Hyundai repurposed parts of IONIQ 5 EV into an air purifier

Hyundai has given a new purpose for one of the IONIQ 5's test vehicles, turning it into an air purifier. The electric vehicle "went through numerous tests to ensure our safety." Hyundai used it for tests of technologies like Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System, pass-by noise regulation, and wind tunnel noise.

In the video you see above, the vehicle is stripped to its bones to turn it into an air purifier. They used parts like the cooling fan, door panels, infotainment system, LED tail lamp, and filter unit. They placed the 20-inch alloy wheel on top, so you can tell the purifier itself is a pretty large one. And of course, there's some Hyundai branding thrown in there, too. Many car parts are already recyclable, but this just shows what else can be done to unusable vehicles.

Source: Engadget

Mercedes-Benz shows off its massive Hyperscreen display for EQS luxury EV

Touch-based infotainment displays are quite common these days, but we're confident that there aren't many of them that feature as gigantic a display as the new Mercedes-Benz MBUX Hyperscreen. This massive 56-inch display is built specifically for the EQS luxury electric vehicle. It features the automaker's second-generation MBUX infotainment system, which no longer has physical buttons as the system relies on touch- and voice-controlled interface.

Technically, Hyperscreen isn't one giant screen, but several OLED panels embedded into a piece of curved glass that spans most of the EQS' dash. It is covered by anti-reflective Gorilla Glass with auto-brightness adjustment courtesy of a camera and light sensor, making sure you don't get distracted by it when you drive at night. It has a total of 12 actuators beneath its touch-sensitive surface for haptic feedback and analogue air vents embedded in the surface at either end.

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CES 2020: Sony unveils Vision-S electric concept car

One of the most surprising things we're seeing out of this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a new concept car from Sony. Yes, that Sony.

Sony surprises the crowd at its keynote with the introduction of an electric concept car called the Vision-S. It's intended to show the company's different strengths, including entertainment products, camera sensors, and the like.

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BMW and Jaguar Land Rover will develop electric vehicles together

A growing trend in the automotive space involves the automakers partnering to co-develop vehicles and technologies. The latest ones to join the fray are BMW and Jaguar Land Rover. The two companies are going to co-develop a new generation of motors for their respective electric vehicles. They will also work to use their combined size to make it cheaper to buy components. But BMW and Jaguar Land Rover will be building their own engines at their own plants in Germany and the UK, respectively.

Research and development will be done in Germany with both companies bringing in their engineers to improve on BMW’s fifth-generation electric engine. The motor, which has both the transmission and power electronics in the same shell, doesn’t use any rare earth materials. This makes it more environmentally-friendly and cheaper to make than other brushless motors of its class. Both companies have earned critical acclaim over their work in the space, so developing engines together has the potential to benefit all of us.

Source: Engadget