Author: David Smith
David Smith
David Smith is an EV journalist at EVMagz.com, covering global developments in electric vehicle manufacturing, battery technology, charging infrastructure, and clean mobility policy. His reporting focuses on industry trends, technological advances, and the competitive landscape of the international EV market.
Toronto-based autonomous truck startup Waabi has unveiled a self-driving system for commercial vehicles. The launch signifies that Waabi is ready to verify and validate its self-driving system and is open for business. Company founder and chief executive Raquel Urtasun said the system, called Driver Waabi, combines AI-driven navigation with an array of sensors including laser-based lidar, cameras and radar to help orient the trucks. According to Raquel Urtasun, the system can be integrated into vehicles at the factory level without disrupting OEM assembly lines. Urtasun said one of the big advantages of the company’s self-driving system is the high-fidelity simulators…
Nidec, a Japanese maker of electric motors will build an electric motor factory in Mexico with an investment of $715 million, its chief executive said in an interview with the Nikkei newspaper. Construction of the electric motor factory is expected to start during or after the next business year from April. Nidec CEO, Shigenobu Nagamori said his company focuses on making products in a region to be sold in that region. Nidec is known for producing the traction motors used for electric vehicles, known as “e-axles,”. The E-axle is an integration of an integrated motor, decelerator and inverter system that…
Nissan Ariya along with several other electric vehicle models have just been tested by Euro NCAP for the safety aspects of the vehicle. As a result, the Nissan Ariya gets a top five star rating indicating the electric electric SUV does not disappoint and is safe to drive. This bodes well for the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance production electric vehicles using the CMF-EV platform such as the Megane E-Tech. Testing was carried out for the Ariya 63 kWh battery version. In terms of Adult Occupant Protection and Child Occupant Protection, the electric SUV earned 86% and 89% respectively. While not the highest…
Sondors had something of a shock when it first announced the Metacycle electric motorcycle in January 2021. The highlights at the time were its promising roads and $5,000 price tag. Since then, though, the ride hasn’t been smooth for Sondors for the Metacycle electric motorcycle. In September 2021, Sondors announced a production delay due to supply chain issues and a shortage of resources. The company pushed the shipping date back to Q4 2021. Sondors made a comeback in June 2022, with news that they had already taken delivery of the early model and would be sending available units to customers…
Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) commitment to developing electric vehicles is demonstrated by recruiting technology experts to help with electric vehicle projects. Quoted from Reuters on Friday (18/11/2022), JLR has 800 job openings to assist the development of electric vehicles, mainly in areas of automated driving, electrification, machine learning and data science. The automaker wants totality in selling electric cars by 2025. It believes workers leaving large technology groups like Amazon have the skills to fill new roles in various countries. Chief Information Officer Anthony Battle revealed that more experts will be placed in England, which is the base of JLR.…
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan made its official debut in the United States (US) at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 reveals several new details on the US version and a range of 340 miles or 547.1 km on the rear-wheel drive model. The range of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 matches the range of other electric cars in the US, including the Tesla Model 3 AWD which offers a range of around 358 miles. These include the Ford Mustang Mach-E with 305 miles (California Route 1 RWD), the BMW iX xDrive50 with 324 miles,…
General Motors expects electric vehicles made in North America to turn a profit by 2025. General Motors itself will increase battery capacity and assembly plants with a target of building more than 1 million electric cars per year. GM CEO Mary Barra said her company’s electric cars would be more attractive than competitors. Those gains include revenue from car sales, benefits from emission tax credits, and revenue from sales of software and spare parts. According to Mary Barra last Thursday, GM will be marketing an electric low SUV costing around $30,000, a luxury SUV, a pick-up truck and an electric…
The Toyota bZ4X and its cousin the Subaru Solterra receive a 5-star maximum safety rating from Euro NCAP. In the latest safety test, only the Toyota bZ4X was tested. Given that the two are “identical in safety equipment”, the test results also apply to the Subaru Solterra. From the tests carried out the protection of Adult Occupants and the protection of Child Occupants was 88% and 87%, respectively. Vulnerable Road User Protection reaches 79%, while the Safety Assist score is 91%. The test results on the Toyota bZ4X are quite consistent, good results, very comparable to the scores of the…
Volvo Cars has released the new electric car, the Volvo EX90, as the biggest electric flagship SUV (9/11). The new electric car, the Volvo EX90, spiritually continues the Volvo XC90’s entry into the era of electric cars and is a new rival to the Tesla Model X and BMW iX. Now, in order to face the two rivals who launched earlier, Volvo equipped the new Volvo EX90 electric car with a drive system that is no less powerful. Having two electric motors that drive all wheels, the EX90 comes with a choice of 402 hp and 770 Nm of torque…
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast will supply 2,500 electric cars to US-based car subscription service Autonomy. This is VinFast’s largest corporate order to date and as part of plans to expand the market. VinFast, which stopped producing gasoline cars last August, is preparing to expand into the US market. VinFast hopes to compete with other automakers and deliver its first batch of 5,000 electric SUV vehicles this December. “VinFast will begin delivering vehicles to Autonomy in the next 12 months,” the companies said in a joint statement, noting Autonomy initially ordered just 400 units in August, Reuters, Friday, November 18,…
Advanced driver assistance systems significantly reduce rear-end collisions by nearly 50%, study says
By David Smith
Over time, safety features on a vehicle become very important. Especially now that various world automotive manufacturers are starting to compete in providing the most advanced safety technologies that will make you safer when driving on the highway. One of them is the safety active feature which is also often called ADAS which has a very positive impact. A study from MITER and the Partership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety or PARTS found that the use of radar features such as ADAS was able to reduce the risk of accidents, especially rear-end collisions, up to approximately 50%. In addition…
A semiconductor shortage has become a nightmare for automakers worldwide, and sadly there is no sign that this crisis will end anytime soon. However, starting in 2024, this problem will see a gradual recovery, mainly thanks to massive investments in production capacity. In other words, after two or three years of planning and millions of dollars ready to be poured into new factories and equipment, the chip industry should certainly be able to produce enough semiconductors for the automotive market. Sony also seems to want to help overcome this problem, the company from Sakura Country recently decided to invest no…