A fleet of 50 Mercedes-Benz E200L vehicles are available for booking via Volkswagen’s ride-hailing app, WeChat account, and company hotline. Photo via Depositphotos. Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen launched a ride-hailing service in Shanghai yesterday, The Paper reports. A fleet of 50 Mercedes-Benz E200L vehicles are available for booking via Volkswagen’s ride-hailing app, WeChat account, and company… Continue reading VW, Mercedes Launch Ride-Hailing Service in Shanghai
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Europcar, India’s ECO Rent a Car Form Partnership
ECO Rent A Car is India’s leading professional car rental since 1974, based in New Delhi. Photo via Depositphotos. Europcar Mobility Group is forming a new strategic alliance with ECO Rent a Car in India. With this partnership, both ECO and Europcar customers will benefit from a consistent high quality service worldwide. ECO customers will be able… Continue reading Europcar, India’s ECO Rent a Car Form Partnership
Elon Musk said The Boring Company wants to prove it can send 4,000 vehicles traveling at 155 mph through its tunnels every hour
Elon Musk revealed what’s next for The Boring Company in a series of tweets on Wednesday, a day after he demonstrated how the underground tunnels the startup is developing would operate in Los Angeles. “Next step for @BoringCompany Loop is demonstrating high throughput at high speed. Target is 4000 vehicles/hour at 155mph (250km/h),” he said.… Continue reading Elon Musk said The Boring Company wants to prove it can send 4,000 vehicles traveling at 155 mph through its tunnels every hour
Uber loses appeal over driver rights
Uber has lost an appeal against a ruling that its drivers should be treated as workers rather than self-employed. In 2016 a tribunal ruled drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam were Uber staff and entitled to holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the minimum wage. That ruling has now been upheld by the Court of… Continue reading Uber loses appeal over driver rights
SoftBank Vision Fund makes $500m investment in Cambridge Mobile Telematics
December 20, 2018 SoftBank Vision Fund (SBVF) has made a $500-million investment in global mobile telematics and analytics provider Cambridge Mobile Telematics, according to a company statement. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, CMT aims to improve the safety of people and goods using mobile sensing and IoT, AI, and behavioural science. The company claims to have pioneered… Continue reading SoftBank Vision Fund makes $500m investment in Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Nissan says CEO had one-on-one meeting with Renault’s acting boss
Nissan President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa attends a news conference at its global headquarters building in Yokohama, Japan, December 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) on Thursday said CEO Hiroto Saikawa had held a one-on-one meeting with the acting boss of its automaking partner Renault SA (RENA.PA) during… Continue reading Nissan says CEO had one-on-one meeting with Renault’s acting boss
Listen to a Tesla make 6 farting noises on demand
One of Tesla’s big selling points is the company’s ability to wirelessly push software updates to its electric vehicles. It’s what allows these vehicles to improve over time long after they’ve been purchased by customers. This week, one of those improvements was to deliver a few Easter eggs — as promised by CEO Elon Musk… Continue reading Listen to a Tesla make 6 farting noises on demand
Did unicorns like Lyft and Uber wait too long?
It was several years ago, at a tech conference in Laguna Beach, Ca., that the venture capitalist Bill Gurley issued one of what would become repeated warnings that startups were staying private too long. Comparing companies that refuse to go public to undergrads whose college careers extend several years past the point that they should,… Continue reading Did unicorns like Lyft and Uber wait too long?
Uber’s new Jump electric bicycles just fixed everything wrong with shared e-bikes
Jump, an electric bicycle sharing service, was scooped up by Uber last year. The ride-sharing giant used Jump as its first foray into the booming micro-mobility industry. Now Jump has released a totally redesigned electric bicycle that focuses on usability, reliability and user interface upgrades. This new model could change the way people think about… Continue reading Uber’s new Jump electric bicycles just fixed everything wrong with shared e-bikes
Opel complains against Transport Minister Scheuer
Friday, 02/11/2018 6:00 pm Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) wants to force the companies to pay for the retrofitting with nitrogen oxide catalysts on diesel vehicles. A company that is right after the diesel compromise of Federal government On the other hand, in the beginning of October it has resisted Opel , You will… Continue reading Opel complains against Transport Minister Scheuer