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Ariel reveals all-electric concept based on its ICE Nomad The rear-wheel-drive E-Nomad EV concept from the UK-based low-volume manufacturer has flax-fiber bio-composite body panels, motor output of 210 kW, a newly developed 41-kW·h battery system, and weighs just 896 kg—providing “hints at just a small part of Ariel’s future.” #AIMTechnologies #ArielENomad #ArielMotor #ArielZeroEmissionforLowVolumeprogram #BAMDComposites #biocompositebodywork #BorgWarner #BorgWarnereDM #Bramble #BrambleCFDsoftware #CascadiaMotion #CascadiaMotionIDM90 #CenexExpo #Crewkerne #ENomad #ElectricVehicle #EV #flaxfibers #Futurride #RockfortEngineering #Rubix #RubixHaloS #SHDComposites #Somerset #sustainablemobility #UK #UKDepartmentforBusinessandTrade #UTAC #UTACMillbrook https://futurride.com/2024/08/28/ariel-reveals-all-electric-concept-based-on-its-ice-nomad/

Celebrating wedge-shaped concept cars and prototypes The 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance featured the Wedge-Shaped Concept Cars & Prototypes class of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s that influenced future automotive design and technology, and Futurride highlights four of them: Aston Martin Bulldog, Lancia Stratos HF Zero, Honda HP-X, and Mercedes-Benz C 111-II. #AstonMartinBulldog #ClassicMotorCars #Futurride #Honda #HondaHPX #Lancia #LanciaStratosHFZero #MercedesBenz #MercedesBenzC111II #PebbleBeachConcoursdElegance #Pininfarina #sustainablemobility #wedgeshapedautodesign #WedgeShapedConceptCars&Prototypes https://futurride.com/2024/08/23/celebrating-wedge-shaped-concept-cars-and-prototypes/

U.S. DOE reports significant growth in clean energy jobs The annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report shows growth in every state as historic investments from the Biden-Harris administration for energy and vehicle and infrastructure electrification drive record levels of private sector investment. #AmericanAutoparts #AspenAerogels #BattelleEnergyAlliance #BidenHarris #BlueBirdBodyCompany #cleanenergyjobs #CumminsElectrifiedPowerNA #DOE #DomesticManufacturingAutoConversionGrantsprogram #Futurride #GeneralMotors #HarleyDavidson #IdahoNationalLaboratory #InvestinginAmerica #IowaStateUniversityofScienceandTechnology #newenergysectorjobs #Stellantis #sustainablemobility #ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity #USDepartmentofEnergy #USEnergyandEmploymentReport #USEER #VolvoTechnologyofAmerica #ZFNorthAmerica https://futurride.com/2024/08/28/u-s-doe-reports-significant-growth-in-clean-energy-jobs/

Tier IV tapped for Japanese initiative to develop robotaxis and autonomous trucks The new project comes after announced efforts to launch the robotaxi business in Tokyo in collaboration with Toray Carbon Magic, Nihon Kotsu, and Amane and to accelerate the development of the core functions of autonomous driving systems for highway trucks based on vehicles from Isuzu and Mitsubishi Fuso. #AD #Amane #autonomousdriving #autonomousdrivingdevelopment #autonomoushighwaytruck #autonomoustruck #AutonomousVehicle #Autoware #AutowareFoundation #AV #Driveblocks #Futurride #Isuzu #Japan #JapanMinistryofEconomy #MaplessAutonomyPlatform #MitsubishiFusoTruckandBus #NihonKotsu #robotaxi #robotaxiservices #sustainablemobility #TierIV #TorayCarbonMagic #TradeandIndustry https://futurride.com/2024/08/22/tier-iv-tapped-for-japanese-initiative-to-develop-robotaxis-and-autonomous-trucks/

Envgo joins electric hydrofoil boat startup ranks with NV1 The Waterloo, ON-based company’s 25-ft luxury cruiser has a carbon-fiber hull, self-stabilizing avionics making 250 automated foil adjustments per second, 245 kW peak power for 50-mph top speed, and an 80-kW·h battery pack for a range of up to 80 mi. #Canada #carbonfiberhull #DesignovaCreative #eboat #electricboat #electrichydrofoilboat #electrichydrofoils #Envgoeboatstartup #EnvgoNV1 #Futurride #NV1 #Ontario #sustainablemobility #Waterloo https://futurride.com/2024/08/27/envgo-joins-electric-hydrofoil-boat-startup-ranks-with-nv1/

