Tesla is currently testing its Full Self-Driving autonomous driving feature in Europe ahead of its launch to customers. After demonstrating the system's capabilities in one of Europe's most complex urban settings, the Arc de Triomphe roundabout in Paris, the company took a production Model 3 with the same hardware as the cars currently being delivered—the only difference being the use of a software version undergoing engineering testing—onto the busy streets of Rome. The route, from the Campidoglio to the Colosseum, is a maze of narrow streets ...

EasyPark Group has announced its new name and corporate identity, designed to more clearly express its vision: making cities more liveable. Arrive, the new name of the company, will replace EasyPark Group and Flowbird Group and become the parent company for the EasyPark, Flowbird, ParkMobile, Parkopedia, RingGo, Yellowbrick, YourParkingSpace brands and other brands within the Group. “Arrive's vision of making cities more liveable represents the legacy of the work carried out individually by EasyPark Group, Flowbird Group and Parkopedia over the last 20 years,” said Clayton. "We are creating ...

The Autolink index, which analyzes the stock market performance of major car manufacturers, remains negative. In the period June 4th-12th, the panel closed at -0.2%. The index has therefore remained negative since the beginning of the year, currently standing at -4.6%. During the period under review, BMW, BYD, Dongfeng, Ferrari (-1.8%), Geely, Honda, Lucid, Mitsubishi, Nio, Subaru, Suzuki, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, XPeng, and Zeekr all closed lower. Stellantis closed up 1.1%, while Great Wall was unchanged from the previous survey (+0%). The best performer of ...

The deadline by which local authorities had to comply with the new speed camera regulations introduced by the MIT decree of 11/04/2024 (Official Gazette no. 123 of 28/05/2024), which came into force on June 12th, 2024, expired at midnight yesterday. The decree gave local authorities one year to comply with the new measures. Codacons points this out, emphasizing that the restrictions will affect various aspects, from the types of roads on which speed detection devices can be installed to the minimum distances between speed cameras and ...

The BMW Group is industrializing its Virtual Factory, with production planning managers continuously scaling up applications in the digital twins of more than 30 production sites to accelerate global production planning. What once took several weeks of modifications and testing in the real world can now be simulated with precision in the BMW Group's Virtual Factory. To create optimal conditions for upcoming launches at its plants, the Group will integrate more than 40 new or updated vehicles into its global production by 2027. This will happen virtually first to ...

Brembo continues its celebrations for 50 years in racing by becoming the braking technology partner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sixty-two cars, divided into three different classes, will take part in the world's most famous endurance race. The Brembo Group will also be present in all three classes of the 24 Hours with carbon and cast iron braking systems and clutches supplied by AP Racing. The Coventry-based company has been part of the Group since the early 2000s. Öhlins solutions will also be present in the Hypercar ...

BYD sees the price war on electric vehicles in China as unsustainable, according to executive vice president Stella Li, who said in an interview with Bloomberg News that the country's largest electric vehicle manufacturer plans to scale back the aggressive discounts it helped spark. “It's very extreme and fierce competition, and it's not sustainable,” Li said, noting that consolidation across the industry is likely as the market matures. The electric vehicle price war has weighed heavily on automakers' shares, with BYD losing about 22 billion dollars in ...

In the usual weekly comparison between the euro and the main international currencies, in the period June 5th-12th, the single European currency was stronger than all other currencies, with only two exceptions: the Swedish krona and the Mexican peso. The euro recorded steady growth during the period in question against the US dollar, Japanese yen, British pound, Swiss franc, Chinese yuan, Korean won, and Indian rupee, with only a few partial and modest declines against the Thai baht, Russian ruble, and Brazilian real, as well as the Swedish krona and ...

As part of the battery swap service introduced in Madrid for Free2Move car-sharing vehicles, Fiat has signed a partnership with Ample and will supply a fleet of 500e vehicles (managed by Free2Move) that is already operational in Madrid, with plans to expand to 100 units by mid-2025. In this initial phase, the initiative aims to test the process in Madrid through the installation of a first station dedicated to the new modular interchangeable battery technology, with the goal of soon extending the service to private customers as well. The battery ...

The development of the first series-production model of the BMW Neue Klasse has entered its final phase: prototypes of the new-generation iX3 are currently undergoing intensive testing in Miramas, southern France. The SUV will celebrate its world premiere at the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich in September and will be produced at the BMW Group's new plant in Debrecen (Hungary) starting at the end of the year. "Greater range, faster charging, a completely new display and operating concept, and the intelligence of four super brains are the hallmarks of ...