French healthtech Ambler raises €6 million to digitalize health transport

French startup Ambler has completed a €6 million financing round from Bpifrance (via the Digital Venture division), Idinvest Partners, Partech and Kima Ventures. It’ll use the funds to accelerate the development of its platform for connecting healthcare transporters and institutions.

Currently, non-emergency medical transport (for example for patients with kidney failure, oncology needs, rehabilitation or residency in psychiatric hospitals), is highly fragmented. Hospitals have to manually manage each trip, which could be carried out by different providers each time. Typically, managing non-emergency patient transport is a burden on both healthcare staff (booking journeys, managing incidents, etc.), as well as on buyers and the financial teams of the institutions (calls for tenders, cost control, invoicing, recovery of budget allocations, etc.).

Ambler, founded in 2018, offers a single platform to manage all inter-hospital patient transfers, making use of hospital vehicles to save bu..

Geely launches its biggest SUV yet – Hao Yue

Chinese automaker Geely Auto officially launched its first seven-seat D-segment SUV, Hao Yue in an entirely online launch ceremony today. The seven-seat SUV marks Geely Auto’s entry into a highly competitive market segment that is currently dominated by foreign joint-venture brands in the Chinese market. Geely says it aims to challenge the competition by offering… Continue reading Geely launches its biggest SUV yet – Hao Yue

Indonesian ride-hailing firm Gojek cuts 9% of headcount

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek announced on Tuesday it would lay off 9% of its employees, or 430 workers, and close down its lifestyle services arm, GoLife. FILE PHOTO: Commuters pass by a Gojek advertisement in Singapore, March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su A spokesman said the company would “prioritise its high-impact… Continue reading Indonesian ride-hailing firm Gojek cuts 9% of headcount

Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol cars

Up to 1.4 million Renault and Nissan vehicles sold in Britain could be equipped with illegal defeat devices, according to a lawsuit being launched today. They include a petrol-powered version of one of the UK’s best-selling family cars, the Nissan Qashqai. The law firm behind the case, Harcus Parker, claims that some cars produced up… Continue reading Lawsuit alleges defeat devices in Nissan petrol cars

Coronavirus: One in six UK car industry jobs could be lost, warns trade body

The UK car industry’s trade body says one in six jobs are at risk of redundancy without help from the government in restarting production. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said emergency funding, permanent short-time working, business rate holidays, and VAT cuts are needed to stem the flow of job losses. Showrooms are… Continue reading Coronavirus: One in six UK car industry jobs could be lost, warns trade body

China’s Didi aims for 1 million robotaxis on its platform by 2030

FILE PHOTO: The company logo of the Didi ride-hailing app on a car door at the IEEV New Energy Vehicles Exhibition in Beijing, China, October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing aims to operate more than 1 million self-driving cars through its platform by 2030, an executive said… Continue reading China’s Didi aims for 1 million robotaxis on its platform by 2030

Volkswagen Employees Begin Testing Fleet Of 150 ID.3

Volkswagen announced a comprehensive test phase of its all-new ID.3 (scheduled for customer deliveries in early September) “with a focus on everyday suitability.”” A group of voluntary employees from the Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden plants (in Saxony, Germany) will test a total of 150 ID.3 “in several waves” over the next several weeks to provide… Continue reading Volkswagen Employees Begin Testing Fleet Of 150 ID.3

Update: RiverSimple’s Latest Seedrs Campaign Surpasses £500,000 – Crowdfund Insider

Wales-based hydrogen-electric car company Riversimple has successfully secured more than £500,000 through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £200,000, made its debut less than a year after Riversimple raised £839,958 through its previous Seedrs campaign. As previously reported, Riversimple has designed a new car called the… Continue reading Update: RiverSimple’s Latest Seedrs Campaign Surpasses £500,000 – Crowdfund Insider

Elon Musk sends cryptic email to Tesla employees about going ‘all out’

Elon Musk has sent a somewhat cryptic email to Tesla employees about going ‘all out’ for the end of the quarter to have a “good outcome”. On Monday afternoon, Musk sent a short email to all Tesla employees. In the email obtained by Electrek, the CEO addressed the importance of the last week of the… Continue reading Elon Musk sends cryptic email to Tesla employees about going ‘all out’

Volkswagen sees V-shaped recovery lasting into 2022

FILE PHOTO: The logo of German car maker Volkswagen is seen on a car outside a garage in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 29, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger LONDON (Reuters) – Volkswagen expects a V-shaped recovery lasting into 2022, its sales chief said on Tuesday, as businesses try to work out how quickly they will rebound from the… Continue reading Volkswagen sees V-shaped recovery lasting into 2022