BluSmart gets Rs 51 crore in pre-series A funding

BluSmart, the all-electric ride-hailing platform has raised $7 million (Rs 51 crore) in funding from multiple investors including Inflection Point Ventures, Venture Catalysts, Survam Partners, Mumbai Angels, Chhatisgarh Investments, JITO Angels, Lets Venture Fund and Kaplavriksh Fund. The company says it will utilise the funding to expand the number of cars on the platform, set… Continue reading BluSmart gets Rs 51 crore in pre-series A funding

Crowdfunded dongle brings wireless Android Auto to more cars

Sponsored Links BMW While wireless Android Auto will soon be easier to find on phones, it’s another matter for cars. The cable-free tech is still rare outside of a few brands like BMW. A crowdfunded project might change that, however. Developer Emil Borconi-Szdressy recently launched an Indiegogo campaign (via XDA and 9to5Google) for an AAWireless… Continue reading Crowdfunded dongle brings wireless Android Auto to more cars

German Manager Magazin: VW works council chief excludes four-day week000101

The automobile company VolkswagenFrom the point of view of the works council chairman Bernd Osterloh (63), he is on the right track against the electric car pioneer Teslato claim. VW has already concluded a future pact. This is sufficient for the structural change, he told the newspaper “Welt am Sonntag”. At the moment there could… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: VW works council chief excludes four-day week000101

Renault: Lucas de Meo gives Alpine another chance

Posted Sep 6, 2020 at 10:58 a.m.Updated Sep 6, 2020 at 11:29 a.m. While there is still little time, even internally of the French car manufacturer which has just posted historic quarterly losses, many were those who doubted the sustainability of this brand of sports car relaunched in 2018 but not selling that 4 to… Continue reading Renault: Lucas de Meo gives Alpine another chance

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Works council chairman sees VW well positioned for electric cars000244

Bernd Osterloh According to him, electric cars could also be built at the main plant in Wolfsburg. (Photo: Imago) Wolfsburg According to works council chairman Bernd Osterloh, the automotive group Volkswagen is well on the way to asserting itself against the electric car pioneer Tesla. “We are now in the middle of the electrification of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Works council chairman sees VW well positioned for electric cars000244

German Handelsblatt: Flying visit: Tesla boss Musk meets VW boss Diess – and tests the ID.3000242

Elon Musk The Tesla boss comes to the topping-out ceremony at the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg – and a short time later he has the new VW models shown. (Photo: action press) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt When Elon Musk’s private jet, the “Gulfstream G650”, took off from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport on Wednesday at 9:17 pm,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Flying visit: Tesla boss Musk meets VW boss Diess – and tests the ID.3000242