Examining radar technology Kobi Marenko, CEO of Arbe Robotics, a leader in perception radar solutions, explains the evolution of radar as the industry looks to improve basic advanced driving assistance system features, meet NHTSA 2029 automatic emergency braking regulations, and offer advanced hands-free eyes-off features. #ADAS #advanceddriverassistancesystem #AEB #automaticemergencybraking #AutonomousVehicle #AV #basicimagingradar #Fraunhofer #Futurride #handsfreeeyesoff #NHTSA2029AEBregulation #perceptionradar #radartechnology #sustainablemobility #traditionalradar https://futurride.com/2024/08/26/examining-radar-technology/

Karma shows future software-defined vehicles with help from Intel At Monterey Car Week, the California-based new automaker premiered the Kaveya super coupe with production-ready interior and an Ivara multi-terrain-capable vehicle design study along with discussions on its collaboration with Intel on a software-defined vehicle architecture that can be shared with others. #Aptiv #BridgeofWeir #centralcompute #ElectricVehicle #EV #Futurride #GrandTouringUtilityVehicle #GTUV #IntelAutomotive #KarmaAutomotive #KarmaGyesera #KarmaIvara #KarmaKaveya #KarmaRevero #Master&Dynamic #MontereyCarWeek #SDV #SDVA #softwaredefinedvehicle #softwaredefinedvehiclearchitecture #sustainablemobility #TheQuailaMotorsportsGathering #WindRiver #zonalcompute https://futurride.com/2024/08/20/karma-shows-future-software-defined-vehicles-with-help-from-intel/

Everrati’s first Porsche 964 RSR homage debuts Bridge of Weir’s bio-based leather At the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event last week, the commission is Everrati’s ultimate 964-based redefinition to date, was built in partnership with the Aria Group, and features BioTAN from Bridge of Weir that marks a significant advancement in the development of bio-based leathers. #1993Type964911RSR38 #AriaGroup #biobasedleather #BioTAN #BridgeofWeir #DirtFish #electricclassiccarrecreation #Everrati #Futurride #HRE #MontereyCarWeek #PebbleBeachConcoursdElegance #Porsche911RSRhomage #Porschehomage #Recaro #sustainablemobility #TracTive #UKCattleTracingScheme https://futurride.com/2024/08/19/everratis-first-porsche-964-rsr-homage-debuts-bridge-of-weirs-bio-based-leather/

Cadillac continues design renaissance with Opulent Velocity concept Meant to be the GM luxury brand’s ultimate expression of zero emissions luxury hypercar performance, the 2+2 coupe concept with self-opening butterfly doors features two user experiences—Opulent and Velocity—enabled by autonomous driving technology and an augmented reality head-up display. #3Dprinting #ARHUD #augmentedrealityheadupdisplay #autonomousdriving #Cadillac #Cadillacconceptvehicle #CadillacOpulentVelocity #ElectricVehicle #EV #Futurride #GeneralMotors #SAELevel4 #selfdrivingtechnology #sustainablemobility #VSeries https://futurride.com/2024/08/16/cadillac-continues-design-renaissance-with-opulent-velocity-concept/

Performance EV Concept previews next-gen Acura SUV to be built in Ohio Making its global debut at Monterey Car Week, the dramatically styled performance SUV developed by the Acura Design Studio in Los Angeles previews the first model engineered on an all-new Honda-developed EV platform and the first model produced at the new Honda EV Hub near Columbus. #Acura #AcuraDesignStudio #AcuraPerformanceEVConcept #AcuraZDX #California #Futurride #GeneralMotors #Honda #HondaEVHub #HondaPrologue #LHBatteryCompany #LGEnergySolution #LosAngeles #MontereyCarWeek #Ohio #PebbleBeachConcoursdElegance #PerformanceEVConcept #sustainablemobility #TheQuailAMotorsportsGathering #Ultium https://futurride.com/2024/08/15/performance-ev-concept-previews-next-gen-acura-suv-to-be-built-in-ohio/

