South Korea’s biggest automaker is stepping up its pursuit of flying cars, planning a full lineup of aerial vehicles that it envisages zigzagging city skies within a decade. Hyundai Motor Group is developing models that will carry five or six people within metropolitan areas and a bigger version to fly between cities, Jaiwon Shin, head… Continue reading Hyundai confident on flying cars, steps up plans for full lineup
Category: Automotive
Ford to keep office workers at home through at least next June
Ford Motor Co.’s tens of thousand of white-collar workers in North America will continue working from home through at least next June. The announcement Thursday is an extension of a remote-work policy the Dearborn automaker put in place near the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March. It follows General Motors Co.’s decision in early September to extend… Continue reading Ford to keep office workers at home through at least next June
Used car values break new records with limited supplies
Prices of used petrol and diesel reached record highs with demand continuing to exceed supply. Petrol and diesel used car prices rose to record highs in Q3, while EVs and hybrids stabilised as the industry started to settle down to its new normal according to online used car trader Autorola UK. Petrol prices rose by… Continue reading Used car values break new records with limited supplies
Uber partners Lithium Urban Tech to deploy 1000 EVs across India
Cab aggregator Uber announced partnership with Lithium Urban Technologies, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy over 1,000 electric vehicles, all sedans, across Uber Rentals and Premier in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. So far, they have already deployed over 100 EVs including Mahindra eVerito and Tata Tigor EV over the platform. Over… Continue reading Uber partners Lithium Urban Tech to deploy 1000 EVs across India
Nissan to offer partial driving automation standard on new cars
TOKYO — Nissan Motor will equip all future vehicles with basic automated driving functions, aiming to release more than 20 such models by fiscal 2023. The technology will enable Nissan’s more expensive models to be operated hands-free on the highway, while low- to midprice cars will be able to track vehicles in front of them.… Continue reading Nissan to offer partial driving automation standard on new cars
Hyundai Motor to recall Kona EV in S.Korea over fire risk
SEOUL (Reuters) — Hyundai Motor Co will voluntarily recall its Kona electric vehicles as a possible short circuit due to what may be faulty manufacturing of its high-voltage battery cells could pose a fire risk, South Korea’s transport ministry said on Thursday. Starting on Oct. 16, the recall, which includes software updates and battery replacements after… Continue reading Hyundai Motor to recall Kona EV in S.Korea over fire risk
Microsoft Edge adds an online shopping comparison tool
Sponsored Links Microsoft As part of a major update coming later this month, Microsoft Edge is getting two handy new features (via The Verge). The first is a price comparison tool that will allow you to add a product to a Collection and then click a single button to see how much that item costs… Continue reading Microsoft Edge adds an online shopping comparison tool
Become a pro game developer for just $100
Sponsored Links StackCommerce Who doesn’t love a great video game? Whether you play competitively in stadiums filled with screaming fans (yes, that’s a real thing) or you simply enjoy unwinding with some Mario Kart at the end of a long day, video games inevitably make life much more enjoyable and entertaining. But did you know… Continue reading Become a pro game developer for just $100
Facebook shut down 10 fake-account networks over the last month
Facebook shut down ten networks that violated its policies against coordinated inauthentic behavior between September 22nd and today, the company announced today. Six of the networks were previously disclosed and dismantled, while four were shuttered in the last week alone. “In each case, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fictitious… Continue reading Facebook shut down 10 fake-account networks over the last month
Twitter suspends 1,600 accounts linked to state disinformation networks
Sponsored Links STRF/STAR MAX/IPx Twitter has permanently suspended another 1,589 state-linked accounts that violated its platform manipulation policies. It says they’re connected to state information operations carried out by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and Thailand. Twitter has added details on those accounts, along with five Russia-linked accounts it shut down in September, to its state-linked… Continue reading Twitter suspends 1,600 accounts linked to state disinformation networks