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ZF rebrands its passive safety systems division to ZF Lifetec – ET Auto

Baua Electric

ZF Group has announced the rebranding of its Passive Safety Systems division to ‘ ZF Lifetec ‘ The new branding is part of the current legal separation of the Passive Safety Systems division within the ZF Group. The carve-out is progressing well and we continue to explore options to further develop ZF Lifetec in the future.”

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Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The forum takes place under UNECE, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, which shapes the legal framework for inland transport. Road safety “Is there a future for autonomous cars? There are five levels of automation, with the lower levels already becoming commonplace.

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ASML’s threat to leave uncovers deeper concerns in Netherlands Inc – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Such policies may appeal to voters, but ASML and other tech firms that depend on foreign staff argue that they undermine the country’s future prosperity. ” Chip equipment supplier ASM International recently expanded in the U.S. state of Arizona, and BE Semiconductor Industries in Vietnam.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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Mercedes-Benz becomes world’s first car maker to X-ray crash test – ET Auto

Baua Electric

This technology demonstration (proof of concept) at the EMI research crash facility in Freiburg has shown that high-speed X-ray technology can be used to visualise highly dynamic internal deformation processes. The Mercedes-Benz X-ray crash sets a milestone in the development tools of the future.

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BMW Group Launches car sharing service “ReachNow” in Seattle

Green Car Congress

The service will expand to include Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the next quarter. After downloading and registering on the ReachNow app, available in the App Store and on Google Play, members can locate and book the closest available car in the ReachNow app or find a ReachNow car on the street.

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Review, Postmortem: Fisker Ocean was a promising EV, may be frozen in beta

Baua Electric

The first time I stepped into its roomy cabin I did a double-take, as itdoesn’t make concessions for a potential internal-combustion option. That was set for a future update, according to Fisker. It’s fully DOT-legal, and it’s already complete in all the aspects that are very costly in the development stage.

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