Chargeup, a company building battery-swapping network for electric two and three-wheelers, has announced that it has raised USD 2.5 million in pre-Series A round led by Capital-A and Anicut Capital. Other marquee investors who participated in the round include actors Tiger Shroff & Shraddha Kapoor, Aman and Sameer Gupta (founders of Boat), also participated in this round, with Grip invested[Read More…]
In an upfront conversation, V.K. Misra, Technical Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. spoke to Sumesh Soman on the tyre technology to watch out for. Q. How different are car radial sensors from truck and bus radials? A. Only the sensor size is smaller in the former. For trucks and cars, where the sensor size is similar, the mounting arrangements[Read More…]
Orissa-based EeVe India has its task cut out! It wants to become the best electric scooter company in the country. To realise its aspirations, the company is striving hard to increasingly localise its products as a ‘Made In India’ offering to click with buyers. A testimony to the efforts fructifying to a large extent is the new flagship scooter from[Read More…]
At the recent 2021 Greentech Foundation Awards ceremony in Chennai, India, Dana earned the award for its initiatives toward environmental protection. The team at the company’s Noida facility planted more than 10,000 trees in a neighbourhood and successfully implemented projects in waste and water reduction. The Delhi-based Greentech Foundation has been recognising achievements of both public and private sectors in[Read More…]
Continental Tires has appointed Samir Gupta, who has over three decades of experience in varied industries, as the new Managing Director, India. Samir will also continue as the Head of Central Asia Region (India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia) Passenger & Light Truck Tires Replacement Business (PLT RE), which he has been leading for the past three years. Samir has an[Read More…]
Panasonic India showcased the MirAIe (Miraie) Pro factory platform, an Industrial IoT/ smart factory solution developed indigenously at the company’s India Innovation Centre. Miraei is compatible with different types of machines, models and brands in the automotive manufacturing space. The next-generation solution is aimed at facilitating Indian manufacturers to in turn digitise their operations and allow enterprises to realise the[Read More…]
Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt Ltd (TKAP) announced the proposed appointment of K N Prasad as Managing Director. Currently serving as Senior Vice President, Prasad will take charge from K G Mohan Kumar after his appointment by the Board of Directors in their meeting to be held in January 2022. Prasad will be responsible for strategic direction of TKAP’s operations[Read More…]
Aerotech Inc. has released the HEX150-140HL, a miniature hexapod six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) positioning system that provides precise translation in the X, Y, and Z directions and rotation around each of these axes. The HEX150-140HL claims to deliver significantly better minimal incremental motion and more linear travel than its competitors – all within a compact yet stiff platform. “This hexapod’s combination of small[Read More…]
National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) and Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) hosted the 2021 edition of India Skills 2021 Competition in Mechatronics and Prototype Modelling Skills at the premises of Toyota Kirloskar Motor in Bidadi. Akhilesh Babu and Karthik Gowda in Mechatronics and Likith Kumar in Prototype Modelling Skills from TKM representing Karnataka have bagged first place in the competition. These[Read More…]
Visteon Corporation (Nasdaq: VC) and Steradian Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd., an India-based high-tech imaging radar specialist, will collaborate on efforts that will produce enhanced Advance Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) for the global automotive market. As part of a joint development agreement, Steradian will provide Visteon with access to its advanced 4D image radar sensor hardware and perception software technology. Imaging radars are[Read More…]
