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GM, Volkswagen Say Goodbye to Hybrid Vehicles – The Wall Street Journal

Auto makers for two decades have leaned on hybrid vehicles to help them comply with regulations on fuel consumption and give customers greener options in the showroom. Now, two of the world’s largest car manufacturers say they see no future for hybrids in their U.S. lineups. General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG are concentrating their… Continue reading GM, Volkswagen Say Goodbye to Hybrid Vehicles – The Wall Street Journal

Russia’s Yandex Accelerates Driverless Car Testing – Insurance Journal

Article 0 Comments Yandex, a Russian equivalent to Google, said it is considering expanding its fleet of self-driving cars to up to 1,000 within the next two years in order to speed up tests on the fledgling technology. Yandex hopes to start testing more than 100 of its self-driving cars on roads by the end… Continue reading Russia’s Yandex Accelerates Driverless Car Testing – Insurance Journal

Voyage’s driverless future, ghost work, B2B growth strategies, and Black Hat takeaways – TechCrunch

Inside Voyage’s plan to deliver a driverless future In the autonomous vehicle space, startups have taken radically different strategies to building our AV future. Some companies like Waymo have driven all across different types of environments in order to rack up the datasets that they believe will be needed to effectively maneuver without a human… Continue reading Voyage’s driverless future, ghost work, B2B growth strategies, and Black Hat takeaways – TechCrunch

Lidar company Velodyne is suing two Chinese suppliers over IP – Quartz

China’s vision of profiting from the driverless economy is being clouded by intellectual property debates, as two Chinese suppliers of a key self-driving technology are accused of stealing IP from a Silicon Valley company. Velodyne, the world’s largest producer of lidar—a radar-like sensor technology that uses lasers instead of radio waves—has brought patent infringement complaints… Continue reading Lidar company Velodyne is suing two Chinese suppliers over IP – Quartz

I’m a driver for both Uber and Lyft — here are 7 reasons Uber is the clear winner for me – Business Insider

My fiancée’s biggest concern with me driving, especially late at night, is safety. And I don’t blame her. I’m driving around the busy roads of South Florida letting strangers into my car. If I were in her shoes, I would be concerned too. While over 99% of my passengers are extremely nice and normal people,… Continue reading I’m a driver for both Uber and Lyft — here are 7 reasons Uber is the clear winner for me – Business Insider

Women, men sharply divided on driverless cars – Washington Times

Women are far less enthusiastic about the prospect of driverless cars than men, recent studies show. The latest survey by the AAA car owners club found that 71% of respondents expressed fear about riding in a fully autonomous vehicle. However, a significantly higher percentage of women (79%) than men (62%) said they were fearful of… Continue reading Women, men sharply divided on driverless cars – Washington Times

Karhoo and iVcardo partner for first- and last-mile travel worldwide – Fleet Europe

UK-based mobility exchange platform Karhoo is partnering with booking and dispatch platform iVcardo to expand its first- and last-mile offering across the globe.  “By partnering with iVcardo, we will now have the ability to connect with transport operators anywhere in the world instantly,” said Nicolas Andine (pictured), co-CEO of Karhoo. Karhoo, a UK-based mobility exchange platform… Continue reading Karhoo and iVcardo partner for first- and last-mile travel worldwide – Fleet Europe

All-New Electric Pickup Truck Teased By Henrik Fisker – InsideEVs

There are now several projects announced, but without details on a production plant and without financing, we remain skeptical. Henrik Fisker surprisingly announced this week that two additional models from Fisker, Inc. will follow the electric SUV, with both using the same platform. The attached image suggests a kind of SUV truck, potentially similar to the Rivian… Continue reading All-New Electric Pickup Truck Teased By Henrik Fisker – InsideEVs