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UPDATE 2-German court says Frankfurt must ban older diesel cars

WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) – Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, must ban highly-polluting, older diesel vehicles from the city center from next February as part of a plan to improve air quality, the country’s administrative court ruled on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Traffic signs which ban diesel cars are installed by workers at the Max-Brauer Allee in downtown… Continue reading UPDATE 2-German court says Frankfurt must ban older diesel cars

UPDATE 1-Uber ‘on track’ for IPO in 2019, no plans to sell tech unit -CEO

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Wednesday the ride-hailing company was on track to launch an initial public offering next year and had no plans to sell its self-driving car research arm. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ride-sharing app Uber Dara Khosrowshahi pictured on stage during an… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Uber ‘on track’ for IPO in 2019, no plans to sell tech unit -CEO

UPDATE 1-Volvo reveals new robo-taxi in race to autonomy

GOTHENBURG (Reuters) – Volvo Cars presented a fully electric robo-taxi on Wednesday, as the Geely-owned Swedish company races to meet an ambitious target for driverless vehicle sales with its Uber supply deal on hold. Volvo’s 360c autonomous concept car is seen in Gothenburg, Sweden September 5, 2018. TT News Agency/Bjorn Larsson Rosvall via REUTERS Besides… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Volvo reveals new robo-taxi in race to autonomy

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Breaks Guinness World Record for Fuel Efficiency

Guinesss World Records has confirmed that a hydrogen fuel cell car engineered at Duke University is the most fuel-efficient vehicle ever operated. The vehicle is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell that delivers the equivalent of 14,573 miles per gallon. Duke Electric Vehicles (DEV’s) record-breaking run took place during the summer of 2018 at Galot… Continue reading Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Breaks Guinness World Record for Fuel Efficiency

Mercedes takes on Tesla with electric SUV

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its first fully-electric SUV, in a bid to take on US rival Tesla. The subsidiary of Daimler says the EQC, which has two electric motors, will have a range of more than 450km. It will start rolling off production lines at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen in 2019. The firm… Continue reading Mercedes takes on Tesla with electric SUV

Personalization and Humanization: Serious about customer engagement? Then you need them both

First, a note: This is my rawest thinking on the subject of humanization — not just of workplace, which is talked about a lot, but of the relationship with the customer, which is talked about far less. Even though I wrote a couple of blog posts back in 2008 on this, I haven’t evolved a… Continue reading Personalization and Humanization: Serious about customer engagement? Then you need them both

GM’s Mary Barra outlines EV plans as LG Electronics plant prepares to come online

GM is poised to build more all-electric vehicles as improvements continue at its recently expanded battery lab and a new LG Electronics plant in Michigan comes online, according to the automaker’s chairman and CEO Mary Barra. The LG Electronics facility in Hazel Park will start making battery packs this fall to supply GM’s Orion Assembly Plant,… Continue reading GM’s Mary Barra outlines EV plans as LG Electronics plant prepares to come online