Mar 22, 2019 Technology
Unity Technologies, creator of a 3D development platform, announced it is working closely with NVIDIA to offer production-focused early-access for real-time ray tracing in the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) on April 4, with an optimised preview solution available for customers in the second half of 2019.
Mar 22, 2019 Technology
The first prototype carbon fibre MonoCell, the tub that forms the main structure of McLaren’s cars, has been shipped from the company’s new £50 million ($65.5 million) innovation and production centre in Yorkshire to the McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, Surrey.
Mar 20, 2019 Technology
SoundHound Inc., an innovator in voice enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies, unveiled its large vocabulary, hybrid voice and natural language understanding interface for in-vehicle infotainment systems at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2019. The event marks the first time the technology has been shown to the public, and highlights the NVIDIA DRIVE ecosystem collaboration between SoundHound Inc. and NVIDIA.
Mar 19, 2019 Technology
To increase the spread between sporty, firm suspension and the driving comfort expected of a touring car, Vibracoustic for the first time has developed switchable air springs with a three-chamber concept.
Mar 18, 2019 Technology
Following ISELED's official debut at electronica 2016, this innovative technology based on a true "digital LED" has found enormous acceptance in the industry. This is also reflected in the development of the ISELED Alliance, which has set itself the goal of offering a comprehensive system solution – an ecosystem – around ISELED.
Mar 18, 2019 Technology
AGC announced that the anechoic chambers constructed in Gosselies (Belgium) for the development of automotive on-glass antennas were inaugurated on March 15, 2019. With the completion of this R&D facility, AGC has established a tri-polar R&D framework for automotive on-glass antennas in Japan, the United States, and Europe for the first time in the glass industry.
Mar 18, 2019 Technology
Production of the new 911 requires new production technologies, in recognition of which Porsche has established a new 28,000 m² bodywork plant on the factory premises.
Mar 15, 2019 Technology
Ford claims that when the 2020 Shelby GT500 goes on sale later this year, it will be the quickest-accelerating, most aerodynamically advanced street-legal Mustang ever, thanks to virtual testing in supercomputers and 3D printing.
Mar 15, 2019 Technology
In close cooperation with Joma-Polytec and Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell, a subsidiary of Daimler AG, BASF has successfully used the engineering plastic Ultramid to manufacture a number of fuel cell system components.This innovative solution is being used as standard in the new Mercedes GLC F-CELL, which combines a fuel cell with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
