Electric vehicles

Waymo began as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009 and became a stand-alone subsidiary of Alphabet in 2016, developing autonomous mobility services.

Volvo Cars and Geely intend to merge their existing combustion engine operations into a stand-alone business in order to establish a new global supplier that will seek to develop next generation combustion engines and hybrid powertrains.

ETT has chosen Heliocor to validate their riders' ID verification and simplify the onboarding process of couriers who rent their E-bikes.

By measuring the body length, width and height of free-living southern right whales photographed by drones, researchers were able to develop a model that accurately calculated the body volume and mass of the whales.

The DRIVEN consortium celebrated a key milestone in a 30-month government-supported project by demonstrating the capabilities of a fleet of self-driving vehicles in London's challenging and complex urban environment.

48V Full Hybrid is a Prius killer. New research by IDTechEx in its report, "48V Mild Hybrid and 48V Full Hybrid Vehicles 2020-2030" reveals that the 48V mild hybrid powertrain is a done deal. Started in 2016, now a flood of car models have this, to keep them legal in the face of tightening emissions laws and save fuel.

UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc has received the US government's first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline. The company will initially expand its drone delivery service further to support hospital campuses around the country, and to provide solutions for customers beyond those in the healthcare industry.

IDTechEx analyst attended the Auto.AI conference, Europe 2019, which was held in Berlin, Germany on 26-27 Sep. 2019. The conference had about 50 speakers, with around 250 attendees.

The new IDTechEx report, "Solar Cars, Buses, Trucks, Trains 2020-2030" explains how we even have energy-positive electric vehicles now. This is leading to dual functions with considerable benefits to society and paybacks.

Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility , the joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and H2 Energy, forged a partnership with Hydrospider, a joint venture of H2Energy, Alpiq and Linde to promote a green hydrogen ecosystem in Switzerland and European countries.

Mercedes-Benz has agreed on a sustainability partnership with Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co Ltd. to take a holistic approach along the entire value chain. A production site in Germany is currently being planned and will be carbon-neutral from the beginning.

Market overview of autonomous passenger cars

The first-ever customer delivery of a fully electric MG has taken place. The milestone handover also marks the start of customer deliveries for ZS EV across MG's 100-strong dealer network.

Forecast taken from IDTechEx report "Die Attach Materials for Power Electronics in Electric Vehicles 2020-2030"

An incredible high-performance battery technology has been developed by a little-known company from Singapore.

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies have unveiled the first of the road-certified 42t fuel cell trucks made by Ford Motor Company joint venture company JMC, representing one of the first purpose-built Class 8 fuel cell trucks in the world.

A new analysis on smart materials as structural electronics and electrics from IDTechEx's Dr. Peter Harrop.

Hydrostor expects to use the financing to complete construction of its second commercial reference facility, its Angas Project in Australia, and to advance the company's pipeline of large-scale A-CAES projects. Those projects represent over 2 GW and 16 GWh of deployment potential in the USA, Canada, Chile and Australia, while the company expands opportunities with significant global project potential across many other markets.

Why are axial flux versions coming in fast in certain applications? Why is reluctance becoming much more of the picture in other applications? Escape routes from dysprosium price hikes? Why the acquisition frenzy? What is its focus? It is all here including a comprehensive directory of suppliers. The new report, "Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles 2020-2030 land, Water, Air", explains and predicts what comes next for 101 categories of EV land, water and air, hybrid and pure electric.

Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries announced a collaboration to design and develop ships powered by Bloom Energy's solid oxide fuel cell technology.