@GM: GM Reveals New Ultium Batteries and a Flexible Global Platform to Rapidly Grow its EV Portfolio

GM Reveals New Ultium Batteries and a Flexible Global Platform to Rapidly Grow its EV Portfolio 2020-03-04 WARREN, Mich. – Starting today, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is gathering hundreds of employees, dealers, investors, analysts, media and policymakers to share details of its strategy to grow the company’s electric vehicle (EV) sales quickly, efficiently and profitably.… Continue reading @GM: GM Reveals New Ultium Batteries and a Flexible Global Platform to Rapidly Grow its EV Portfolio

Uber driver reclassified as employee in France

France’s Court of Cassation, a court of last resort, has ruled that a former Uber driver should have been considered an employee instead of a self-employed partner. As the Court of Cassation is the supreme court of appeal in that case, Uber can no longer appeal the decision. Back in June 2017, an Uber driver… Continue reading Uber driver reclassified as employee in France

Head of Ram, Fiat Chrysler sales exits after his whistleblower lawsuit

The head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Ram truck brand and U.S. sales is leaving the company almost eight months after he filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against his employer. Reid Bigland will leave effective April 3 to “pursue interests outside of FCA,” the Italian American automaker said Wednesday in a statement. His departure means the… Continue reading Head of Ram, Fiat Chrysler sales exits after his whistleblower lawsuit

@VW Group: SEAT and CUPRA make their electric offensive a reality

SEAT is making its roadmap for electrification announced last year a reality. After presenting the new generation SEAT and CUPRA Leon, which have plug-in hybrid versions, the company has presented the production version of the CUPRA Formentor in a web video conference, which was meant to be showcased at Geneva Motorshow. Formentor is the first vehicle… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT and CUPRA make their electric offensive a reality

@VW Group: Covers come off the CUPRA Formentor

Formentor is the first model exclusively developed for CUPRA, becoming the most emotional model in the brand’s range CUPRA Formentor combines a striking design, high performance powertrains and great levels of practicality in a CUV body type The sophistication and sportiness offered in the Formentor set new standards for a CUPRA model The CUPRA Formentor… Continue reading @VW Group: Covers come off the CUPRA Formentor

@VW Group: Wayne Griffiths, new Chairman of the Board of Directors of CUPRA

Wayne Griffiths (Dukinfield, United Kingdom, 1966) has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of CUPRA. Griffiths thus adds this new responsibility to his position as SEAT Executive Vice-President for Sales and Marketing and CUPRA Chief Executive Officer.   The Board of Directors of CUPRA is completed with Carsten Isensee, acting SEAT President and… Continue reading @VW Group: Wayne Griffiths, new Chairman of the Board of Directors of CUPRA

@VW Group: IESE and SEAT commit to promoting an innovative mindset among future executives

Both institutions renew their agreement to jointly research innovation applied to different business management models The agreement strengthens ties between the academic and business worlds to foster greater engagement §  Martorell increases output by 5.4% and consolidates itself as the factory that makes the most cars in Spain §  Global SEAT vehicle manufacturing goes up… Continue reading @VW Group: IESE and SEAT commit to promoting an innovative mindset among future executives

@Ferrari: Ferrari publishes agenda for the 2020 AGM

Maranello (Italy), March 4, 2020 – Ferrari N.V. (“Ferrari”) (NYSE/MTA: RACE) announced today that it has published the agenda and the explanatory notes for the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”), which will take place on April 16, 2020 in Amsterdam. Ferrari’s AGM notice and explanatory notes and other AGM materials are available under… Continue reading @Ferrari: Ferrari publishes agenda for the 2020 AGM

@FCA: Ram ProMaster 2021

4 de marzo de 2020 , Ciudad de México – Ram Commercial reveló la nueva ProMaster 2021 durante el “The Work Truck Show” de la la National Truck Equipment Association’s (Asociación Nacional de Equipamiento para Camionetas) que tiene lugar en Indianápolis. Ram ProMaster 2021 es un versátil vehículo comercial de tamaño completo diseñado para satisfacer las necesidades diarias de negocios,… Continue reading @FCA: Ram ProMaster 2021

Crowdsourced Segnet (you can help!)

Although openpilot models are mostly trained end to end using the path the car drove, there are a few steps in our pipeline that still require knowing what things in the image are. The first image from the comma10k dataset Unlike datasets like Mapillary Vistas and Cityscapes, we have many less classes, and we include much more… Continue reading Crowdsourced Segnet (you can help!)