Neowin News Feed for: Automotive

Hyundai wants Ioniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity patch in baffling move

Usama Jawad — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:58:01 +0000

Hyundai has decided to issue an "optional" £49 upgrade to Ioniq 5 customers to prevent the car from being stolen through a hacking device. Read more...

Samsung and Tesla are reportedly in talks over development of high-end automotive tech

Aditya Tiwari — Sun, 14 May 2023 13:00:01 +0000

Tesla CEO Elon Musk privately met with Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong earlier this week. It is reported that the two companies are seeking partnerships in the automotive chip sector. Read more...

Samsung to provide Ambarella with its 5nm tech to boost L2 L3 L4 autonomous vehicle safety

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:20:01 +0000

Samsung is partnering up with Ambarella, an AI semiconductor company, that will utilize Samsung's 5nm process chip technology for its latest AI based central domain controller chip. Read more...

Qualcomm announces new chip that can handle automated driving, media control, and more

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:42:01 +0000

Qualcomm has announced a new SoC, the Snapdragon Ride Flex, which can handle multiple advanced tasks like automated driving, advanced driver assistance as well as media controls and other functions. Read more...

Mercedes-Benz cars are getting a $1200/year online subscription... to make them go faster

Usama Jawad — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 05:00:01 +0000

Mercedes-Benz has announced a seemingly ludicrous subscription model that allows customers to pay a $1200/year fee to make their cars accelerate faster. The "feature" is not coming to the UK. Read more...

Samsung starts mass production of its 8th gen V-NAND memory

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:16:01 +0000

Samsung has start mass-producing its newest 8th generation V-NAND memory. It boasts the highest bit density and large 1 TB storage. It will enable next-generation servers and be used in automotive. Read more...

Semiconductor shortage to ease this year in some sectors and revenue expected to grow 13.6%

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:14:01 +0000

Gartner has said that the semiconductor shortage is set to abate in some sectors this year. It also said that worldwide revenues in the industry will increase by 13.6% this year and 3.6% in 2023. Read more...

Canonical sees 240% YoY growth in its channel partner program bolstering business products

Paul Hill — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 23:42:02 +0000

Canonical has revealed that it saw 240% growth year-over-year in its channel partner program. It said it has been working more closely with existing partners and building bridges with new partners. Read more...

Samsung has started the mass production of next-gen automotive memory solutions

Fiza Ali — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:38:02 +0000

New automotive memory solutions introduced by Samsung Electronics support complex processing of multimedia applications and autonomous driving data, and are currently in mass production. Read more...

Top auto manufacturers could design their own chips by 2025, says Gartner

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:06:01 +0000

The analyst firm Gartner has predicted that half of the top ten auto manufacturers will begin designing their own chips by the middle of the decade following the current chip shortage. Read more...

Samsung ranks fifth in Interbrand's Best Global Brands 2021

Fiza Ali — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:32:01 +0000

Samsung has displayed twice the average brand value growth rate among the top 100 brands because of its robust financial performance and has once again entered the top five in Best Global Brands 2021. Read more...

Auto makers could lose over $200bn in revenue this year thanks to global chip shortage

Sayan Sen — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:24:01 +0000

The automotive industry could be losing more than $200 billion in revenue this year due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage. The figure is much higher than what was earlier predicted. Read more...

Ford is partnering with Google in a new multi-year collaboration

Usama Jawad — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:04:01 +0000

Ford has announced a multi-year collaboration to modernize its process as well as the technologies used in its vehicles. It aims to offer Android and other Google services in its cars by 2023. Read more...

Sprint announces Drive, a device that gives your older car Wi-Fi, GPS, and more

Rich Woods — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:20:01 +0000

Sprint today announced Drive, a device that you can plug into your car to basically make it a smart device. You'll have Wi-Fi via Sprint's 4G LTE network, and it connects to an app for your phone. Read more...

U.S. traffic safety admin rates Tesla Model 3 as safest car

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:16:01 +0000

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given Tesla's Model 3 perfect scores for the levels of safety it provides. The car also gives drivers the lowest probability of injury. Read more...

Volkswagen picks Microsoft Azure for its automotive cloud and connected car services

Ruel Revales — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:34:01 +0000

Volkswagen and Microsoft will work together to develop the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud for future digital services and mobility offerings of the automaker based on the Azure platform. Read more...

