China’s largest ride-hailing company is now recording in-car audio during passenger trips

Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing company, is now recording in-car audio during passenger trips in an effort that it says will improve customer safety. The company, most recently valued at $50 billion, began trialing the new feature on several of its platforms including Express, Select, Premier, Luxe and Minibus on Saturday, which asks users for… Continue reading China’s largest ride-hailing company is now recording in-car audio during passenger trips

Panic and paranoia

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BMW just unveiled a new electric SUV concept to take on Tesla’s Model X — take a closer look

BMW unveiled an electric concept SUV, the Vision iNEXT, on Saturday. The concept shows some of the technology the company may use in the future. A production vehicle based on the concept is planned for 2021. The concept includes autonomous driving technology, voice control, a projector that can show images or videos on objects held… Continue reading BMW just unveiled a new electric SUV concept to take on Tesla’s Model X — take a closer look

BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles -exec

NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) – German luxury vehicle maker BMW AG plans more deals with mining companies to secure electric vehicle battery materials, and is open to forming alliances to share the costs of developing autonomous-vehicle systems, the automaker’s research and development chief told Reuters. BMW management board member Klaus Froehlich said automakers and… Continue reading BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles -exec

Uber Plans New Engineering Lab in Toronto

The Toronto location will be the ride-hailing firm’s eight engineering hub outside of the U.S. Photo via Prayitno/Flickr.  Uber announced it is expanding its presence in Canada with a new engineering office to be opened in Toronto early next year, CNN reports. The Toronto location will be the ride-hailing firm’s eight engineering hub outside of… Continue reading Uber Plans New Engineering Lab in Toronto

Tata Motors cranks out two-platform strategy to rejuvenate product lineup

CHENNAI: As part of its new product strategy, Tata Motors is planning an entire pipeline of models based on a two brand new architecture that will give the company “12-14 new nameplates” by 2022. According to senior company officials, the strategy involves restricting future new products to two platforms – the Alfa architecture and the… Continue reading Tata Motors cranks out two-platform strategy to rejuvenate product lineup

Volkswagen’s Puebla plant to focus on SUVs, final edition Beetle

MEXICO CITY, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s Mexico unit said it would focus on producing SUVs and the final special-edition beetle at its plant in the central state of Puebla. The company on Thursday said it would stop producing its Beetle compact car in 2019, ending a model that looked backward to the 1960s counterculture… Continue reading Volkswagen’s Puebla plant to focus on SUVs, final edition Beetle

MWCA: ‘5G is a race that everybody should win’

5G Americas president Chris Pearson says “everyone” should win on 5G, but that this can only be achieved if the United States government ensures the two key ingredients of spectrum and infrastructure deployments are worked through. “5G is a race that everyone should win,” Pearson said while speaking with ZDNet during Mobile World Congress Americas… Continue reading MWCA: ‘5G is a race that everybody should win’