Mistral says it is accelerating superintelligence development to ensure Europe's independence from US tech giants, and signs deals to supply Airbus and BMW
French company's CEO says its—and Europe's—biggest obstacle to tech independence is the scale of investment necessary
Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon Ride Pilot, a hands-free driver assistance system that is launching with the BMW iX3 and has been validated for use in 60+ countries
But You Can't Use Waze on Its Panoramic Display Qualcomm : Qualcomm and BMW Group Unveil Groundbreaking Automated Driving System with Jointly Developed Software Stack Bill Smith / TechEBlog : All-Elec...
BMW's iX3 electric SUV, debuting September 5, will be the first in a series of “software-defined vehicles” on its €10B+ Neue Klasse platform unveiled in 2021
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Nvidia plans to build its first industrial AI cloud platform in Germany for European manufacturers, combining AI with robotics to assist carmakers like BMW
but warns Europe risks falling behind Mercury News : Nvidia CEO sees tenfold boost to Europe's AI computing power Mona Guichard / Tech Xplore : Nvidia marks Paris tech fair with Europe AI push Taipei ...
A look at Huawei's smart driving software unit, which became profitable in 2024 after revenue grew over 5x and is powering car systems by BYD, BMW, and others
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European carmakers are increasingly doing deals with Chinese rivals to prevent them from falling behind in core areas such as software and autonomous driving
and we should really call things by their names—good old European racism. — www.ft.com/content/9de3... [image] Ilias Alami / @iliasalami : “Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and BMW have all si...
Lyft acquires Hamburg-based taxi app FreeNow from BMW and Mercedes-Benz for €175M and says the combined operations will serve 50M+ riders annually
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BMW partners with Alibaba to use Qwen-powered AI cockpit tech from Alibaba-backed Banma in its upcoming car models for the Chinese market, rolling out in 2026
BMW will adopt AI cockpit technology from Alibaba-backed Banma for its upcoming models tailored for the Chinese market, the companies said Wednesday in a joint statement.
Stuttgart-based robotics startup Sereact, which develops Vision Language Action Models and whose customers include BMW and Daimler Truck, raised a $26M Series A
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Legacy carmakers struggle to keep pace as the focus shifts from engines to computing power; only Ford, GM, and BMW are in Gartner's digital performance top 10
Legacy carmakers have struggled to keep pace as the focus has turned from the engine to computing power