You already know that Uber wants to clog up the skies the way it has roads in cities all over the world. But now we know what the airborne Uber vehicle could look like. Today, Uber has finally unveiled a design called the Common Reference Model (CRM). Yes, the name is not sexy. But the vehicle itself… Continue reading Uber Gives Us The First Glimpse Of What It Wants Its Flying Taxi To Look Like
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Here’s how much Uber’s flying taxi service will cost
Uber’s holding a big conference today in Los Angeles, Uber Elevate, to share more about its ambitions to launch a flying taxi service. For those unfamiliar, Uber’s goal is to start testing these vertical takeoff and landing vehicles in 2020 and have its first official ride in 2023. At the Summit today, Uber Head of… Continue reading Here’s how much Uber’s flying taxi service will cost
Disrupted relationship
Expulsion or departure at your own request? The upcoming replacement of VW CEO Matthias Müller is puzzling. It seems certain that no one was really convinced. VW boss Matthias Müller Tuesday, 10.04.2018 20:20 For the shareholders of Volkswagen There was already enough to discuss at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on May 3: diesel bans,… Continue reading Disrupted relationship
Do VW customers now have the chance to get a new car?
The Hamburg district court has a VW dealer obliged to exchange a manipulated diesel car for a new car. The verdict is not yet final, but it could still help other victims. In a VW dealership (symbol image). Friday, 16.03.2018 16:24 Why is the verdict in Hamburg so spectacular? For the first time a German… Continue reading Do VW customers now have the chance to get a new car?
Walmart ends grocery delivery deal with Uber and Lyft
In 2016, Walmart announced that it would begin testing grocery delivery in conjunction with Uber and Lyft. Today, however, Reuters reports that those partnerships have come to an end, which was confirmed by Walmart and Uber. TechCrunch first reported in 2015 about Uber’s plans to launch a merchant delivery system, wherein goods from retailers would… Continue reading Walmart ends grocery delivery deal with Uber and Lyft
Audi eyes 800,000 electric and hybrid car sales in 2025
BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) – German premium brand Audi on Tuesday said it plans to sell about 800,000 battery-electric and hybrid powered cars in 2025, as it seeks to catch up with electric car rival Tesla and emerge from a damaging emissions-cheating scandal. Audi’s image has been tarnished by regulatory probes investigating what role its… Continue reading Audi eyes 800,000 electric and hybrid car sales in 2025
Automotive Group: Wolfgang Porsche turns 75 – and still has many tasks to complete
Wolfgang Porsche for the 75th Among other things, the founder’s grandson must master the transition to the next generation. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart / DüsseldorfIt’s not easy, in one such a family to be born into. Grandfather Ferdinand built the legendary Beetle. And when his father Ferry invented the sports car Porsche, Wolfgang Porsche was just… Continue reading Automotive Group: Wolfgang Porsche turns 75 – and still has many tasks to complete
Uber will halt Walmart grocery deliveries next month
Shutterstock In 2016, Walmart announced that it would be teaming up with Uber and Lyft for grocery deliveries. Though the trial with Lyft never broke out of its initial Denver test market, Walmart’s partnership with Uber expanded from Phoenix to Tampa, Dallas and Orlando. But that’s now coming to a close, Reuters reports, as Uber… Continue reading Uber will halt Walmart grocery deliveries next month
VW boss Herbert diess said before US authorities
US investigators have apparently interviewed VW boss Herbert Diess because of the diesel scandal. A direct connection with the US indictment Martin Winterkorns does not exist according to the news agency Reuters. VW boss Herbert Diess Tuesday, 08.05.2018 16:01 clock The new Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has testified according to information from group circles before… Continue reading VW boss Herbert diess said before US authorities
Audi halts diesel A6 and A7 deliveries due to software ‘irregularities’
Audi has halted deliveries of A6 and A7 models fitted with its V6 diesel engine after discovering “irregularities” in the unit’s management software. The issue relates to the 268bhp V6 variant of the Gen2 evo engine that’s used in the outgoing A6 and A7. The German transport ministry has now summoned Audi for a formal hearing… Continue reading Audi halts diesel A6 and A7 deliveries due to software ‘irregularities’