George Frangeskides, Exec-Chair at Alba Mineral Resources, discusses grades at the Clogau Gold Mine. Watch the full video here.
wrong link lol
https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2020/07/18/2020-cadillac-ct-4-v-sport-sedan/5448208002/
'Super Cruise is worth waiting for. No automaker on Earth comes close to matching its effectiveness. Drive it on the highway and you’ll never be satisfied with anything less.'
'The CT4-V is a good value. I tested a well-equipped AWD with Brembo front brakes, 18-inch alloy wheels, aero ground effects, touch screen, navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Bose audio, heated and ventilated front seats, massaging driver seat, heated steering wheel, head-up display. It stickered at $51,045.
It’s a good car and value, but worth waiting a few months and a few thousand dollars more for a ’21 with Super Cruise.'
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/34839/everyone-wants-in-on-that-crazy-tesla-money
This caught my eye. Seems bonkers to me, but what do I know
'As we've covered throughout the year here on Speed Lines, one of the biggest automotive stories of 2020 has been Tesla's stratospheric valuation, something that has risen to incomprehensibly high levels. To recap, Tesla is now "worth" more than American Express and Bank of America, and more than Volkswagen, GM, Honda, Fiat Chrysler and Ford combined. Though the auto industry is beset by flagging sales and production issues amid the pandemic, electric vehicles are the way of the future, and Tesla leads the way there.'
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/34839/everyone-wants-in-on-that-crazy-tesla-money
'Spurred by Tesla Inc's success and eager to start profiting from billions spent on autonomous driving research, automakers are accelerating plans to automate routine driving tasks such as cruising on a highway and make them widely available within five years, industry executives said.
Most traditional automakers until recently had resisted allowing drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel for extended periods, concerned about product liability claims. Now, hands-free driving systems offer a new and sorely needed source of profit for automakers and suppliers such as Aptiv Plc , especially when this technology is packaged with other extra-cost options.
"Consumers are willing to pay extra - sometimes a lot of money - for advanced technology and features that are convenience-oriented rather than strictly focused on safety," IHS principal analyst Jeremy Carlson said.
To address concerns about liability, some automakers are installing cameras inside vehicles, along with warning systems, to ensure drivers remain attentive and ready to take over manual control when necessary.'
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/automakers-race-to-next-level-of-not-quite-self-driving-cars/76979932
Also, I see the FCA and PSA will be called Stellantis, post merger. I wasn't sure this merger was actually going to conclude but it appears it has. There must be a few more models for SEE to aim at now
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/fiat-chrysler-psa-to-emerge-as-stellantis-following-merger-in-2021/76990453
It's strange how their stock is at almost all time highs. RSI at 75 and kind of spiking. Maybe one for the green blobs to short. But as someone once said (keynes I think), markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.
How come none these incidents seem to stick on teflon Tesla, yet if it were one of the major, long established auto makers their reputations would be massively damaged? (Tesla market cap $278 billion dollars!)
Interesting article from colin/semicast in relation to merc and their new tech
https://www.eetimes.com/hey-mercedes-what-are-you-doing/#
Apols if already posted, but first time I've seen this article from 10th July on the new s class and I found it informative
https://www.slashgear.com/mercedes-looks-to-new-sensors-so-lavish-2021-s-class-is-more-user-friendly-10628510/
Terry - that's interesting. lexus are part of Toyota. Is that a DMS in the picture?
https://newatlas.com/automotive/2021-lexus-ls/
It would be great to see them introduce DMS for their semi autonomous cars. The 3 major US OEMs appear firmly in the driving seat in doing this tankfully for us. We know in Europe BMW are striving to do similar. I don't know what functuionality the mercedes s class will provide for it's DMS. Disappointingly, VW look some way behind on this looking at the 2022 Tiguan
https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2020/07/01/2022-vw-tiguan-gets-hands-on-eyes-on-self-driving-option/
I am loking forward to the 13th July. I am thinking some versions of the Bronco will offer hands free driving (incorporating DMS), but lets see.
https://newatlas.com/automotive/ford-previews-bronco/
Safestocks believes FCA will put hands free driving in the Jeep or RAM and the bronco is of course a competitor to these vehicles.
Would the even data recorder footage be provided to DMS suppliers to enhance their algorithims do we think?
It's great that SM are in with the big 3 OEMs in the US. 17 million cars sold in US last year. 2024 is a while off yet, but when it happens SM could really clean up over there.
Let's hope the
Hopefully Honda look to take up super cruise in a big way over time. Electric vehicles could present a big opportunity going forwards and I didn't realise the GM ultium battery could provide a range of 400+ miles on full charge. With such a range I think having hands free driving capability would be attractive, certainly in North America. I think at the moment current EV battery tech permits a range of less than 100 miles and thus Honda are not currently building electric vechiles in USA.
Incidentally, my brother in the US was driving a Honda until recently and it had 360,000 miles on the clock. I can't remember the particular model type, but he told me his model was quite capable of doing 450,000 miles during it's lifetime!
I guess we'll have Honda in due course too, who will supposedly adopt super cruise under a different name? Although perhaps a little while to wait there
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32022918/honda-gm-electric-vehicle-batteries-super-cruise/
Up, it all relates to this RNS from summer 2018 I am sure
https://www.seeingmachines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SEE-RNS-OEM4-Design-Win-FINAL-04-06-18.pdf
Will the autonomous functionality not be optional, as from below article an hour ago?
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ford-mustang-mach-e-hands-driving
I wonder where those 640,000 models come from however, surely that is the F150? Is that going to be the big news? The mustang release is only an electric version I believe? It also does not sell in huge quantities (less than 100,000 a year).
That we're listed on. I sometimes feel as though the only people buying and selling shares here are those looking at the forum. Someone announces they're buying, another tells us they're selling. It's feels like the f****n chuckle brothers. To me, to you, to me, to you, to me, to you lol
I think we're all expecting some good news on the auto front over the coming weeks. I think we'll get some and hopefully that will create the interest that sets the platform for liftoff over the next couple of years. If auto companies are serious about safety, they will be very eager to get the the tech that is proven in the real world - Seeing Machines.
As much as I hate AIM, I can look at a company such as BooHoo and see the success that has had on AIM and believe that SM has the potental to offer similar rewards for investors. So I'll continue to hold long term despite the boredom!