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