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Tesla’s next car will seamlessly unlock with UWB, FCC leak suggests

Apple and Samsung have been quietly contributing to a new technology to find and seamlessly unlock your car with your phone, without even pulling it out of your pocket — and Tesla may be one of the first with the tech. Tesla is actively working on building UWB into its cars, according to documents filed… Continue reading Tesla’s next car will seamlessly unlock with UWB, FCC leak suggests

Commuting platform startup Hip lands $12 million to help companies bring employees back to the office

Nearly a year ago, the spread of COVID-19 ended the daily commute for millions of Americans, an abrupt change that sent the ridesharing industry into a free fall. Hip, which connected commuters with third-party bus and shuttle operators via an app, was just one of the many mobility-as-a-service startups that watched its clientele and revenue… Continue reading Commuting platform startup Hip lands $12 million to help companies bring employees back to the office

Metromile says a website bug let a hacker obtain driver license numbers

Car insurance startup Metromile said it has fixed a security flaw on its website that allowed a hacker to obtain driver license numbers. The San Francisco-based insurance startup disclosed the security breach in its latest 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Metromile said a bug in the quote form and application process… Continue reading Metromile says a website bug let a hacker obtain driver license numbers

Tesla’s new Model S and Model X get rid of lead-acid 12v battery, move to Li-ion

Tesla has transitioned the new Model S and Model X to a Li-ion 12-volt car battery – getting rid of the lead-acid battery. New Tesla Model S and Model X Last week, Tesla finally unveiled the highly-anticipated new Model S and Model X. The automaker released a bunch of information on its website, but it didn’t… Continue reading Tesla’s new Model S and Model X get rid of lead-acid 12v battery, move to Li-ion

@FCA: Stellantis México: En enero Stellantis reportó ventas de 4,915 unidades en México

2 de febrero de 2021 , Ciudad de México – Stellantis reportó en enero ventas de 4,915 unidades. Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo vendió 14 unidades, un crecimiento de 40% comparado con enero de 2020. Chrysler Chrysler vendió 15 unidades. Dodge Dodge reportó en enero ventas de 639 unidades. Dodge Attitude fue el vehículo con mayor número… Continue reading @FCA: Stellantis México: En enero Stellantis reportó ventas de 4,915 unidades en México

@Toyota: 3rd Quarter of Fiscal year ending March 31,2021

Toyota Tsusho announced financial results for 3rd Quarter of Fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. Below are the main items of Consolidated Results based on IFRS. (Unit: Billion yen) FY2019 1-3Q FY2020 1-3Q Change Gross profit 476.3 429.3 (47.0) Operating profit 164.0 143.3 (20.7) Profit before income taxes 184.2 150.1 (34.1) Profit attributable to owners… Continue reading @Toyota: 3rd Quarter of Fiscal year ending March 31,2021

@Toyota: Toyota Pursues Safer Driving With Self-drifting GR Supra

A Toyota GR Supra executing a perfectly controlled drift is nothing new, but seeing the car achieve the feat with no one at the wheel is an extraordinary spectacle – all in the pursuit of advanced safety. Toyota Research Institute has engineered the self-driving coupe in collaboration with Stanford University’s Dynamic Design Laboratory to explore… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Pursues Safer Driving With Self-drifting GR Supra

Mitsubishi Motors slows pandemic slide as Southeast Asia recovers

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors upgraded its full-year earnings guidance Tuesday thanks to a recovery in the Southeast Asian market and shrinking overhead costs, putting the company on course to potentially return to the black in fiscal 2021. The Japanese automaker now projects a 330 billion yen ($3.14 billion) net loss for the year ending March. The figure represents an upgrade of… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors slows pandemic slide as Southeast Asia recovers

SKF Year-end report 2020

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —  Alrik Danielson, President and CEO: “I would like to thank everyone in SKF for contributing to making 2020 the year in which we delivered on our strategy in earnest, a fact which is reflected in yet another very strong set of results, not least during the fourth quarter.… Continue reading SKF Year-end report 2020