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NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud Services on Microsoft Azure Accelerate Automotive Digitalization

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NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud Services on Microsoft Azure Accelerate Automotive Digitalization

Automotive companies are transforming every phase of their product lifecycle — evolving their primarily physical, manual processes into software-driven, AI-enhanced digital systems. To help them save costs and reduce lead times, NVIDIA is announcing two new simulation engines on Omniverse Cloud: the virtual factory simulation engine and the autonomous vehicle (AV) simulation engine. Omniverse Cloud, … Read more

GM has cut its Buick dealership network in half through buyouts

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GM has cut its Buick dealership network in half through buyouts

DETROIT – General Motors has cut the size of its Buick dealership network roughly in half in the U.S. through an ongoing voluntary buyout program, an executive told CNBC. The 1,000-store reduction aims to increase the amount of sales per location, or throughput, and profits at the remaining dealers, according to Duncan Aldred, global head … Read more

india: India’s passenger vehicle sales set to gain further momentum

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india: India’s passenger vehicle sales set to gain further momentum

Passenger vehicles sales in India have been on a steady growth path since FY22 and are expected to close the ongoing fiscal with 6-8% growth. A growing middle class, an increase in disposable incomes and a low penetration ratio have been fuelling the growth, finds out Shally Seth Mohile. Why do passenger vehicle sales in … Read more

Nio ET7 Goes 649 Miles On A Single Charge

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Nio ET7 Goes 649 Miles On A Single Charge

The Nio ET7 is already one of the highest-range electric vehicles available globally, with its 100-kWh battery pack option giving the large Chinese sedan a range of 435 miles on the European NEDC cycle (which is more optimistic than the EPA cycle). Now the ET7 is offered with a huge 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery pack, and … Read more

Canada says all new cars and trucks must be zero emission by 2035, industry unhappy

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Canada says all new cars and trucks must be zero emission by 2035, industry unhappy

  OTTAWA — Canada on Tuesday released final regulations mandating that all passenger cars, SUVs, crossovers and light trucks sold by 2035 must be zero-emission vehicles, part of the government’s overall plan to combat climate change. The new rules, known as the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, were first unveiled in 2021. They are designed to … Read more

Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years in prison

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years in prison

Nikola founder Trevor Milton was sentenced Monday to four years in prison in connection to defrauding investors of the embattled electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker. Milton also was fined $1 million and could later be forced to forfeit property as part of his sentence. The punishment was far lower than the 11 years prosecutors had … Read more

Nano effect: Gujarat attracting big investments since its automobile sector took off in 2009

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Nano effect: Gujarat attracting big investments since its automobile sector took off in 2009

Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s automobile sector took off in 2009 when Tata Motors set up its Nano manufacturing plant in Sanand, about 50 km from Ahmedabad, and the state has been attracting some big ticket investments from both domestic and international players since then. Now, with the global shift tending towards electric mobility, the Gujarat government seeks … Read more

Tesla Gigafactory Hourly Workers Get Raises, Still Underpaid

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Tesla Gigafactory Hourly Workers Get Raises, Still Underpaid

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, December 19, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 1st Gear: Nevada Tesla Factory Workers Get Pay Raise Tesla … Read more

TomTom and Microsoft team up to bring generative AI to automobiles

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TomTom and Microsoft team up to bring generative AI to automobiles

TomTom just announced a “fully integrated, AI-powered conversational automotive assistant” which should start popping up in dashboard infotainment platforms in the near-ish future. The company has issued some bold claims for the AI, saying it’ll offer “more sophisticated voice interaction” and allow users to converse naturally to navigate, find stops along a route, control onboard … Read more