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...
On August 5 2016, ZF announced plans to set up its first ever ‘India Technology Centre’ in Hyderabad, which will be dedicated to software and mechanical engineering. The new Technology Centre will support ZF’s global development teams while enabling the company to accelerate local product development. Dr....
On August 2, the European Commission published a book entitled “Digitising the Industry - Internet of Things Connecting the Physical, Digital and Virtual Worlds”. The book provides insights into the state of the art of research and innovation regarding the Internet of Things (IoT), and looks at...
3 August 2016, Stuttgart/Berlin – Bosch is launching its new Coup eScooter sharing service in Berlin. Coup, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bosch, now provides Berlin residents with a new mobility option featuring a simple pricing model. Customers can now find, reserve, and use their...
On August 1 2016, Delphi Automotive PLC was selected by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) as a strategic partner to implement autonomous mobility concepts, recognising Delphi’s leading technologies in advanced safety and automated software. Delphi will provide a fleet of fully autonomous vehicles and will...
[caption id="attachment_11003" align="alignright" width="190"] Mr Louis-Sylvain Ayral[/caption] Last month, CLEPA's Technical Director Louis-Sylvain Ayral retired from his position after leading CLEPA's Technical Regulations department for 20 years. We are very thankful to Mr Ayral for his faithful service to CLEPA and wish him well in retirement. Mr...
On July 5, 2016, the European Commission's Motor Vehicles Working Group met in Brussels and discussed the following topics: Approval of the Draft Summary Report of the 131st meeting of the Working Group "Motor Vehicles" held on 16 February 2016 Presentation by the Commission services on the...
On Friday July 22, the European Commission's Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) launched a Call for tender for a Study on the support system for SME supply chain due diligence. The aim of this contract is to design a comprehensive...