Walk into a store. Grab your stuff. And walk right out again, without stopping to check out. In just the past three months, California-based AiFi has helped Choice Market increase sales at one of its Denver stores by 20 percent among customers who opted to skip the checkout line. It allowed Żabka, a Polish convenience… Continue reading Shopping Smart: AiFi Using AI to Spark a Retail Renaissance
Category: Automotive
Stellantis has 5 years to absorb 40% EV cost hike, avoid job cuts, CEO says
The maker of Jeep and Ram has five years to absorb the roughly 40% increase in costs that electrified vehicles represent before Stellantis NV could face restructuring and job cuts, CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday. Tavares and experts have held that not every automaker will be able to make the historic transformation to electric vehicles… Continue reading Stellantis has 5 years to absorb 40% EV cost hike, avoid job cuts, CEO says
Ford, Argo AI team with Lyft to launch self-driving robotaxi service in Miami, Austin
Ford Motor Co. and Argo AI will launch a limited robotaxi service on ride-sharing company Lyft’s platform beginning later this year, the companies announced Wednesday. The initial deployment of the service in two cities — Miami later this year, and Austin next year — marks a significant step on Ford’s path to launching a commercial autonomous-vehicle business. The project… Continue reading Ford, Argo AI team with Lyft to launch self-driving robotaxi service in Miami, Austin
Nissan dealers take on new corporate identity
Two Nissan dealerships in Cornwall and South Wales have become the first in the UK to display the brand’s new corporate identity. The first two dealerships to make the change are Hawkins Motor Group’s Nissan dealership in Penryn, and Griffin Mill in Pontypridd. The refined new logo inside and outside showrooms is part of the… Continue reading Nissan dealers take on new corporate identity
@VW Group: Annual General Meeting 2021003525
The 61st Annual General Meeting will be broadcasted live on Thursday, July 22th 2021, from 09:15am – 12:30pm CEST. Internet:https://www.volkswagenag.com/ir/agm Satellite-Feed for TV-Media: Europe – live HD FeedLive feed to start at apprx. 09:15am CEST / 7:15am GMT Satellite: ASTRA 3B @ 23.5E Transponder (digital): 3.004 / Ch.: A9 Bandwidth 9 MHz Downlink Frequency: 11,501.500… Continue reading @VW Group: Annual General Meeting 2021003525
@VW Group: The first Bugatti modern classic receives “La Maison Pur Sang” certification of authenticity: Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport 2.1.003525
Bugatti is a company steeped in more than 110 years of tradition and history. Bugatti takes the responsibility of preserving historic and contemporary classic models for the enjoyment of future generations. At the 2020 Paris Rétromobile Show, Bugatti launched its ‘La Maison Pur Sang’ program designed to restore model authenticity. Bugatti models have always been… Continue reading @VW Group: The first Bugatti modern classic receives “La Maison Pur Sang” certification of authenticity: Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport 2.1.003525
@VW Group: BASF and Porsche partner to develop high-performing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles003526
© 2021 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. *Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. As of 1 September 2018 the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emission values determined in… Continue reading @VW Group: BASF and Porsche partner to develop high-performing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles003526
@VW Group: Digital world premiere: Presentation of the Audi RS Q e-tron for the Dakar Rally003526
Just under a year after the initial concept idea, Audi Sport has started testing the Audi RS Q e-tron with which the company will be competing in the Dakar Rally for the first time in January 2022. Unique: Audi wants to be the first car manufacturer to use an electrified drivetrain in combination with an… Continue reading @VW Group: Digital world premiere: Presentation of the Audi RS Q e-tron for the Dakar Rally003526
@Toyota: 10 Million Never Looked So Good!
Toyota Kentucky Celebrates Camry Milestone GEORGETOWN, Ky. (July 21, 2021) – Age really is just a number at Toyota’s first wholly owned vehicle plant in North America. Toyota Kentucky (in Georgetown) recently produced its 10 millionth Camry, representing one of America’s best-selling vehicles of all time. The white 2021 Toyota Camry SE rolled off the… Continue reading @Toyota: 10 Million Never Looked So Good!
@Toyota: Toyota Celebrates Production of 10 Millionth Camry in Kentucky
Ever wonder what’s at the intersection of comfort and class? Well, for nearly 40 years, the Toyota Camry has transported drivers and passengers alike to that very crossroad. When Toyota Motor Corporation launched in Japan in 1957, it sold a modest 288 vehicles. Today, the automaker has exponentially eclipsed those humble beginnings with the production… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Celebrates Production of 10 Millionth Camry in Kentucky