Ride1Up’s new 27 mph flagship e-bike is now hitting the road in the US

As electric bicycle manufacturers continue to compete in the rapidly expanding electric bicycle market, companies are offering higher-end electric bikes with increasingly affordable prices. San Diego-based Ride1Up’s new flagship e-bike, the 700 Series, is a prime example of the next generation of high-value electric bicycles. And unlike a lot of the vaporware we see, this bike is already making deliveries.

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Study: Global interest in electric cars surging, autonomous tech stalling

Waymo Jaguar I-PaceHere in the U.S., automakers are making huge investments in research and development for advanced vehicle features and autonomous technology, while several automakers—Toyota, for instance, and recently Honda—are being cautious about investing in an electric-car future. The 2020 Global Automotive Consumer Study, from the consulting firm…
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Tesla is challenging hackers to crack its car and it is putting ~$1 million on the line

Tesla has been investing more in its cybersecurity over the last few years and now it is returning to Pwn2Own to challenge hackers to crack its cars with ~$1 million on the line and a few Model 3 vehicles. more…

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CES News: Sony Creates Car To Demonstrate Tech

Surprise Collaborative Effort from
Suppliers

CES,
the trade show formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, is
well-established as an automotive showcase. It’s chased the Detroit Auto Show
(aka the North American International Auto Show) out of January and hosts as
many vehicle debuts as any major auto show, along with automotive technology
news that promises to revolutionize the industry.

Sony Vision-S at CES 2020
Everyone knows Sony has plenty of automotive tech, they’ve just never seen it in a Sony package

Major and minor automakers from the U.S., Europe and Asia vie for attention from the thousands of media, but the spotlight was momentarily stolen by Sony when, 27 minutes into its CES press conference, instead of showing off the PlayStation 5, introduced the Vision-S, a driveable EV showcasing Sony technology as well as demonstrating the capabilities of cadre of Tier 1 and 2 suppliers.

The car itself was not that visually distinctive, almost as if Sony was afraid to draw too much attention to a hand-built car that looked as if it was ready to go into production. “Pay attention to our technology,” it seemed to say.

The Car & the Tech

And
there was plenty to look at, including 33 sensors inside and out of the car, a
360 Reality Audio system and a widescreen dash that looked only slightly smaller
than Byton’s. Sony touted the car’s ability to be personalized and heralded it
as a platform for “what’s to come in mobility.”

Sony Vision-S at CES 2020
Sony worked with top tier suppliers to create the Vision-S

Magna
Steyr was called for its engineering help, something they’ve employed for a
variety of automakers. Other partners that helped put together the prototype
were Benteler, Blackberry, Bosch, Continental, Elekrobit, Genetex, Nvidia,
Qualcomm and ZF Freidrichshafen. Demonstrating the ability to work with so many
of the top tier of suppliers shows Sony is clearly serious about establishing a
significant role in the auto industry beyond infotainment. While Sony
executives have said they want to “redefine cars as entertainment space,” The
Vision-S takes the company’s ambitions to another level.

Sony Vision-S at CES
Yet another wrap around dash

Sony
CEO Kenichiro Yoshida implied as much when he said Sony’s EV platform had
“other potentials.” We will undoubtedly see.  

The intro video is embedded below.

Sony’s Vision-S video 


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