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At EV Day, Kia reveals more on its efforts to make EVs ‘accessible for everyone’ Two more passenger vehicles complete the brand’s core EV lineup, with the Concept EV2 B-segment SUV previewing an upcoming production model and the EV4 is its first electric sedan and hatchback set to hit world markets throughout 2025, starting with Korea in March. #Apple #Disney #Futurride #Harmon/Kardon #Kia #KiaAutolandGwangmyeongEVOPlant #KiaConceptEV2 #KiaEVDay #KiaEV4 #Netflix #Spain #sustainablemobility #Tarragona #YouTube https://futurride.com/2025/02/27/at-ev-day-kia-reveals-more-on-its-efforts-to-make-evs-accessible-for-everyone/

Warwick Acoustics says its speaker technology can deliver improved EV range The company’s electrostatic-based systems offer automotive designers significant freedom over speaker and cabin integration with panels that can be molded into many forms and incorporated into almost all interior surfaces while reducing overall energy consumption by up to 5% in premium EVs. #BloombergNEF #ElectricVehicle #electrostaticaudiosystem #electrostaticpaneltechnology #electrostaticspeakers #EV #Futurride #incaraudio #sustainablemobility #WarwickAcoustics #WarwickUniversity https://futurride.com/2025/02/27/warwick-acoustics-says-its-speaker-technology-can-deliver-improved-ev-range/

Mercedes-Benz begins road testing solid-state batteries using Factorial cells The German OEM’s passenger car and Formula One engineers have teamed up to develop and patent a solid-state battery pack with cells from Boston-based solid-state battery leader Factorial Energy, with road tests in a slightly modified “1000-km” EQS test car starting this month. #FactorialEnergy #FactorialFEST #FactorialSolstice #Futurride #lithiummetalbattery #MercedesAMGHPP #MercedesBenz #MercedesBenzEQS #solidstatebattery #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/02/24/mercedes-benz-begins-road-testing-solid-state-batteries-using-factorial-cells/

Nio ET9’s SkyRide chassis gets ZF steer-by-wire The development of the system, which eliminates the mechanical steering connection and provides a fully digital, customizable driving experience, is an example of Nio’s long-term innovation strategy for the European market and the many innovations the Chinese OEM has brought to its executive flagship. #ElectricVehicle #EV #Firefly #Futurride #Nio #NioET9 #NioSkyOS #NioSkyRide #Onvo #sustainablemobility #ZF #ZFsteerbywire https://futurride.com/2025/02/20/nio-et9s-skyride-chassis-gets-zf-steer-by-wire/

REE partners to deliver better fleet management and healthcare This month the maker of software-defined by-wire electric trucks announced collaborations with Geotab focuses on advanced data analytics for better fleet management solutions and with Mission Mobile Medical to expand its mobile healthcare fleet for patients with limited healthcare access. #ABIResearch #AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyforHealth #fleetmanagement #Futurride #Geotab #GeotabGOplatform #MissionMobileMedicalGroup #mobilehealthcare #REEAutomotive #REEP7 #REEaiCloud #ruralmobilehealthcare #SDVs #softwaredefinedvehicles #sustainablemobility #telematics #UHaul https://futurride.com/2025/02/20/ree-partners-to-deliver-better-fleet-management-and-healthcare/

Vision Driving Experience vehicle tests BMW Neue Klasse ‘Heart of Joy’ concept In the lead-up to its premiere at Auto Shanghai 2025, the “Vision Vehicle” with a whopping 18,000 N·m of torque features the brand’s Heart of Joy philosophy and control unit that combines powertrain and dynamics functions aimed at top-class dynamics, precision, efficiency, and driving pleasure. #AutoShanghai #BMW #BMWDynamicPerformanceControl #BMWHeartofJoy #BMWNeueKlasse #BMWVisionDrivingExperience #BMWVisionVehicle #CES #ElectricVehicle #EV #Futurride #IAA #PanoramiciDrive #RodingAutomobile #SouthCarolina #Spartanburg #sustainablemobility https://futurride.com/2025/02/18/vision-driving-experience-vehicle-tests-bmw-neue-klasse-heart-of-joy-concept/

Expanding ADAS and AV deployments with cloud-based GNSS James Tidd, Vice President of Systems Engineering at Swift Navigation, writes about the benefits of cloud-based ISO 26262-certified GNSS services like that for its collaboration with AWS for more uniform and accurate positioning for automotive OEMs and Tier One suppliers like Bosch. #AutonomousVehicles #autonomy #AWS #BlueCruise #Bosch #cloudbasedGNSS #Ford #Futurride #globalnavigationsatellitesystem #GNSS #GNSSpositioning #ISO26262 #Level3 #precisepositioning #SAE #sustainablemobility #SwiftNavigation https://futurride.com/2025/02/17/expanding-adas-and-av-deployments-with-cloud-based-gnss/