VW previews lighting elements that can communicate

VW future communicating lightsIn the future, self-driving cars will need to communicate with pedestrians and drivers of traditional automobiles. Volkswagen wants to embrace this concept and previewed a few ways self-driving cars could communicate with other motorists and pedestrians on Wednesday. The announcement showed off a host of elements engineers have been working on to…

Aston Martin names carbon fiber supplier for Valkyrie hypercar

Aston Martin Valkyrie in near-production formAston Martin has a carbon fiber supplier in TenCate Advanced Composites. The automaker said Wednesday it is forming a partnership with the materials manufacturer in order to source carbon fiber for the upcoming Valkyrie hypercar. Aston Martin said it has already worked closely with TenCate to select the best materials and develop custom material…

Cost of WEC’s new hypercar class could be lower than previously thought

FIA Hypercar Class mock imageTeams preparing to run in the World Endurance Championship’s planned hypercar class will be happy to learn the cost of entry could be lower than previously thought. The new budget reportedly sits at $23 million for a two-car entry, down from from a previous estimate of between $28.7 million and $34.4 million that was given when the FIA first…