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Retail Asia26/07/2019

BMW took the wraps off the new-generation X6 sports activity coupe. It is the third generation model and has been updated completely. Beginning with the looks, the X6 gets a bigger kidney grille up front and the headlamps are more angular than rounded. Plus, the grille itself has a lighting function should you choose to […]

Retail Asia05/07/2019

Sweden’s AB Volvo is joining forces with Nvidia to develop artificial intelligence used in self-driving trucks, in a boost for the U.S. chipmaker that was ditched by Tesla last year. The agreement announced on Tuesday by Nvidia and Volvo, the world’s second-biggest truckmaker after Daimler, is a long-term partnership spanning several years. Work will begin […]

Retail Asia04/07/2019

The first heavily automated mass-market vehicles for consumers could go on sale as soon as 2022, if one or more vehicle manufacturers adopt a new sub-$500 lidar sensing package being developed by Silicon Valley startup Luminar.The tremendous cost of lidar – prices for individual sensors currently range from about $6,000 to more than $100,000 – […]

Retail Asia26/06/2019

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Piaggio India has officially announced the launch date for its upcoming new three-wheeler, the Ape City Plus. Slated to be launched on June 14, 2019, the new Piaggio Ape City+ auto rickshaw will be the newest addition to the mid-body segment three-wheelers. Piaggio claims that with the new Ape City+, the company will address its […]

Retail Asia31/05/2019

English footballer David Beckham has been handed a six-month driving ban for using his mobile when he was behind the wheel. The former England captain pleaded guilty to the charge after he was photographed by a member of the public holding a phone as he drove his Bentley in “slow moving” traffic in London on […]

Retail Asia28/06/2017

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc, said on Monday it signed a multi-year agreement with Avis Budget Group Inc for the car rental firm to manage its growing fleet of autonomous vehicles, sparking a surge in Avis Budget’s stock. Investors bid Avis shares up by as much as 21 percent on Monday, the […]

Retail Asia06/12/2016

Auto parts maker Delphi Automotive and Israeli technology firm Mobileye NV will put an Intel Corp chip at the heart of their joint effort to produce self-driving vehicles by 2019, the companies said on Tuesday. The move is a boost for the world’s largest semiconductor maker, which is also working with German luxury car maker […]

Retail Asia13/06/2016

Wealthy Chinese investors are in a bind. All the usual, typically safe investment vehicles—commodities, stocks, even stable real estate—have been anything but usual or safe over the last couple months. The Chinese economy has slowed and inflation has picked up, the yuan has been under pressure, oil has tanked, and gold markets have been rattled. […]

Retail Asia01/06/2016

After poaching Bentley’s design chief last year, Hyundai Motor said on Monday that it has also secured the services of the luxury marquee’s exterior designer. Hyundai issued a statement saying Sangyup Lee will start work next month as its head of design, after Reuters reported the hiring of the Korean designer by the South Korean […]

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BMW X6 Revealed; Global Launch In November

Nvidia Boosts Self-Driving AI Business With Volvo Trucks Deal

Cheaper Sensors Could Speed More Self-Driving Cars To Market By 2022

New Piaggio Ape City Plus 3-Wheeler Launch Date Announced

David Beckham Receives A 6 Month Driving Ban For Using Mobile Phone Behind The Wheel

Alphabet partners with Avis to manage self-driving car fleet

Delphi, Mobileye to use Intel chip for self-driving car system

Is There a Tech Bubble in China?

Hyundai raids Bentley to turbo-charge Genesis luxury drive