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Hot Wheels celebrates 2024 with Polestar Design and Legends Tour winners

Posted by Kevin Jost | Dec 16, 2024 | Design, Education, Electrification, Vehicles

Mattel’s diecast model car brand was involved in two high-profile efforts—the Polestar Design Contest with Swedish performance EV partner Polestar and its own Hot Wheels Legends Tour—that just culminated in its latest global search for the next “hot wheels.”

Nvidia previews new GPU and generative AI advancements for transportation at GTC

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 18, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Business Development, Passenger Cars, Software, User Experience

In his keynote at the company’s conference, CEO Jensen Huang discussed how his company is advancing AI for a variety of industries including for next-generation vehicles supported by the Drive Thor system-on-chip and new generative AI capabilities of Blackwell GPU architecture.

Volvo’s electric EX30 is ‘small yet mighty’

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 8, 2023 | Design, User Experience, Vehicles

The brand’s first small premium SUV expands its all-electric offering to four models, with the new entry being its fastest accelerating and having the lowest carbon footprint to date, delivered with a low starting price and innovative sales models.

Baidu’s Jidu Auto unveils its first robocar concept

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 10, 2022 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Design, Electrification, Startups, User Experience, Vehicles

The intelligent EV startup is using leading intelligent and autonomous driving technology from founder Baidu with Geely’s automotive know-how and backing to deliver robocars like the ROBO-01 concept, the production version of which will be officially launched as a limited-run version in the fall.

SES to go public with industry-leading lithium-metal batteries

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jul 13, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Startups, Technology, Testing

CEO and Founder Qichao Hu talks to Futurride about how his company is looking to improve EV battery technology with a “full-service solution” featuring advances in thin lithium-metal foil manufacturing, better electrolytes, less-porous separators, and software for smarter, higher performing, and safer cells.

Foxconn, Stellantis create Mobile Drive supplier for cockpit tech

Posted by Kevin Jost | May 19, 2021 | Business Development, Connectivity, Interiors, Technology, User Experience

The joint venture to develop digital cockpits and personalized connected services follows a number of other recent deals for the company also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. as it goes all-in for future mobility with Stellantis being the latest in a string of tie-ups including Geely, Byton, and Fisker.