Category: Vehicles

Inside the development of Pebble’s flagship all-electric travel trailer

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 11, 2025 | Autonomy, Business Development, Design, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

The company’s CEO and CTO briefed Futurride on the company’s journey from concept to production of the Flow, which introduces a unique mix of advanced technology to the RV industry, combining a fully electric powertrain, supervised autonomy features, and “seamless” operation and connectivity.

Kia reveals material collaborations that could preview future bio-based interiors

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 10, 2025 | Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Passenger Cars, Vehicles

At Milan Design Week 2025, Kia designers discussed how the Concept EV2 electric SUV reflects their vision for responsible design highlighted by more sustainable interior collaborations involving Bcomp flax, Simplifyber cellulose, and Biomyc mushroom materials supporting circular economy strategies.

Luminary Cloud unveils ‘world’s first’ physics AI open-source foundation model for SUV aerodynamics

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 9, 2025 | Aerospace, Passenger Cars, Simulation, Vehicles

Developed in collaboration with Honda and Nvidia, the initial Shift-SUV model revealed today at SAE’s WCX 2025 event in Detroit will enable automotive designers and engineers to perform real-time interactive aerodynamic analysis during the initial design process.

Future Volkswagen Group MQB vehicles to get enhanced driver assistance from Valeo and Mobileye

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 3, 2025 | Autonomy, Business Development, Passenger Cars, Software, Vehicles

The collaboration aims to enhance safety and driving comfort in the OEM’s vehicle portfolio while reducing costs, with Valeo providing high-performance ECUs, sensors, and parking software and Mobileye contributing Surround ADAS with EyeQ6 High processor and mapping technologies.

Hyundai amps up gaming focus with Insteroid concept in Seoul

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 2, 2025 | Design, Electrification, Gaming, Passenger Cars, User Experience, Vehicles

The hot-selling Inster EV’s reimagining as a dream-car concept at the Seoul Mobility Show blends gaming influences with sporty aesthetics and immersive experiences to strengthen interest in the production model as Hyundai expands its initiatives to engage with Gen Z and Alpha audiences.

Torc announces Flex physical AI platform accelerated by Nvidia for its autonomous trucks

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 27, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Simulation, Trucking, Vehicles

At Nvidia’s GTC 2025, the autonomous truck technology company showcased its production-intent hardware, software, and AD kit on Daimler’s Freightliner Cascadia, the platform leveraging Nvidia Drive AGX and Flex Jupiter compute platform to support scaled market entry in 2027.

Nodar and Leopard Imaging advance 3D stereo vision

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 24, 2025 | Autonomy, Off-Highway, Passenger Cars, Sensors, Trucking, Vehicles

Announced at Nvidia GTC 2025, the collaboration integrates Nodar’s Hammerhead software with Leopard Imaging’s GMSL2 cameras and Nvidia Drive AGX Orin compute to provide enhanced depth perception and point cloud generation at ranges significantly exceeding current market solutions.

Ansys and Nvidia help accelerate Volvo Cars EX90 aero simulations

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 18, 2025 | Design, Semiconductors, Simulation, Vehicles

At Nvidia’s GTC today, Ansys announced that its Fluent computational fluid dynamics simulation software leveraging just eight Nvidia Blackwell GPUs to accelerate solver speed by 2.5 times versus the same simulation run on 2016 CPU cores and cost-equivalent hardware to improve Volvo’s EX90 aerodynamic performance.

McLaren develops ART aerospace-grade carbon fiber scaled for supercar manufacturing

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 14, 2025 | Materials, Motorsports, Passenger Cars, Vehicles

Deployed at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre in Sheffield, UK, the new Automated Rapid Tape production method produces carbon-fiber structures optimized for lighter, stiffer, and stronger parts produced with less waste, the first production application being on the new W1 Ultimate supercar.

New automaker Longbow revives the iconic lightweight British sportscar in electric form

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 12, 2025 | Business Development, Electrification, Passenger Cars, Startups, Vehicles

Led by former Tesla, Lucid, and X Shore execs, the startup says it is the first British electric sports car manufacturer and world-first maker of ‘featherweight electric vehicles,’ with the Speedster and Roadster having an all-electric powertrain and sub-1000-kg mass with first deliveries planned for 2026.