Lyft is teaming up with Udacity to find talent for its Level 5 autonomous driving engineering team. The partnership entails a challenge designed to identify the best candidates in Udacity’s self-driving car engineer nanodegree program. Called the Lyft Perception Challenge, the idea is to test problem-solving skills around perception for autonomous vehicles. The competition, which… Continue reading Lyft partners with Udacity to hire self-driving car engineers
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DS to launch only electrified cars from 2025
DS has announced that it will launch only electrified cars from 2025, the same year it intends for a third of its sales to be hybrid or fully electric vehicles. “Our ambition is very clear: for DS to be among the global leaders in electrified cars in its segment,” said DS CEO Yves Bonnefont. The… Continue reading DS to launch only electrified cars from 2025
Bentley Continental GT
Is it fair to define the Bentley Continental GT as a modern-day icon? On the basis that rivals chiefly built in Maranello and Gaydon have persistently kept it from the top rung of Autocar road test rankings for super-GT cars, you could convincingly argue that it is not. Then again, few other machines at the… Continue reading Bentley Continental GT
American Honda Reports April Sales Results
Core models Civic and CR-V remain strong with sales over 28,000 units Honda Odyssey continues to cement sales leadership in minivan segment with 21% gain Honda Pilot sales jump again in April, rising 22% Acura RDX sales increase 10.8% in April, as introduction of all-new 2019 model approaches American Honda Total 125,701 -9.2% Cars 59,456… Continue reading American Honda Reports April Sales Results
Regulus Cyber launches with a technology to secure autonomous vehicles
Over the next 20 years the autonomous vehicle market is expected to grow into a $700 billion industry as robots take over nearly every aspect of mobility. One of the key arguments for this shift away from manually operated machines is that they offer greater safety thanks to less risk of human error. But as… Continue reading Regulus Cyber launches with a technology to secure autonomous vehicles
Works council chief in an interview: Osterloh calls for billions in savings in the development of VW
Bernd Osterloh “We too often develop there twice and three times where it is not necessary.” (Photo: Bloomberg) WolfsburgThe 300 most important works councils of Volkswagen have come together for their meeting in Wolfsburg. Despite a correspondingly short night, Bernd Osterloh appears in a good mood for conversation at eight o’clock in the morning. Why… Continue reading Works council chief in an interview: Osterloh calls for billions in savings in the development of VW
India Dealbook: M&M invests $5.2m in Canada’s Resson, HCG acquires 12% of International Stemcell
May 1, 2018 Mahindra and Mahindra has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Canadian firm Resson Aerospace Corp, while oncology chain HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd has picked up 12 per cent stake in International Stemcell Services Ltd. M&M acquires stake in Canada’s Reason for $5.17m Automotive major Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd has agreed to acquire a 10… Continue reading India Dealbook: M&M invests $5.2m in Canada’s Resson, HCG acquires 12% of International Stemcell
Mobility around the world — Acquisitions, Investments and IPOs
Mobility around the world — Acquisitions, Investments and IPOs Before we publish here, we publish on our website. Check out the most important mobility news globally on a weekly basis. This is what happened last week: BlaBlaCar buys “Less” for undisclosed amount French startup BalBlaCar acquires another French carpooling platform for an undisclosed amount. The younger company “Less” focuses… Continue reading Mobility around the world — Acquisitions, Investments and IPOs
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Continental: Free Trade Is a Necessity for Affordable Mobility for All
Automated driving, robot taxis, artificial intelligence, cyber security: Continental is holistically paving the way for the mobility of the future Electric motors vs. combustion engines: CEO Dr. Elmar Degenhart warns against the policy of “forcing solutions that are not economically viable” at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the DAX company Total sales have grown more… Continue reading Continental: Free Trade Is a Necessity for Affordable Mobility for All