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As autonomy stalls, lidar companies learn to adapt

Lidar sensors are likely to be essential to autonomous vehicles, but if there are none of the latter, how can you make money with the former? Among the industry executives I spoke with, the outlook is optimistic as they unhitch their wagons from the sputtering star of self-driving cars. As it turns out, a few… Continue reading As autonomy stalls, lidar companies learn to adapt

US regulators need to catch up with Europe on fintech innovation 

Alastair Mitchell Contributor Alastair Mitchell is a partner at multi-stage VC fund EQT Ventures and the fund’s B2B sales, marketing and SaaS expert. Ali also focuses on helping US companies scale into Europe and vice versa. More posts by this contributor Europe shows the way in online privacy Fintech companies are fundamentally changing how the… Continue reading US regulators need to catch up with Europe on fintech innovation 

Uber’s Shin-pei Tsay is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility

Government and policy experts are among the most important people in the future of transportation. Any company pursuing the shared scooters and bikes business, ride-hailing, on-demand shuttles and eventually autonomous vehicles has to have someone, or a team of people, who can work with cities. Enter Shin-pei Tsay, the director of policy, cities and transportation… Continue reading Uber’s Shin-pei Tsay is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility

Uber’s self-driving unit starts mapping Washington, D.C. ahead of testing

Uber Advanced Technologies Group will start mapping Washington, D.C., ahead of plans to begin testing its self-driving vehicles in the city this year. Initially, there will be three Uber vehicles mapping the area, a company spokesperson said. These vehicles, which will be manually driven and have two trained employees inside, will collect sensor data using… Continue reading Uber’s self-driving unit starts mapping Washington, D.C. ahead of testing

After AstraZeneca, Osbourn Reflects on Roles at CAT & MedImmune

January 23rd, 2020 Xconomy National —  MedImmune, AstraZeneca’s biologics division, is no more. The pharmaceutical giant announced last year that the name would be retired as part of a research and development restructuring. Before MedImmune became an AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) business unit, it was a standalone biologics company. In 2007, AstraZeneca paid $15.2 billion to… Continue reading After AstraZeneca, Osbourn Reflects on Roles at CAT & MedImmune

Tesla is about to launch a new branded wireless phone charger

Tesla is about to launch a new branded wireless phone charger for its vehicles after introducing its own for the Model 3 last year and disrupting the significant third-party aftermarket for Tesla accessories. Model 3 comes with a wired docking system to charge smartphones in the center console, but many owners have opted for different… Continue reading Tesla is about to launch a new branded wireless phone charger

Ford expects $2.2 billion pretax hit due to pension plans, retirement benefits in Q4

An employee works on the assembly line installing parts on the Duratech 35 V6 engine at the Ford Motor Co. Engine Plant in Lima, Ohio, U.S. on Friday, March 28, 2014. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor expects to take a pretax hit of about $2.2 billion in the fourth-quarter… Continue reading Ford expects $2.2 billion pretax hit due to pension plans, retirement benefits in Q4

Chinese driverless buses to hit European streets for first time

Jan 22, 2020 4 min read Pensioners at the central Trikala Square on September 4, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Eliza Gkritsi) The small city of Trikala, Greece offers some quintessential provincial scenes: bustling farmers’ markets with vibrant colors and old men with bushy mustaches chatting on park benches. Delve deeper and you’ll discover public wifi, smart… Continue reading Chinese driverless buses to hit European streets for first time