E-bikes and autonomous vehicles take over urban mobility Welcome to our weekly news highlights by Splyt, the place where you‘ll find the most relevant information about the urban mobility scene. Follow us for updated news, we post every Tuesday! Here is what happened last week: E-bikes — add them to your fleet, or stay behind As the bikesharing industry and… Continue reading E-bikes and autonomous vehicles take over urban mobility
Category: Automotive
2018 CES: ADAS Partnerships and Products Propel the Drive Toward Full Autonomy
Speaking on the topic of autonomous driving today at CES 2018, Mobileye CEO Professor Amnon Shashua explained that millions of cars hitting the streets this year, simply equipped with a front-facing camera and Mobileye’s new fourth-generation EyeQ® system-on-chip, will play a crucial role in the delivery of a driverless future. These cars from BMW, Nissan… Continue reading 2018 CES: ADAS Partnerships and Products Propel the Drive Toward Full Autonomy
The future of Ford: Connecting cars, bikes, stoplights
CLOSE A mobile wifi hot spot for the car at just $15 monthly and a new neighborhood app that ties together all the security cameras top Jefferson Graham’s list of even more cool gadgets on display from the Consumer Electronics Show. USA TODAY Buy Photo Ford CEO Jim Hackett, keynote speaker on Tuesday, Jan. 9,… Continue reading The future of Ford: Connecting cars, bikes, stoplights
Toyota Expands Takata Air Bag Safety Recall
January 09, 2018 PLANO, Texas, January 9, 2018 – Toyota Motor North America, Inc. today announced that, based on recent information from Takata as required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it is expanding its recall involving Takata front passenger air bag inflators. The involved vehicles are equipped with a particular type of Takata inflator. … Continue reading Toyota Expands Takata Air Bag Safety Recall
Continental Confirms Media Reports
We confirm that we are in the early stages of analyzing how our organization can become even more flexible in response to the fast changing environment in the automotive industry. In this process we are supported by external advisors. As of today it is wide open, if and which changes could result from these early… Continue reading Continental Confirms Media Reports
Qualcomm and Ford Collaborate on C-V2X Global Initiative to Improve Vehicle Safety, Traffic Efficiency and Support for Autonomous Driving
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), are accelerating the development of connected cars with the extension of their long-standing relationship into the development of advanced connectivity systems for Ford vehicles and upcoming Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology testing. C-V2X is… Continue reading Qualcomm and Ford Collaborate on C-V2X Global Initiative to Improve Vehicle Safety, Traffic Efficiency and Support for Autonomous Driving
Why We’re Working with Autonomic to Create a Platform That Can Power Future Cities
Why We’re Working with Autonomic to Create a Platform That Can Power Future Cities By Rich Strader, Ford Vice President, Mobility Product Solutions, and Sunny Madra, Autonomic CEO As we adapt our cities for the next 100 years, it’s important and thrilling to remind ourselves that this is a rare moment in technology where an innovation… Continue reading Why We’re Working with Autonomic to Create a Platform That Can Power Future Cities
Why We’re Working with Qualcomm to Ensure Everything in Cities Speaks the Same Language
Why We’re Working with Qualcomm to Ensure Everything in Cities Speaks the Same Language By Don Butler, Ford Executive Director, Connected Vehicle and Services Ever since Samuel Morse tapped out his first telegraph message in 1838, inventors have been drawn to the concept of connectivity. The discovery of radio waves, the telephone and, of course, the internet… Continue reading Why We’re Working with Qualcomm to Ensure Everything in Cities Speaks the Same Language
Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business
Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business By Jim Farley, Ford Executive Vice President and President, Global Markets With the transformative potential of self-driving technology on the horizon, there are many ways we can change how our cities work for the better. To that end, we are working to verify that the technology… Continue reading Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business
Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone
Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone By Sherif Marakby, Ford Vice President, Autonomous Vehicles and Electrification Location, location, location! For decades, businesses have operated on the mantra that to succeed, they must find the perfect spot, but in a rapidly changing mobility landscape, is that still true? What if businesses — small,… Continue reading Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone