Auto Shanghai 2025: Bentley showcases updated Continental and Flying Spur lineups with hybrid powertrain On April 23, Bentley Motors showcased three updated models i.e. the Continental GT, Continental GT Convertible, and Flying Spur at Auto Shanghai 2025.Each model now comes in three versions – the standard, the comfort-focused Azure, and the performance-driven Speed. The new Azure variants debut Bentley’s high performance hybrid powertrain, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/24

on compact vehicles starting in 2026, paving the way for future Level 3 capabilities. By 2027, Volkswagen plans to launch over 20 NEV models in China, and around 30 fully electric models by 2030. The event also showcased the Porsche 911 GT3, Lamborghini Temerario, Bentley Continental GT Convertible Azure, and Ducati motorcycles. Executives emphasized China’s role as a global innovation hub and reaffirmed Volkswagen’s “In China, for China”...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/23

Class, and more. The update also expands access to ChatGPT integration for the MBUX Voice Assistant, now available to up to three million vehicles, including those with the first-generation MBUX. This AI-powered enhancement offers natural conversations and real-time answers using Microsoft Bing and Azure OpenAI, significantly increasing voice assistant usage. Additionally, off-road enthusiasts benefit from the new Offroad Track feature via the Me...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/12

Bentley expands Continental and Flying Spur lineup with new 680 PS plug-in hybrid option On April 8, Bentley introduced a second V8 plug-in hybrid option, which is the high performance hybrid, for the Continental GT, GT Convertible, and Flying Spur. The 680 PS powertrain is available in both core and Azure variants, with the Azure focusing on comfort and wellness. The new high performance hybrid combines a 4.0-litre V8 engine with an electric mot...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/09

ng up and improving development. Instead of separate phases, the whole system is modelled virtually, making the process more efficient, faster, and higher quality for customers. The key milestone in the partnership is the AVL DevOps Pilot, which improves virtual vehicle development. Using Microsoft Azure and AI, it speeds up software development for smart vehicles. Additionally, a data analytics solution in the Azure Cloud ensures efficient data ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/27

Continental speeds product development with Microsoft Azure AI Services On March 17, Continental announced a new, innovative software application it has developed in-house with support from Microsoft and NTT DATA. Its AI tool reduces the effort required to analyze specifications by up to 80%. The new digital tool was developed in Microsoft Azure AI Services. With the help of AI, the tool can read and analyze extensive specifications in an uncompl...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/18

Siemens Expands PAVE360 technology for SDVs with AMD and Microsoft Azure On March 11, Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that its PAVE360 technology for Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) development is now available on AMD Radeon PRO V710 GPUs and AMD EPYC CPUs, running on Microsoft Azure's cloud and AI platform. The PAVE360 development and validation environment for system-of-systems needs powerful graphics for accurate simulations, AI p...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/12

OpenAI managing operational aspects.  Masayoshi Son, SoftBank CEO, will serve as the chairman.   Other initial equity funders include Oracle and MGX, the AI-focused investment vehicle of Abu Dhabi. Additional technology partners in the project include Arm, NVIDIA, and Microsoft, making use of its Azure technology to train models and deliver products.   The Stargate project will involve an initial investment of USD 100 billion for AI infrastruc...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/23

Bentley unveils Bentayga EWB Azure and new Continental GTC at Brussels Motor Show On January 8, Bentley Motors presented Bentayga EWB Azure Riviera collection and the new Continental GTC at the 2025 Brussels Motor Show. The new Continental GTC claims a powerful hybrid powertrain. It features a new chassis with two-chamber air springs, dual-valve dampers, and Bentley Dynamic Ride. The GTC Speed accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, with emis...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/10

