies but it is for the finance and heavy industries ministries to decide if incentives need to be given to electric vehicles, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Speaking at the annual session of Automotive Components Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, said within two years, the cost of EVs will be the same with their petrol and diesel counterparts. "First of all, I am not against any subsidies. I don't have any problem," Gadkari said when asked if more incentives were needed to accelerate electric mobility as adoption in India has not been as expected. Elaborating his views, he said at one point the price of the lithium ion battery was USD 150 per kilowatt hour. Now it is something USD 108 to 110 per kilowatt hour. "I am confident it will come to USD 100," he asserted. Moreover, he said the manufacturing of EVs has witnessed

Automation paves way for women in originally male-dominated mfg sector

With the country moving towards becoming a USD 35 trillion economy by 2047, the manufacturing sector is rapidly adopting automation which is expected to increase recruitment of women, helping companies become more inclusive, a TeamLease Services senior executive has said. "These companies have begun adopting automation in phases in these male-dominated sectors and have started recruitment of women. We expect that with the increase in adoption of automation in these industries, companies will recruit more and more women going forward," TeamLease Services Chief Strategy Officer Subburathinam P told PTI. He further said that, in the manufacturing sector there are several challenges that companies face while becoming more inclusive like the deep-rooted societal norms and discrimination, a lack of diverse role models and leaders, and poor work-life balance. "In India's manufacturing sector, women are significantly underrepresented, making up only about 15-20 per cent of the workforce. ..

Tesla, major automakers get low marks for autopilot-driving technology

The IIHS, a safety research arm of the insurance industry, also said there is no evidence that Autopilot or other assisted-driving systems have real-world safety benefits, based on crash data.

Chinese carmaker BYD overtakes Tesla as world's most popular EV maker

Analysts expect BYD to launch its third-generation EVs next year offering more technology, such as automated-driving capabilities

ADAS: The new buzzword in car market, everything you need to know about it

ADAS can detect lane departures and can either warn the driver about the lane departure or, in higher-level ADAS cars, take control of the steering and put the vehicle back in the lane

CES 2023: Qualcomm unveils new SoC for automated driving in vehicles

Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) to support digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

Govt testing automated vehicle toll collection on usage basis: Gadkari

The government is conducting a pilot project for an automatic number plate recognition system with a view to reducing traffic congestion at toll plazas and charging vehicle owners for the exact distance of cars driven on the tolled highways, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Addressing an event organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Gadkari said the government wants to develop India's public transport system on electricity. "The ministry of road transport and highways is conducting a pilot project of automatic number plate recognition system (Automatic Number Plate Reader cameras) to enable automated toll collection without stopping the vehicles. "With this new technology, we want to achieve two objectives--free flow of traffic on toll booths and pay as per your use," he said, without giving further details. During 2018-19, the average waiting time for vehicles at toll plazas was 8 minutes. With the introduction of FASTags during 2020-21 and 2021-22,

Tesla's Autopilot feature being probed by German regulators: Report

The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) is reportedly assessing whether the technology, which Tesla offers as an upgrade, is safe to use on German roads

US investigates 416,000 Tesla vehicles over unexpected braking reports

The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about phantom braking" in Tesla Models 3 and Y

Tesla to recall nearly 580,000 vehicles in US due to 'Boombox' function

The recall is the fourth made public in the last two weeks as US safety regulators increase scrutiny of the nation's largest electric vehicle maker

India's first driverless train evokes pride, excitement among passengers

From pride and excitement to surprise and a little bit of apprehension, several young and old passengers went through a gamut of emotions

With no hands on steering, automated vehicles may breed distracted drivers

These kinds of automated vehicles, although designed to optimise driver comfort and safety, require a human driver to remain on standby when the vehicle is in autonomous mode