Technology

Reuters

Mar 31, 2022, 2:04 AM

Hyundai Motor Aims To Develop Chips, Cut Reliance On Chipmakers

A global shortage of semiconductors, triggered partly by surging demand for laptops and other electronic products during the pandemic, has shuttered some auto production lines globally this year. Hyundai temporarily suspended some factories.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 30, 2022

  In Mexico's Auto Heartland, Workers Struggle As Chip Shortage Bites

  The temporary closures have translated into lost wages for tens of thousands of workers here and across Mexico due to furloughs and layoffs, according to interviews with laborers, union leaders and industry executives.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 30, 2022

  Texas Wins Contest To Host Samsung's New $17 Billion Chip Plant

  The plant would create 2,000 high-tech jobs with construction to begin in the first half of next year, and production due to start in the second half of 2024, the South Korean tech giant said.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 30, 2022

  Ryder, Gatik Team Up To Roll Out U.S. Autonomous Delivery Network

  Truck fleet operator Ryder System Inc and Gatik said on Tuesday they will build a national U.S. autonomous short-haul, "middle-mile" logistics network for Gatik, a Silicon Valley self-driving startup, to deliver goods to business customers.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 30, 2022

  Car Production Curbs Hit TomTom Amid Chip Shortage

  Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom warned on Thursday supply chain problems in the auto sector could last until the first half of next year after it reported a bigger than expected quarterly core loss.

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  Sahil Gupta | Mar 30, 2022

  Tata Altroz DCA Tech Check

  The addition of an advanced DCA transmission to an already loaded package makes the Altroz DCA compelling rival to the new Maruti Suzuki Baleno.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 30, 2022

  Baidu, Pony.ai Approved For Robotaxi Services In Beijing

  Baidu Inc and self-driving startup Pony.ai will introduce paid driverless robotaxi services in China's capital Beijing, deploying not more than 100 vehicles in an area.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 30, 2022

  China Asks Didi To Delist From U.S. On Data Security Fears

  China's tech watchdog wants the management of Didi Global to take the company off the U.S. bourse on worries about leakage of sensitive data, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 29, 2022

  NH 907A Gets New Rolling Barrier Guardrail Under Pilot Project

  New rolling barrier guardrail deployed on the Nahan to Kumarhatti section of NH 907A in Himachal Pradesh

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