On September 21, 2016, WABCO unveiled its Innovative Electro-Pneumatic Parking Brake for Trucks and Buses, with onhand technology which marks the commercial vehicle industry’s first stand-alone Parking Brake Control that paves way for autonomous driving. OnHand braking technology provides automatic engage and release functionality. Actuated via a...
On September 20 2016, the United States Department of Transportation (DOP) published its Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, making the US the first country to propose automated driving legislation. In the introductory message, US Secretary for Transportation Anthony Fox explains that three main drivers prompted this policy: the...
On 14 September 2016, European Commissioner for Transport and Tourism Violeta Bulc met briefly with some of the members of the European Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee in Strasbourg to discuss the recently launched Commission Strategy on 'Low-emission mobility'. In her speech, Ms Bulc identified three key areas...
International agreement an important milestone in further development of a growing industry FRANKFURT, Germany – September 13, 2016. The remanufacturing industry, which specializes in sustainable manufacturing, announces today that six leading associations with members in the automotive sector have reached a common understanding of basic definitions...
At this year's IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition, Continental will be showcasing two new automated driving technologies as examples of new safety systems. A new long-range radar system for commercial vehicles which can even identify pedestrians who are partially obscured and initiates a braking maneuver in an emergency, and...
On 8 September, Dana announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art gear manufacturing facility in Europe. The establishment of this gear factory in Győr, Hungary, will support Dana's regional operations in Europe. The 140,000 square-foot (13,000 square-meter) facility will provide customers in the region with access to Dana's advanced...
On August 23, Delphi Automotive and Mobileye announced a partnership to jointly develop a complete SAE Level 4/5 automated driving solution. The program will result in an end-to-end production-intent fully automated vehicle solution, with the level of performance and functional safety required for rapid integration into diverse...
August 2016, McKinsey released a podcast on 'Self-driving cars and the future of the auto sector', which involved a panel discussion including executive editor with McKinsey Publishing Luke Collins, Hans-Werner Kaas - a senior partner in McKinsey’s Detroit office - and Detlev Mohr - a senior partner in McKinsey's Stuttgart...
On August 11 2016, the European Commission published the Inception Impact Assessment on the Revision of Directive 2009/33/EC on Clean and Energy-efficient Road Transport Vehicles – Clean Vehicles Directive (CVD). The CVD is part of the EU transport policy and a sectorial complement of the horizontal...
On August 3 2016, WABCO reported details of its new contract with Mahindra & Mahindra, one of India’s largest manufacturers of passenger cars and sport-utility vehicles. In a breakthrough multi-year agreement, WABCO will supply vacuum pumps across all Mahindra & Mahindra’s major engine platforms, with series...