EU aims for battery independence
Could produce its own
The European Union could produce enough batteries by 2025 to power its fast-growing fleet of electric vehicles without relying on imported cells.
European Commission steps into car patent dispute
Not sure if Daimler should pay Nokia
The European Commission plans to step into the patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers and may set up a system to check whether some patents are essential to a technology standard as claimed, according to a Commission document.
No more petrol powered cars in the UK in ten years
But prices likely to rise
The UK has announced that petrol powered cars will become outdated in ten years and new ones will not be made or imported any more.
Löweheiser and Quaternium create record breaking drone
Flight of 10h and 14 min
Löweheiser tech startup and the pioneer UAV manufacturer Quaternium have created a new world record of multirotor endurance with an outstanding flight of 10h and 14 min.
NXP Semiconductors does deal with Amazon
Car control on the cloud
Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has entered a strategic relationship with Amazon.com’s cloud computing unit to help cars communicate with data centres.