Initial Tesla Model 3 consumption and charging data is in and it’s impressive. Finally! Enough Model 3 owners have gotten through the hassle of keeping A Better Route Planner (ABRP) running in a mobile browser while driving and charging to give ABRP some initial consumption and driving statistics. Have you noticed how much better ABRP has become… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 Is Road Trip Champ: Beats Model S, X, Says ABRP
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Toyota, Renault, VW: Japanese and French depend on German carmakers in terms of efficiency
Toyota production in Miyawaka In terms of operating profit, Japanese carmakers are even leaving Daimler behind. (Photo: AP) DüsseldorfThe world in Wolfsburg could actually be okay. With 5.5 million vehicles sold was VW also in the first half of the year the largest automaker in the world. Even the profit was lush with 8.16 billion… Continue reading Toyota, Renault, VW: Japanese and French depend on German carmakers in terms of efficiency
What cars know about the drivers: These businesses want to make car manufacturers with driving data
Up to 100 ECUs and processors are now installed in a new car, as the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) describes in an article (more on this), They capture data from dozens of sensors in real time: from the GPS position to the speed and engine data to the braking behavior or the operation of windscreen… Continue reading What cars know about the drivers: These businesses want to make car manufacturers with driving data
Carsharing Leader Getaround Raises $300M in Series D
Getaround, a San Francisco, CA-based carsharing platform that allows users to rent and drive cars shared by people in their city, raised $300m in Series D financing. The round was led by SoftBank, with participation from Toyota Motor Corporation, and inside investors. The company intends to use the funds to continue growing and expanding into… Continue reading Carsharing Leader Getaround Raises $300M in Series D
Internal documents reveal the grueling way Tesla hit its 5,000 Model 3 target (TSLA)
Internal documents show that Tesla had to rework more than 4,300 of the 5,000 Model 3 vehicles it built during the last week of June when it hit its critical production target. Within the auto industry, cars that make it through a manufacturing process without requiring rework are part of a factory or line’s “first… Continue reading Internal documents reveal the grueling way Tesla hit its 5,000 Model 3 target (TSLA)
Lyft and Aptiv have completed 5000 paid trips in their self-driving taxis
Lyft and self-driving technology company Aptiv have been operating a small fleet of self-driving cars in Las Vegas since the Consumer Electronics Show last January. And today, the companies say they’ve reached a new milestone in their partnership: 5,000 paid rides. Lyft and Aptiv claim to be operating the only commercial robot taxi service in… Continue reading Lyft and Aptiv have completed 5000 paid trips in their self-driving taxis
Car-sharing startup Getaround raises $300 mln in funding led by SoftBank
(Reuters) – Car-sharing startup Getaround Inc has raised about $300 million in the latest funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, the San Francisco-based firm said on Tuesday. Toyota Motor Corp and some other existing investors were also part of the Series D funding round, Getaround said. The company, founded in 2013, has been… Continue reading Car-sharing startup Getaround raises $300 mln in funding led by SoftBank
Volkswagen Truck & Bus AG resolves extraordinary termination of the domination and profit transfer agreement (BGAV) with MAN SE
“ In today’s meeting, the management of Volkswagen Truck & Bus AG (soon transforming into TRATON AG) has resolved the extraordinary termination of the domination and profit transfer agreement (BGAV) with MAN SE, dated April 26, 2013, with effect from January 1, 2019. On June 26, 2018, the higher regional court (Oberlandesgericht) of Munich had… Continue reading Volkswagen Truck & Bus AG resolves extraordinary termination of the domination and profit transfer agreement (BGAV) with MAN SE
New Wiesmann sports car coming in 2019
Follow Viknesh Wiesmann GT MF5 After ceasing operations in 2014 due to insolvency, Germany’s Wiessman and its collection of retro sports cars was brought back to life a year later by a couple of Indian investors based in the United Kingdom. They brought on Mercedes-Benz veteran Mario Spitzner to run the revived company, which is… Continue reading New Wiesmann sports car coming in 2019
Retro sports car maker Wiesmann to return next year
WIESMANN is the German sports car company most drivers have never heard of. Originally founded in 1985 by two brothers, the Dülmen-based company had developed a reputation for producing two-seaters that were inspired by great British sports cars from years passed. Even though its cars were accomplished enough to attract huge praise from the likes of… Continue reading Retro sports car maker Wiesmann to return next year