Vehicle Development News - August 2019
Industry gets behind mental health
Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has announced a partnership with Love Me Love You, a not-for-profit organisation that strives to empower and build resilience in people of all walks of life so that they may overcome the challenges of mental health issues and other life hardships.
Established in 2013 by Lance Picioane, a former AFL player who, himself, suffered from depression and anxiety throughout his football career, Love Me Love You provides interactive and engaging programs and community initiatives that address the views and stigmas surrounding mental health.
Delivered by trained facilitators, the content of Love Me Love You programs are created in collaboration with mental health professionals, ensuring they are of the highest quality and that all content is evidenced-based.
Plastic cars running AV with Australian software!
Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) has announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with an Australian venture AEV Robotics (AEV, Victoria, Australia) aimed at creating lightweight components and solutions for next generation transportation.
The components will use Teijin’s advanced materials such as polycarbonate resin, carbon and aramid fibers, and composites technologies owned by Teijin and its group companies including Continental Structural Plastics (Auburn Hills, Mich., U.S.) for innovative structural design. Teijin will also contribute specialized knowhow for heat management to optimize weight reduction and heat insulation and for sound absorption. Teijin will additionally apply expertise it has developed in supporting the Kogakuin University Solar Team’s participation in the world’s biggest solar car race.