After successful trial operation in Germany, the Coradia iLint will carry passengers for the Austrian Federal Railways. It uses on-board fuel cells to convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, thus reducing operating emissions to zero.

To drive the expansion of electromobility, the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture opened a new High-Voltage Battery Centre at a formal ceremony attended by high-level representatives of both the Chinese government and BMW Brilliance Automotive. Representatives of the BMW Group attended the event virtually.

Vastly different from your typical sealed lead acid car battery, an EV’s battery is a power pack like none other. Manufacturing this style of battery uses materials and process that are on a completely different scale, and every part of it is intentional.

Today, thanks to smart interlinking by the Electronic Chassis Platform (ECP), innovative chassis systems such as electromechanical Active Roll Stabilization (eAWS), the predictive active suspension and Dynamic All-wheel Steering (DAS) are able to unfold their full potential.

InnoTrans Preview will bring the industry together on a digital platform from 21 September to give you a foretaste of the highlights of the coming year. The InnoTrans Preview will focus on innovations in the segments Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors and Tunnel Construction.

Half of all automotive suppliers do not expect to return to pre-crisis levels until 2022; one-tenth expect to do so in 2023. Six out of ten suppliers also plan more job cuts owing to the corona crisis.

Maserati has chosen Bosch as its technology partner for its first electrified model. The new Ghibli Hybrid will feature Bosch components and technologies for hybridisation, safety and comfort.

The global automotive connectors market size is projected to attain USD 28.25 billion by the end 2025, according to a new report released by Million Insights. The market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 7.4% throughout the forecast period, 2018 to 2025.

If you drive a car less than five years old, it’s very likely equipped with at least one camera. Unlike your smartphone, these cameras aren’t used for recording photos or videos. Rather, their implementation is almost exclusively used to make your drive more convenient and safer.

Maserati has chosen Bosch as its technology partner for its first electrified model. The new Ghibli Hybrid will feature Bosch components and technologies for hybridisation, safety and comfort.

In-vehicle automotive electronics and infotainment will be critical in connecting changes in automotive usage modes and patterns to commuters, travelers, mobile workers, and excursionists. Car cockpit innovations and trends are merging to change the driver and passenger experience in vehicles.

Battery technology is developing rapidly. However, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are by far the most commonly used in electric cars and other alternative mobility options today. They may seem safe but the potential is there for catastrophe if they aren’t kept cool.

Allison Transmission recently opened its new Vehicle Environmental Test (VET) center to conduct year-round testing, replicating vehicle environments and duty cycles, compressing product development times and supporting innovation for the industry.

Smart traffic lights create the opportunity to upgrade the road through the use of real-time data resulting in responsive lights to the specific needs of road users. Numerous initiatives are underway to improve the journey of road users, reduce congestion and pollution, and increase safety.

With the latest release of its iOS operating system, Apple is turning the iPhone and the Apple Watch into digital car keys via NFC technology. In order to make use of this functionality, however, OEMs will need to have their own iOS apps that work with Apple’s Wallet as well as NFC receivers connected to car lock and ignition systems.

It’s been promised that the “Internet of Things” will advance society in ways that we cannot yet imagine, but change is already being brought to the rail industry via the intelligent application of IoT technology. ProRail, for example, can optimize the usage of existing infrastructure beyond expenditures on anything new.