Arcade Cars and first 'remastered' classic debut at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance The company’s first car called Sojourn is a “remastered” Mercedes G-Class available with ICE or electric power, the latter appearing on the stand of development partner and electrification experts Everrati, and combining a 112-kW e-motor with a 55-kWh battery for a 150-mi range. #ArcadeCars #ArcadeSojournMercedesBenzGClass #Everrati #Futurride #GE230 #London #MercedesBenz #MontereyCarWeek #PebbleBeachConcoursdElegance #SteyrDaimlerPuch #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/08/15/arcade-cars-and-first-remastered-classic-debut-at-pebble-beach-concours-delegance/

Mattel, AirConsole, and BMW Group announce UNO Car Party! Mattel’s classic card game UNO will be revealed next week for in-car gaming in Cologne, Germany, at Gamescom 2024, where visitors to the AirConsole booth will be the first to experience a tailored version of the card game in the new BMW X3 as it rolls out to over 500,000 BMW and Mini vehicles. #AirConsole #BMW #BMWGroup #BMWX3 #Cologne #Futurride #Gamescom #Gamescom2024 #Germany #KPITCockpitoftheFuture #KPITTechnologies #Mattel #Mini #NDream #SonyPicturesTelevision #sustainablemobility #UNO #UNOCarParty #WhoWantstoBeaMillionaire https://futurride.com/2024/08/15/mattel-airconsole-and-bmw-group-announce-uno-car-party/

McMurtry electric fan car sets records at Laguna Seca At its U.S. debut, the company’s track-only 1000-bhp Spéirling Pure broke two records to kick off its Monterey Car Week activities using a unique fan downforce system generating up to 3 g cornering and drawing from battery system incorporating high-performance Molicel lithium-ion cells. #21700lithiumioncell #AboutEnergy #California #CastleCombeCircuit #DörrGroup #electricfancar #ElectricVehicle #EV #fancar #Futurride #GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed #Hockenheimring #LagunaSeca #McMurtry #McMurtrySpéirling #Molicel #MontereyCarWeek #MontereyMotorsportsPreReunion #SpéirlingPure #SpéirlingPureVP1 #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/08/14/mcmurtry-electric-fan-car-sets-records-at-laguna-seca/

IDTechEx finds ag tractors a good fit for battery propulsion among off-highway applications Among off-highway vehicle applications in construction, agriculture, and mining industries, many tractors for agricultural uses see very seasonal work and sporadic usage means fewer cycles are needed over a vehicle’s lifetime, opening up battery options to more cutting-edge and emerging technologies. #agriculturalmachines #agriculturaltractors #agriculture #batteryelectricvehicle #BEV #CaseIH #construction #electrictractors #electrification #Farmall75CElectric #Futurride #IDTechEx #mining #MonarchTractor #NewHollandAgriculture #NewHollandT4ElectricPower #offhighway #Rigitrac #RigitracSKE40Electric #SeederalMonarchTractorMKV #Solis #SolisSV26 #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2024/08/13/idtechex-finds-ag-tractors-a-good-fit-for-battery-propulsion-among-off-highway-applications/

Zero Labs introduces carbon-fiber Goldar, its latest classic car electrification project The classic first-generation Ford Bronco homage has an all-carbon-fiber body and 600-hp dual-motor electric powertrain based on its new ZLABS 4.0 platform, the latest step toward its goal to develop and support the revolution to decarbonize millions of fossil-fuel-based vehicles by the end of the next decade. #California #carbonfiberbody #classicvehicleelectrification #electricpowertrainZLABS40platform #ElectrifyExpo #FordBroncohomage #Futurride #LosAngeles #sustainablemobility #ZeroLabs #ZeroLabsAutomotive #ZeroLabsGenerationIVplatform #ZeroLabsGoldar https://futurride.com/2024/08/13/zero-labs-introduces-carbon-fiber-goldar-its-latest-classic-car-electrification-project/

Lenovo’s AD1 is one of the first Nvidia Thor Blackwell AI applications The Level 4 autonomous driving domain controller, to be used in WeRide’s robobus, incorporates FP4 and FP8 AI inference, resulting in a fivefold increase in the inference speed of transformer models, computing power of 2100 TOPS, and functional safety levels up to ISO 26262 ASIL-D. #AI #artificialintelligence #ASILD #autonomousdriving #China #Futurride #ISO #ISO26262 #Lenovo #LenovoAD1 #LenovoGroup #LenovoVehicleComputing #Level4autonomousdrivingdomaincontrollerHefei #NvidiaBlackwell #NvidiaDriveThor #robobus #SAELevel4 #sustainablemobility #TÜVRheinland #WeRide https://futurride.com/2024/08/12/lenovos-ad1-is-one-of-the-first-nvidia-thor-blackwell-ai-applications/

