Ten-man Barnsley missed out on the League One title after being beaten by Bristol Rovers on the final day of the season. The Tykes played the entire second-half at the Memorial Ground with 10 men after Liam Lindsay was booked twice, with Kieffer Moore’s first-half header overturned by Alex Rodman’s double strike. The Reds, who were promoted on Tuesday night, needed to better Luton’s result by five goals to claim the title, but it proved academic in the end as Bristol Rovers made their extra man count.The hosts fired in an early warning shot through Alex Jakubiak on five minutes but it was the Reds who took the lead with their first attack of the match. Kieffer Moore nodded home his first since returning from injury, as Cameron McGeehan’s cross was headed at goal by Thiam, Gas ‘keeper Adam Smith clawed the ball off the line but only as far as Moore who headed in his 19th of the campaign from six yards.The Tykes picked up the pace but Liam Sercombe … [Read more...] about Bristol Rovers 2-1 Barnsley: late sickener for promoted Reds
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Hyundai Motor denies tie-up with Tencent on driverless car software
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co on Sunday denied a report that it had signed a preliminary deal with Chinese technology firm Tencent Holdings to develop software for driverless vehicles. Hyundai's comments come a day after South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper cited unnamed industry sources on Saturday saying that the two companies planned to conduct joint research and development on safety and security systems for self-driving cars, which Hyundai seeks to roll out commercially by 2030. Both companies had not offered any immediate comments on Saturday. Hyundai said in a statement on Sunday that its cooperation with the Chinese tech giant was focused on infotainment. Modern cars have so-called infotainment systems on a screen below the dashboard to provide services such as navigation and music. (Reporting by Jane Chung and Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) … [Read more...] about Hyundai Motor denies tie-up with Tencent on driverless car software
Hyundai Motor, Tencent tie up to develop self-driving cars software
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co and Chinese technology firm Tencent Holdings have signed a preliminary deal to develop software for driverless vehicles, South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper reported on Saturday. Both companies plan to conduct joint research and development on safety and security systems for self-driving cars, which Hyundai seeks to roll out commercially by 2030, the report, which cited unnamed industry sources, said. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a business forum held in Seoul on Thursday by the South Korean government and China's Guangdong province, it said. Hyundai and Tencent did not offer any immediate comments on the report. The two companies are also exploring ways to utilise Tencent's popular WeChat messaging app in developing China-targeted car models, the newspaper said. Hyundai, the world's 5th largest automaker together with affiliate Kia Motors, has been fostering partnerships with self-driving tech and social … [Read more...] about Hyundai Motor, Tencent tie up to develop self-driving cars software
The Latest: Commuter delays after crash of car, 2 trains
Updated 6:48 am PST, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Emergency personnel look over the site of a fatal train collision in Westbury, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Two commuter trains traveling in opposite directions collided with a vehicle on the tracks in Westbury, killing all three occupants in the vehicle before one of the trains derailed and tore into a concrete platform Tuesday night, according to officials. less Emergency personnel look over the site of a fatal train collision in Westbury, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Two commuter trains traveling in opposite directions collided with a vehicle on the tracks in ... more Photo: Seth Wenig, AP Photo: Seth Wenig, AP Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Image 1 of 12 Emergency personnel look over the site of a fatal train collision … [Read more...] about The Latest: Commuter delays after crash of car, 2 trains
Hyundai to set up joint venture in Vietnam to boost sales
Car maker Hyundai Motor Co. of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will set up a joint venture with Vietnam’s Thanh Cong group to boost sales in the emerging market, according to Yonhap news agency. The RoK news agency quoted a statement of Hyundai as saying that the company and Thanh Cong Group signed an initial agreement to establish a sales joint venture that will be tasked with selling 100,000 vehicles in Vietnam by 2020. For the whole of 2018, Hyundai's vehicle sales more than doubled to 55,924 units in the key Southeast Asian market compared with a year earlier. It ranked second in the local automobile market with a share of 19.4 percent after Toyota Motor Corp., the statement said. Vietnam's automobile sector jumped 27 percent to 287,949 units last year from 226,120 in the previous year, it said. To help meet the sales goal, Hyundai said it will expand its plant in Vietnam to 100,000 units by 2020 from the current 60,000.-VNA … [Read more...] about Hyundai to set up joint venture in Vietnam to boost sales