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Nvidia announces DRIVE Map

The IT specialist Nvidia has announced a platform for creating HD maps with autonomous vehicles. Nvidia has an important position in the autonomous vehicle industry, not least because the company’s chips are installed in a number of vehicles. with Omniverse Nvidia also has a platform for autonomous driving and now Map comes with a platform… Continue reading Nvidia announces DRIVE Map

Why the retreat from Russia is a real blow for Renault

Does a black cat haunt the corridors of Renault headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt? One might think so, given the calamities that regularly befall the French manufacturer. Plunged into a very bad patch following the Ghosn affair, the Losange saw its recovery hampered by the health crisis, then the shortage of semiconductors. And while the 2021 results… Continue reading Why the retreat from Russia is a real blow for Renault

Rental car delivery startup Kyte is growing its fleet to 10,000 vehicles

Kyte, the startup that delivers rental cars to customers’ doors, has raised $200 million in asset-backed credit financing from Goldman Sachs and Ares Global Management, money the company will use to pay for new vehicles that will fuel its expansion. Kyte, which is currently in 13 U.S. markets and will launch in Portland, Oregon this… Continue reading Rental car delivery startup Kyte is growing its fleet to 10,000 vehicles

China’s EV chassis maker PIX raises $11M to build its own smart vehicles

The autonomous driving industry in China has enjoyed a boom over the past two years, with both institutional and corporate investors pouring money into a driverless future. Companies thriving in the downstream, those offering robotaxi services, operating robo buses, or dispatching delivery bots, have been particularly popular with investors, raising hundreds of millions of dollars… Continue reading China’s EV chassis maker PIX raises $11M to build its own smart vehicles

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24 Mar 2022 Proton Unveils Solar Power Initiative PROTON UNVEILS SOLAR POWER INITIATIVE- Parking lot bi-facial solar panel facility is the largest in Malaysia- Solar power to reduce plant CO2 emissions by 11,536 tonnes per year Tanjung Malim, 24 March 2022 – PROTON has unveiled its solar power initiative at its Tanjung Malim plant, a… Continue reading Geely-Proton: READ MORE000033

@Geely: Thu 24 Mar 2022Lotus restarts Hethel factory tours after £100 million upgrade 1 | 5 | 0 One of the world’s best-known performance car…

Home of Lotus since 1966 reopens to visitors Tour the all-new production facility that’s home to Emira sports car Visit the Lotus Cars website to book now, tours start on 4 April   Hethel, UK – 24 March 2022  One of the world’s best-known performance car production facilities – Hethel, the home of Lotus since 1966… Continue reading @Geely: Thu 24 Mar 2022Lotus restarts Hethel factory tours after £100 million upgrade 1 | 5 | 0 One of the world’s best-known performance car…

VW’s Electrify America unveils new ‘human-centered’ EV charging stations

Electrify America, the electric vehicle charging company that’s a subsidiary of Volkswagen, announced plans to install new “human-centered” charging stations in several cities in California and New York, complete with solar panel awnings and a lounge-like waiting area. The company is also rolling out a slimmer, redesigned EV charger aimed at improving the customer experience.… Continue reading VW’s Electrify America unveils new ‘human-centered’ EV charging stations

German Handelsblatt: Downsizing: “death blow for engineering” – Opel wants to sell old and new company headquarters in Rüsselsheim004047

View of the future factory premises The carmaker’s plans caused dissatisfaction in Rüsselsheim. (Photo: Stellantis) There is hardly an issue on which Opel managers are so unanimous: From their point of view, the company premises in Rüsselsheim are “completely oversized”. In fact, just five years ago, the area that the Hessian carmaker has as its… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Downsizing: “death blow for engineering” – Opel wants to sell old and new company headquarters in Rüsselsheim004047

@Daimler: Mercedes Benz Vans – selling like hot cakes: Seven-millionth commercial van goes to a baker in Saxony

Stuttgart – Mercedes‑Benz Vans is celebrating an important milestone: the world’s seven millionth commercial van, an eSprinter, was handed over to a customer in Germany. The jubilee customer was the Taube bakery in Oschatz, Saxony, a third-generation family business. The hand-over venue was the local car dealership of the Mercedes‑Benz partner, GRUMA Automobile GmbH. Mercedes‑Benz has… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes Benz Vans – selling like hot cakes: Seven-millionth commercial van goes to a baker in Saxony