Cognata, Israel launches DriveMatriX GenAI to transform autonomous vehicle and ADAS development On January 6, Cognata, a leader in simulation technology for autonomous driving and ADAS, announced the launch of its DriveMatriX supervised GenAI technology on Microsoft Azure. It is scheduled to debut as a service in Q1 2025. The solution will run on AMD Radeon PRO V710 GPUs and AMD EPYC CPUs, offering a powerful platform for automotive innovators to...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/07

registration with Cofinity-X. They provide a connector solution and help with testing data exchange in a certified Catena-X environment, ensuring security and data protection. Customers can also develop and test business apps for Catena-X. Solutions are compatible with all major clouds such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Open Telekom Cloud and are scalable for businesses of all sizes, backed by high security standards such as ISO, TISAX, Gaia-X,...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/03

t it is collaborating with Cognata and Microsoft on a web-based platform enabling users to test and validate ADAS/AV automotive sensors in a virtual environment. Ansys AVxcelerate sensors are now available through Cognata’s Automated Driving Perception Hub (ADPH) platform, which runs on Microsoft Azure and 4th Generation AMD EPYC processors and Radeon PRO GPUs. The ADPH allows OEMs and sensor manufacturers to test and validate the advanced driv...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/03

Mercedes Benz upgrades MBUX with AI-Powered ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing for smarter voice assistance On December 17, Mercedes Benz announced that it has enhanced its MBUX Voice Assistant with AI-powered general knowledge capabilities. Using Microsoft Bing and latest ChatGPT technology via Microsoft Azure OpenAI, users can now ask a wide range of questions on general topics such as pop culture, science, others and have natural, context-aware conver...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/18

ed CaLLM Edge, its automotive-grade, embedded small language model (SLM). This new SLM is available within the existing Cerence solutions portfolio. Developed and optimized in partnership with Microsoft, CaLLM Edge is available directly to Cerence’s automaker customers as well as in the Microsoft Azure AI model catalog. CaLLM (Cerence Automotive Large Language Model) Edge is fine-tuned on Microsoft’s Phi-3 family of small language models. Wit...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/21

IAA Transportation 2024: Higer Bus to present Azure 7 model On September 14, Higer Bus announced that it will be presenting it star product Azure 7 of Azure series, from September 17-20, 2024, at IAA Transportation 2024. This will be the first appearance of Higer Bus at IAA Transportation. The Azure 7 model is customized and developed by Higer in response to the demand of the European market. Based on Higer Bus press release...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/19

g its collaboration with Microsoft.  TomTom’s maps and traffic data will power location-based services across Microsoft’s solutions, and the two companies will closely work together on bringing innovations to market, including AI-infused products.  In addition, TomTom is reaffirming Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud provider. The new agreement reflects TomTom and Microsoft’s shared commitment to delivering cutting-edge location techn...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/16

Audi enhances infotainment with ChatGPT integration On June 27, Audi announced that it is integrating the AI-based chatbot ChatGPT via Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service into its infotainment system to enhance vehicle voice control capabilities. Starting July 2024, owners of approximately two million Audi models since 2021 with the MIB 3 infotainment system can interact using natural language and receive information while driving. Future models like ...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/27

otive Security Lifecycle Management) that combine Argus’ automotive cybersecurity portfolio with robust software development and security products from Microsoft.  The “Automotive Shift-Left Security” solution uses the Argus DevSecOps platform for automotive software development on Microsoft Azure through the integration of advanced software development tools from Microsoft.  The “Automotive Security Lifecycle Management,” integrates ...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/18

eloped AI Workbench, an integrated virtual development environment that empowers automotive AI engineers to design, simulate and fine-tune their automotive software – all within the cloud. With this environment, engineers can immediately begin designing automotive software by leveraging Microsoft Azure services including Azure Compute, IaaS services, Microsoft Entra ID and Azure Security. Instead of installing tools on a PC or obtaining an eval...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/26

entered into an agreement with Microsoft at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to use artificial intelligence (AI) as a means to facilitate and accelerate its research in battery material technologies for electric vehicles. The Battery Materials AI platform will take advantage of Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service, extended with a multitude of unpublished, specific scientific AI Models. It will be operated in a Umicore proprietary environmen...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/19