Hello everyone, car or automobile is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation. Most definitions of cars say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four tires, and mainly transport people rather than goods. Cars came into global use during the 20th century, and developed economies depend on them.
Tesla Cybertruck Totally Not Certifiable In Europe, Says Expert
A various discussion on the futuristic design of Tesla Cybertruck. While those are just fine because everyone's entitled to their own opinion, there's one thing that Tesla should address in order for the company to sell the fully electric pickup truck – and that is its legality on the road.
With that said, we've already imagined what the Cybertruck would look like if it were to be redesigned as a road-legal production truck. With the addition of side mirror cameras (currently not legal in the U.S. as of this writing), headlight clusters, smaller tires, windshield wipers, and rounder edges, this rendering of the Cybertruck could be the production version of the Tesla truck.
However, this version of the Cybertruck could still flunk European standards in terms of safety, more so if we're to discuss the one that Tesla presented during its reveal. In fact, in order for the Cybertruck to pass European regulations on automobiles, "strong modifications to the basic structure" are warranted. This is according to Stefan Teller, an automotive functional safety expert at SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH, as reported by Spiegel Online.
For the uninitiated, Europe has a stricter standard in terms of certifying vehicles for road-worthiness. In the U.S., carmakers can certify the cars themselves whereas in Europe, there is a process that involves the marque, the government, and independent technical services like the TÜV.
Zenuity is a small company with a large mission. This startup — launched by Volvo Cars and Veoneer, a subsidiary of automotive safety leader Autoliv — is developing advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous-driving (AD) technologies that promise to take vehicle safety systems to a new level. Zenuity is focused on the software side of the ADAS/AD problem. It enables smarter vehicles with a complete software stack, including algorithms for computer vision, sensor fusion, decision making and vehicle control, along with applications that run in the cloud. AI is at the heart of the Zenuity’s solutions, according to Dennis Nobelius, the company’s CEO. In an interview with Automotive World , he notes that AI is one of the major trends driving advances in ADAS and AD systems. “We realize that we must be effective with the data that we generate and handle, and AI is really transforming the way we use that data and, therefore, how we operate software,” he says.
The battery range of many electric vehicles is limited, meaning that such methods of transportation can only be used for short trips. However, in extended-range electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids, manufacturers include an internal combustion engine that uses conventional fuels to recharge batteries in motion and, hence, extend their range. 1 Although practical, this approach defies the purpose of having an electrical driveline: to reduce environmental impact through the use of renewable energy sources. The need remains for a cleaner power-generation technique that allows maximum range extension with minimal environmental consequences. Piezoelectric materials generate electrical energy when subjected to mechanical strain. Power-generation devices based on such materials have surfaced in recent years in the context of vibrational-energy harvesting. 2 However, their output has only been sufficient to power sensors...
Comments
Post a Comment