Photo courtesy of DiDi Didi Chuxing (DiDi) launched its carsharing platform, partnering with automakers, new energy transportation infrastructure operators, and after-sales service providers, to build an open new energy carsharing system for the future. The network of strategic partners now includes 12 top automakers including BAIC BJEV, BYD, Chang’an Automobile Group, Chery Automobile Group, Dongfeng… Continue reading Didi Chuxing Launches Open Carsharing Platform
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Adesa-AFC Parent Acquires Stratim
KAR Auction Services, Inc. a global vehicle remarketing and technology solutions provider, announced the acquisition of mobility and fleet management software company Stratim. KAR owns Adesa auctions and Automotive Finance Corp. (AFC). Stratim co-founder Sean Behr, who spoke at the 2017 Fleet Forward Conference, assumes the role of Stratim’s president. The addition of Stratim supplements… Continue reading Adesa-AFC Parent Acquires Stratim
Dealers ask brands to clarify their role in vehicle distribution
The employers of the dealerships today asked manufacturers to clarify the role they will play in the future of vehicle distribution in our country. The petition has been launched during the 27th Annual Faconauto Congress, which takes place in Ifema today and tomorrow, and comes when some brands begin to reserve the exclusivity of online… Continue reading Dealers ask brands to clarify their role in vehicle distribution
Airbus: Vahana test successful
The first test flight of the autonomous air taxi of Airbus, Vahana, has completed its test flight. On a special site in Pendleton, US Oregon became the first test of Vahana successfully held. It flew the Airbus Autonomous Transporter at a height of five meters and then landed successfully. Vahana – Autonomous air taxi from… Continue reading Airbus: Vahana test successful
Waymo accepts $245 million and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will pay $245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber’s chief executive to move past one of the company’s most bruising public controversies. The settlement announcement on Friday brought an abrupt… Continue reading Waymo accepts $245 million and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
UPDATE 8-Waymo accepts $245 mln and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will pay $245 million worth of its own shares to Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving vehicle unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets, allowing Uber’s chief executive to move past one of the company’s most bruising public controversies. The settlement announcement on Friday brought an abrupt… Continue reading UPDATE 8-Waymo accepts $245 mln and Uber’s ‘regret’ to settle self-driving car dispute
Koolicar leaves for the West Indies
The car rental service between individuals will announce this February 12, 2018 the launch of its offer to Guadeloupe and Martinique. An unprecedented expansion in the sector. What better than a presentation of KoolicarGo under the snow to slip this information: Koolicar will establish in the French West Indies. More specifically, the rental service between… Continue reading Koolicar leaves for the West Indies
“The brand is able to attract new customers”
On the occasion of the test of the new Civic Diesel, which will be in showrooms next March, Pierre Guignot, the director of the automotive division of Honda France, takes stock of its activity and the future of it. JA. Before discussing your ambitions for 2018, could you draw a quick report of the year… Continue reading “The brand is able to attract new customers”
Uber and new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi are the big winners of the Waymo trial fiasco
With the settlement between Waymo and Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi has cleaned up one of the ugliest lawsuits the company faced, full of bad blood. This was a face-saving gesture for both companies. Waymo gets a payment, but under terms that Uber’s board could swallow. Khosrowshahi gets to take credit for eliminating another big hurdle as he… Continue reading Uber and new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi are the big winners of the Waymo trial fiasco
Uber and Waymo Reach $245M Settlement in Driverless Tech Lawsuit
After months of breathless anticipation and a week of bro-tastic testimony, the Waymo v. Uber lawsuit, in which Google’s driverless tech arm sued the ride-hailing pioneer over allegedly stolen autonomous vehicle technology, is over. In a surprise move, Uber announced today that it has settled with Waymo, offering the company 0.34 percent of Uber’s equity at its current… Continue reading Uber and Waymo Reach $245M Settlement in Driverless Tech Lawsuit