Thursday 22 February 2018 by Isabelle BEHAR – Cars Isabelle BEHAR Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest As part of Renault EASY CONNECT solutions, Renault Pro+ introduces Renault EASY CONNECT for Fleet, an ecosystem of connected services for business users that simplifies managing vehicle fleets and reduces running costs.… Continue reading Renault EASY CONNECT for Fleet, an ecosystem of connected business fleet management services
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Elon Musk is leaving board of the non-profit AI safety group, OpenAI
Elon Musk is leaving board of the non-profit AI safety group, OpenAI in order to remove a potential conflict of interest between the group’s work and the work on artificial intelligence his companies are undertaking. The Tesla CEO co-founded OpenAI in December 2015 along with Y Combinator president Sam Altman, not so long after he’d… Continue reading Elon Musk is leaving board of the non-profit AI safety group, OpenAI
Europcar and Snappcar develop their private hire service
Services By Samia Ben Ahmed, the 22/02/2018 Since June 2017, Europcar holds a 20% stake in the Dutch start-up. Europcar, in partnership with SnappCar, launches the Drive & Share mobility service in Germany and Denmark. A deployment that follows the success of this service in France. New mobility solutions are on the rise! Europcar partners… Continue reading Europcar and Snappcar develop their private hire service
UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric delivery trucks
UPS will work with partner Workhorse, a battery-electric transportation technology company, to develop and deploy a fleet of 50 custom-built plug-in electric delivery trucks with zero emissions. The goal is to make trucks that cost as much to buy as do traditional fuel-based delivery vehicles – even without taking into account subsidies. The Workhorse designed-vehicles, will… Continue reading UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric delivery trucks
The Responsive Network (Part 3/3)
The Responsive Network (Part 3/3) The future of shared mobility in cities Everything we’ve worked on has led to this. In Part 1 and 2, we wrote about the good and the bad about buses. Finally, here in Part 3, we’re proud to share our most significant innovation to date and the culmination of all our work… Continue reading The Responsive Network (Part 3/3)
Moovit Raises $50M in Series D Funding
Moovit App Global Ltd., a Tel Aviv, Isreael-based transit app provider, closed a $50m Series D funding round. The round, which brings total funding to date to $133m, was led by Intel Capital with participation from Sequoia, BMW iVentures, NGP, Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, BRM, Gemini, Vaizra, Vintage, and Hanaco. In conjunction with the funding, Professor Amnon… Continue reading Moovit Raises $50M in Series D Funding
Autoliv publishes its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K
Thu, Feb 22, 2018 16:35 CET (Stockholm, Sweden, February 22, 2018) – Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has filed its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Form 10-K is available at the SEC Edgar website: www.sec.gov and on… Continue reading Autoliv publishes its 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K
MAN Trucks begins platooning trials
22 February 2018 #CV Sector #News #SMMT News #TNB News #Top Stories #Tractor #Truck MAN Truck & Bus is to begin platooning trials with German logistics firm DB Schenker, following the official handover of test vehicles. The joint project, with involvement from Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, was set up in May 2017, with… Continue reading MAN Trucks begins platooning trials
Feature: How buses could drive an advertising revolution
Buses are the stalwarts of the out-of-home advertising industry. They carry large amounts of passengers into busy areas, so if you want to get your message across to as many people as possible – including those already on the high street with money in their pockets – they’re a safe bet. A double-decker wrapped with printed… Continue reading Feature: How buses could drive an advertising revolution
Renault announces mobile version of Optifleet
22 February 2018 #Aftermarket #CV Sector #News #SMMT News #TNB News #Tractor #Truck Renault Trucks has launched a mobile version of its Optifleet software, giving operators remote access to fleet information. The application, for use on mobile phones or tablets, offers a simplified interface compared to the original Optifleet software to enable operation on a… Continue reading Renault announces mobile version of Optifleet