Samsung announces multi-billion dollar investment in AI, 5G, and more

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 08:38:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it will invest $22 billion into upcoming technologies such as AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and biopharmaceuticals. It plans to create 40,000 direct jobs as a result. Read more...

Samsung announces DRVLINE autonomous car platform

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:16:02 +0000

Samsung has announced its DRVLINE autonomous car platform which aims to give car makers an open and modular platform to build into their cars. Samsung hopes this will future-proof cars in future. Read more...

Google Assistant is racing to your Android Auto car

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:46:01 +0000

If you thought that you were already using Google Assistant on Android Auto in your car, you were wrong. The firm has stated that the digital assistant will be coming to those in the U.S. this week. Read more...

Tesla Model 3 production is way behind schedule

Chris Schroeder — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:10:02 +0000

Elon Musk promised 1,500 Tesla Model 3 cars by the end of September. That time has come and gone as the company has fallen short of their output expectations, leaving them with a steep hill to climb. Read more...

Ford embraces the HoloLens in its automotive design process

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:08:01 +0000

HoloLens has revolutionized the way Ford designs its vehicles after the company announced that, following a successful pilot the past year, it will expand the role of the device in future projects. Read more...

UK plans to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

Stergios Georgopoulos — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:08:01 +0000

The UK has announced that sales of petrol and diesel cars will be banned by 2040 as part of a plan that also includes retrofitting buses, reprogramming traffic lights and altering road layouts. Read more...

Volvo's fleet of vehicles starting in 2019 could make other manufacturers green with envy

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:50:01 +0000

Volvo has announced that it will abandon traditional combustion engine vehicles by 2019, offering only hybrid or electric models in its lineup. The automaker is hoping to sell a million by 2025. Read more...

Thousands of credit card details leaked in data breach of leading UK motoring organization

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:44:02 +0000

After first denying the leak of over a hundred thousand clients' credit card details, leading UK motoring organization, the AA, was exposed after the details found their way onto the internet. Read more...

After buying ARM last year, SoftBank reportedly acquires $4 billion stake in Nvidia

Andy Weir — Fri, 26 May 2017 07:34:01 +0000

SoftBank is continuing its efforts to become the largest investor in technology over the next decade. After acquiring ARM Holdings last year, it's believed to have taken a $4bn stake in Nvidia. Read more...

Android makes further inroads in forthcoming Audi and Volvo vehicles

Boyd Chan — Thu, 18 May 2017 09:56:01 +0000

Moving beyond the Auto functionality found in some late model vehicles, Audi and Volvo will integrate the full Android OS into future cars, to power touchscreens, dashboards, and basic controls. Read more...

Samsung purchases Harman for $8 billion, its biggest acquisition yet

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:52:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it has completed its $8 billion purchase of Harman International Industries, a connected automotive manufacturer. This acquisition is the company's biggest yet. Read more...

GM announces global recall of 4.3 million cars and trucks due to airbag 'software defect'

Andy Weir — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 19:26:01 +0000

GM is recalling 4.3 million cars, SUVs and trucks worldwide, due to a "software defect" related to the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners - a flaw already linked to one death and three injuries. Read more...

Microsoft's car of the future [Update]

Tyler Holman — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:43:03 +0000

Google might have a driverless car, but Microsoft's got a driverless cloud connected gaming powerhouse, a number crunching workhorse, and a jukebox, and it folds to boot - that's the concept, at least Read more...

Microsoft Teams with Siemens VDO Automotive

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:40:58 +0000

Software maker Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will work with Germany's Siemens VDO Automotive AG on a line of communication, information, entertainment and navigation products for vehicles in a deal which extends Microsoft's quiet... Read more...

Inside Microsoft Automotive

Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:40:50 +0000

Working off of Windows CE, Windows Automotive (4.2) is an operating system that offers speech navigation, speech interface, and the ability to work with your existing devices (PocketPCs & Smart Phones). Microsoft even goes... Read more...

New Windows Automotive Release On Tap

Tom Warren — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:11:54 +0000

Microsoft is preparing to launch the next version of its Windows Automotive platform on March 26. Microsoft will take the wraps off its new system at the Microsoft Automotive Executive Summit in Dearborn,... Read more...