Bruce Wayne’s Pininfarina B95 Gotham arrives in Monterey The first car from a collaboration of Automobili Pininfarina, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, and Relevance International, the open-topped two-seat all-electric Barchetta debuts at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, during Monterey Car Week with its four-motor 1400-kW powertrain. #AMotorsportsGathering #AutomobiliPininfarina #Batman #BruceWayne #California #DCsuperhero #Futurride #Mahindra&Mahindra #Monterey #MontereyCarWeek #Pininfarina #PininfarinaB95Gotham #RelevanceInternational #sustainablemobility #TheQuail #WarnerBrosDiscovery #WarnerBrosDiscoveryGlobalConsumerProducts #WayneEnterprisesExperience #WBDGCP https://futurride.com/2024/08/09/bruce-waynes-pininfarina-b95-gotham-arrives-in-monterey/

Altair announced 2024 Enlighten Award winners Presented in association with the Center for Automotive Research earlier this week, the award honors the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that successfully reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material reuse and recycling efforts. #2024AltairEnlightenAward #Altair #AMC #BASF #Bcomp #BemisManufacturing #BMWM #Braskem #BridgestoneAmericas #CarsoliaComposites #CenterforAutomotiveResearch #ClemsonCompositesCenter #CompositeEdge #Dow #DuPont #Futurride #GeneralMotors #GradelLightweight #Lasso #ManagementBriefingSeminars #PPGIndustries #sustainablemobility #Syensqo #TeijinAutomotiveTechnologies #Toyota #ToyotaMotorManufacturingCanada #USFarathane #WEAV3D https://futurride.com/2024/08/08/altair-announced-2024-enlighten-award-winners/

Intel unveils first discrete GPU to power vehicle cockpit AI experiences The Arc Graphics for Automotive is meant to address the growing demand for compute power, unlocking AI-driven cockpit experiences and enhanced personalization for manufacturers and drivers, with commercial deployment in vehicles as soon as 2025. #AI #AIcarassistant #artificialintelligence #China #cockpitexperience #cockpituserinterface #dGPU #discretegraphicsprocessingunit #Futurride #Intel #IntelAICockpitInnovationExperience #IntelAIPCAcceleratorProgram #IntelArcGraphicsforAutomotive #SDV #Shenzhen #SoC #softwaredefinedvehicle #sustainablemobility #systemonchip #ThunderSoft #UI #userexperience #UX #Zhipu https://futurride.com/2024/08/08/intel-unveils-first-discrete-gpu-to-power-vehicle-cockpit-ai-experiences/

Cadillac concept goes biotech with MycoWorks The design-focused Sollei convertible explores the possibilities of more custom commissioned vehicles with a focus on the sun and leisure activities including birding, and it makes first use of Fine Mycelium mushroom-derived sustainable material for interior and accessory applications. #CadillacHouseatVanderbilt #Celestiq #CMF #colorsmaterialsfinishes #FineMycelium #Futurride #GMGlobalTechnicalCenter #Hermes #LigneRoset #ManilaCream #Michigan #mushroom #mycelium #MycoWorks #sustainablemobility #Warren https://futurride.com/2024/08/05/cadillac-concept-goes-biotech-with-mycoworks/

Paraclete Energy launches 'breakthrough' silicon anode technology The company says its SILO Silicon architecture allows for higher silicon concentrations that deliver energy densities three times that of graphite anodes and twice that of other silicon anode technologies, as the industry looks to the material for EVs offering longer range, faster charging, and lower costs. #Amprius #ArgonneNationalLaboratory #ElectricVehicle #Enevate #EV)sector #Futurride #IDTechEx #LightningMotors #ParacleteEnergy #SilaNano #siliconanodematerial #siliconanodetechnology #SILOSilicon #SMSilicon/3590 #sustainablemobility #Whoop https://futurride.com/2024/08/01/paraclete-energy-launches-breakthrough-silicon-anode-technology/