Automated driving comes in many different forms. A couple of luxury brands are starting to offer SAE Level 3 applications, which in certain circumstances allow a human driver to temporarily remove their hands from the steering wheel and their eyes from the road. The Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot and BMW’s Personal Pilot are setting the bar […]
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In November 2023 Renault announced plans to float its newly created electric vehicle (EV) division, Ampere, via an IPO. Less than three months later this plan was cancelled, Renault saying it would instead fund Ampere’s development itself. The 2023 announcement set out a detailed plan to create the new separate company. Targets were clear and
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Hindutva Watch, with its more than 79,000 followers on X, and its near daily documentation of riots, violence, and instances of BJP politicians spouting anti-Muslim rhetoric does little to bolster the party’s image. The instances documented by Hindutva Watch also run counter to the image of a US ally committed to “freedom, democracy, human rights,
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STYLISH BOOKS: Adding another bow to its cultural quiver, Saint Laurent has opened a bookstore and record shop on the Left Bank of Paris. Reflecting a decor similar to its newest and largest flagship in the world, which opened to the public last December at 123 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the retail unit showcases hulking shelves
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It’s two days before Tory Burch’s fall 2024 runway show during New York Fashion Week, which will mark 20 years of her business, and photos of looks from her collections stretching back to 2006 are fanned out in front of her on a work table at her studio. She doesn’t want to look back. “Some
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Brand: Tommy Bahama Designer: Bradley O’Brien Backstory: The brand’s Indigo Palms collection is not new but for fall, it is being reintroduced with a focus on jeans and complementary products. The line features all new fabrics and fits and is being marketed as a stand-alone collection outside of the core Tommy Bahama offering. Key styles:
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CHICAGO — The aisles were bustling and the mood was buoyant at the Chicago Collective men’s show last week. Thousands of specialty store retailers came to the Windy City to check out the 400-plus classic and contemporary brands showing at the Merchandise Mart. The stores were in good spirits after a strong holiday season, during
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Erica Di Giovancarlo has lived all over the world during her lengthy career at the Italian Trade Agency. From Mumbai and New Delhi to São Paulo and most recently Tokyo, she has immersed herself in the culture of each city as she worked to raise the visibility — and exports — of her home country.
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CARIBBEAN DREAMS: The Chanel Culture Fund is flying the French flag, supporting the multimedia artist Julien Creuzet, who is representing the country at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale. Chanel’s Culture Fund, which is headed by Yana Peel, global head of arts and culture at Chanel, described Creuzet, a visual artist, video-maker and poet,
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Vivienne Tam, who is celebrating her 30th anniversary in business this year, will present her fall 2024 collection for the first time in Paris with a fashion show to be held during Paris Fashion Week on March 2 at 4:30 p.m. at Palais de Tokyo. The brand was founded in New York in 1994 by
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