Taxify Hits 10M Users Globally More than 10 million riders and 500 thousand drivers are now using Taxify’s platform. Our team’s annual Winter Summit in Cape Town this year. Since our launch less than five years ago, more than 10 million people across the world have used Taxify to move around in their cities. This marks an… Continue reading Taxify Hits 10M Users Globally
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Developing Machine Intelligence for Urban Mobility
Developing Machine Intelligence for Urban Mobility Andre Karpištšenko, Data Science Lead at Taxify In Taxify’s Engineering and Data Science teams, we aim to keep the user experience smooth and simple for both our riders and drivers. Our goal is to provide convenient and reasonably priced rides for anyone in need within 3 minutes in all the 40+… Continue reading Developing Machine Intelligence for Urban Mobility
Tesla releases source code for some of its in-car tech
Reuters/Jason Reed Tesla doesn’t have many fans in the open source crowd. It based its car platforms on open platforms like Linux and BusyBox, but it has gone years without sharing the source code their license (the GPL) requires. The company is finally setting things right, though — more or less, that is. It has… Continue reading Tesla releases source code for some of its in-car tech
Prodrive: how it went from building rally cars to hybrid transit vans
“I’ve always looked at ambulances as heavy, old technology. How do you bring them into the modern era? That’s what we’re working on next.” David Richards, the boss of the Prodrive race team and engineering company he set up in 1984, is nothing if not diverse in his business. While closely associated with high-profile World… Continue reading Prodrive: how it went from building rally cars to hybrid transit vans
Porsche’s $1.7 Million 918 Spyder Recalled Again Over Suspension
One of the world’s most exclusive sports cars, the Porsche 918 Spyder, is being recalled because of potential suspension cracking — an issue that’d prompted three previous recalls in the U.S. This recall affects 305 units from the 2015 model year, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a posting on its website… Continue reading Porsche’s $1.7 Million 918 Spyder Recalled Again Over Suspension
Statement: Fuel-Supply Tube
FCA US LLC is voluntarily recalling an estimated 48,990 SUVs in the U.S. to inspect and replace, as needed, a fuel-supply line.
Geely Electric Cars Use LG Chem Cloned Batteries
14 H BY MARK KANE Volvo, thanks to its parent company Geely, found a way to manufacture plug-in cars in China with LG Chem batteries and fully comply with Chinese requirements to use only approved battery suppliers. Volvo XC60 T8 Twin Engine Foreign battery manufacturers are not equally treated in China, even if they produce… Continue reading Geely Electric Cars Use LG Chem Cloned Batteries
Mercedes-AMG Vision GT.
Recommended Fuel consumption combined Combined CO₂ emissions Power consumption weighted Product may vary after press date on 19.05.2018. * Weitere Informationen zum offiziellen Kraftstoffverbrauch und zu den offiziellen spezifischen CO₂-Emissionen neuer Personenkraftwagen können dem „Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch die CO₂-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch“ neuer Personenkraftwagen entnommen werden, der an allen Verkaufsstellen und bei der DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (www.dat.de) unentgeltlich… Continue reading Mercedes-AMG Vision GT.
Game changer
Mark Webber test drives the new Mission E for the first time on Porsche test track at Weissach. Here are his impressions.
At reopened Ford plant, F-150 rolls off line in 52 seconds
CLOSE Ford continues to dominate the heavy-truck market, with F-Series truck sales at a 12-year high. Wochit The first Ford F-150 truck built after an eight-day shutdown rolls off the line on May 18, 2018, at Dearborn Truck Plant. The assembly line restarted after a supplier fire. (Photo: Ford Motor Co.) After being fully shut… Continue reading At reopened Ford plant, F-150 rolls off line in 52 seconds