Uber facilitated 14 million rides a week in India last year, the American ride-hailing firm said as it claimed the tentpole position in the key overseas market. In a report (PDF) published on the sidelines of its quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon, Uber said that it commanded over 50% of the ride-hailing market in India — among… Continue reading Uber claims top spot in Indian ride-hailing market
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Varroc Group’s Tarang Jain: ‘Our strategy has been to increase the lighting business.’
The Aurangabad-based Varroc Engineering, a global Tier 1 auto component group, is betting big on its global lighting business as it looks to adapt to the global EV megatrend in the automotive world. Speaking to Autocar Professional’s Nilesh Wadhwa, Tarang Jain, Managing Director at Varroc Group, says the company is investing 250 million euros (Rs… Continue reading Varroc Group’s Tarang Jain: ‘Our strategy has been to increase the lighting business.’
Ratan Tata weighs in on the debate on all-electric versus hybrid vehicles
The octogenarian said that he hoped that governments and the automotive industry should take a “measured view” on the vehicle driving systems of the future. The chairman emeritus of Tata Group, Ratan Tata shared his views on the debate whether governments policies should support only all-electric vehicles or even hybrid vehicles to promote adoption, calling… Continue reading Ratan Tata weighs in on the debate on all-electric versus hybrid vehicles
Germany’s Kamax Group plans local production in India within two years
With the growing importance of India in the global automotive scheme of things, most global companies, be it vehicle manufacturers or component suppliers, are keen to have a footprint in India, which is currently the fourth largest automobile market in the world. Not only that, Make in India is proving to be a lucrative business… Continue reading Germany’s Kamax Group plans local production in India within two years
Frank M. Rinderknecht aka RINSPEED, the Swiss car visionary in a portrait for SMAC magazine – photos by CHRISTOF SCHMIDT – News – GoSee
Frank M. Rinderknecht aka RINSPEED, the Swiss car visionary in a portrait for SMAC magazine – photos by CHRISTOF SCHMIDT Swiss photographer CHRISTOF SCHMID had the honor of shooting a portrait for an interview in SMAC magazine. In front of his camera: Frank M. Rinderknecht, a car visionary, better known as RINSPEED. Core areas of… Continue reading Frank M. Rinderknecht aka RINSPEED, the Swiss car visionary in a portrait for SMAC magazine – photos by CHRISTOF SCHMIDT – News – GoSee
MG Gloster SUV debuts at Auto Expo 2020
MG India has revealed the full-size Gloster SUV, based on the Chinese Maxus D90. It is officially the largest SUV to wear an MG badge and will take position as the brand’s range-topper in India when it goes on sale during Diwali this year. The large SUV will have immediate appeal for the ‘size-does-matter’… Continue reading MG Gloster SUV debuts at Auto Expo 2020
Suzuki Motor to set up lithium ion battery recycling plant in India
Four months after it signed an MoU with the Gujarat government for setting up of a Rs 4930 crore lithium ion battery plant in Bacharaji, near Ahmedabad, the Suzuki Motor Corporation- (SMC) backed Automotive Electronics Power Pvt Ltd (AEPPL) is now also planning to set up a lithium ion battery recycling facility in the future. According to… Continue reading Suzuki Motor to set up lithium ion battery recycling plant in India
Tesla Self-Driving Computer architect Jim Keller is confident about solving autonomous driving
Jim Keller, Tesla’s former head of Autopilot hardware and the designer of Tesla’s Self-Driving Computer chip, says that he is confident about solving autonomous driving after working at Tesla. We first exclusively reported on Tesla quietly hiring Keller, a legendary chip designer, from AMD back in 2016 and we were fairly excited by the implications of… Continue reading Tesla Self-Driving Computer architect Jim Keller is confident about solving autonomous driving
Tesla takes away Autopilot from used Model S sold through dealer
Tesla has remotely deactivated Autopilot features in a Model S that it sold to a third-party dealer who then sold it to the owner. It’s another example that Tesla is still figuring out the entire over-the-air upgrade landscape. Jalopnik laid out the entire timeline of events in a report: November 15: Tesla sells a 2017… Continue reading Tesla takes away Autopilot from used Model S sold through dealer
Electrify America opens 400th public charging station
Electrify America has rolled out a nationwide fast charging network with unprecedented speed. The company opened its 400th station this week, and now has over 1,700 individual chargers in service around the country. According to EA, 96 percent of Americans now live within 120 miles of one of its high-speed charging stations. The buildout is… Continue reading Electrify America opens 400th public charging station