Learning to drive is a coming-of-age moment many kids dream about. But all of these – the tears, the tests, the parallel parking – could become relegated to the realm of nostalgia alongside VHS tapes and flip phones. This is due to the massive focus on automation sweeping the personal transport industry. There are five…
The development of Renault’s advanced E-TECH powertrains all began with a LEGO model. The next step was how to transform the toy prototype into a real, working engine. This was the challenge facing Ahmed Ketfi-Cherif, Renault’s Mechatronics Synthesis Architect. Ahmed was one of the people who Nicolas Fremau, designer of the initial LEGO prototype, consulted…
COVID-19 has had a drastic effect on the automotive industry. We have seen shutdowns of factories, fewer people commuting to work, and an overall shift in the landscape of transport. In 2020, car sales dropped by 6% in China, 24% in Europe, and 14% in the US. Despite these damning figures, there is a silver…
Each year, April 22nd marks Earth Day, a worldwide event that aims to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement. The theme of this year’s Earth Day is “Restore Our Earth”, with the event focusing on natural processes, emerging green technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. The climax of the event, the Earth Day Live…
