New rebound in the context of the case of fraud to emissions of diesel engines. The German court is interested in Bosch, a subsidiary would be mentioned in the Chrysler file in the United States.
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How Carapass introduces Societe Generale into telematics insurance
This beginning of the year 2018 marks the incursion of the Société Générale group into the popular telematics insurance market. Called “Carapass”, the offer targets the weaker rollers.
Marc Meurer is the new Managing Director of Porsche France
Management change in the French market: Porsche France, a subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG based in Roissy, France, has appointed Marc Meurer as its Managing Director with effect from February 1, 2018.
Press Releases – Safeguarding auto industry competitiveness, amidst Brexit and CO2 policy concerns
Brussels, 31 January 2018 – While the EU passenger car market grew by 3.4% in 2017, with over 15 million cars sold, the European Automobile…
Google’s Self-Driving Division Is Expanding Its Fleet of Autonomous Vehicle
Striking a Deal Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle wing, just struck a legendary deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA): Fiat will supply the self-driving car ride service with thousands of Chrysler Pacifica hybrids for an undisclosed amount of money. These new vehicles will join the 600 Pacificas that are already active in Waymo’s test cities, such as Phoenix, Arizona.… Continue reading Google’s Self-Driving Division Is Expanding Its Fleet of Autonomous Vehicle
Mercedes drove around the globe to train its autonomous cars
On a rainy September day in Frankfurt Germany, Mercedes-Benz executives and I got in a specially built semi-automated S-Class to track our drive to Stuttgart. It was the first leg in a five-month, five continent training of the automaker’s self-driving system called the Intelligent World Drive that ended at CES earlier this month.
Uber is piloting a bike-sharing service with JUMP
Uber is launching a bike-sharing service next week in partnership with JUMP, a startup that recently received the first and only permit to operate dockless bike-sharing in San Francisco. JUMP’s contract with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency enables it to launch 250 of its dockless, electric bikes in San Francisco. After the first nine months… Continue reading Uber is piloting a bike-sharing service with JUMP
Fiat Chrysler supplier plans temporary layoffs as Jeep production shifts in Toledo
Fiat Chrysler supplier plans temporary layoffs as Jeep production shifts in Toledo Detroit Free Press Full coverage
California to have 5 million zero-emission vehicles on its roads by 2030
Governor Jerry Brown strikes again as a US climate leader after signing an executive order mandating the state of California to deploy at least 5 million zero-emission cars by 2030.
ZF Supervisory Board Appoints Wolf-Henning Scheider as ZF´s new Chief Executive Officer
Friedrichshafen. With effect from February 1, 2018, ZF will have a new Chief Executive Officer, Wolf-Henning Scheider, who succeeds Dr. Konstantin Sauer as CEO and head of the ZF Group. The 55 year …