Bird Maps is a free standalone app, available soon on iOS and Android, that will allow riders the opportunity to enter their destination information and in turn provides audio and visual turn-by-turn navigation that optimizes for the use of bike lanes, quiet roads and wider surface areas when possible. For the first time, there’s a… Continue reading Bird Launches Bird Maps Pilot to Increase Use of Bike Lanes
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Beep Partners With USDOT, AV Industry, And State Transportation Departments For AV Test Initiative
ORLANDO, Fla., June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Beep, an Orlando-based autonomous shuttle service provider, is among 17 initial participants selected by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing Initiative (AV TEST Initiative). The AV TEST Initiative is focused… Continue reading Beep Partners With USDOT, AV Industry, And State Transportation Departments For AV Test Initiative
GoFor Closes 9.8M Seed Round Led By Builders VC
Round will fuel expansion across North America. OTTAWA, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – GoFor Industries, a provider of last mile logistics solutions, announced today the closing of its seed round of $9.8 million led by Builders VC, CEMEX Ventures, Mucker Capital, Plug and Play Ventures, Panache Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, and the Capital Angel Network. The company’s… Continue reading GoFor Closes 9.8M Seed Round Led By Builders VC
AAM Names Supplier of the Year and Supplier Excellence Award Winners
DETROIT, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE: AXL) presented Supplier of the Year and Supplier Excellence Awards to key supplier partners at its 26th Annual Supplier Day, held virtually from Detroit. Two Supplier of the Year Awards were presented during the event. SKF, a direct material component supplier of bearings and… Continue reading AAM Names Supplier of the Year and Supplier Excellence Award Winners
Lucid Motors Resumes Large-Scale Vehicle Development; Production Version of the Lucid Air Premieres in September
As Lucid’s 1,000+ employees return to work in a phased approach based on local and state mandates – with none ever laid off or furloughed – they resume vehicle development work that was only briefly delayed during shelter-in-place. Furthermore, that effort is accelerated by over 160 new employees who were hired in the last 90… Continue reading Lucid Motors Resumes Large-Scale Vehicle Development; Production Version of the Lucid Air Premieres in September
Renault Groupe’s ZITY Electric Car Sharing Uses Ridecell to Operate its New Service in Paris
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ridecell Inc., the leading platform provider for shared mobility operators, today announced that Groupe Renault is using the Ridecell High-yield Mobility Platform to power the new ZITY electric carsharing service in Paris. ZITY first launched its carsharing service in Madrid using the Ridecell technology platform with a fleet… Continue reading Renault Groupe’s ZITY Electric Car Sharing Uses Ridecell to Operate its New Service in Paris
City of Oxford, Ohio, Announces Partnership with ParkMobile, Enabling Contactless Parking Throughout the Downtown Area
ParkMobile is the #1 parking app in the U.S. and is available for both iPhone and Android devices. To pay for parking with the app, a user enters the zone number posted on stickers and signs around the meter, selects the amount of time needed and touches the “Start Parking” button to begin the session.… Continue reading City of Oxford, Ohio, Announces Partnership with ParkMobile, Enabling Contactless Parking Throughout the Downtown Area
Lordstown Motors And Hydra Design Labs Partner To Develop Endurance EV Pickup
The enterprising company is fast-tracking plans to produce the Lordstown Endurance fully-electric pickup truck, which is slated for production later this year – becoming the first U.S. automotive OEM in the race to produce the industry’s first fully-electric pickup truck, purpose-built for fleet use. When it came to the design and prototyping of its leading new… Continue reading Lordstown Motors And Hydra Design Labs Partner To Develop Endurance EV Pickup
The Volvo Group Takes Measures to Reduce Cost and Accelerate Transformation
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The COVID-19 crisis is expected to have a negative effect on economic activity in many of the Volvo Group’s major markets in the short and medium term. Volvo has continuously adjusted its operations to lower demand from record levels in the first half of 2019 by utilizing the… Continue reading The Volvo Group Takes Measures to Reduce Cost and Accelerate Transformation
Renren Announces Appointment of Acting Chief Financial Officer and Change in Board of Directors
BEIJING, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) (“Renren” or the “Company”), which operates a leading premium used auto business in China through its subsidiary Kaixin Auto Holdings (NASDAQ: KXIN) (“Kaixin“) as well as several U.S.-based SaaS businesses, today announced that Ms. Yi Yang has been appointed as acting Chief Financial Officer, effective… Continue reading Renren Announces Appointment of Acting Chief Financial Officer and Change in Board of Directors