Category: Automotive

@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz achieves increased unit sales for ninth consecutive year and remains number one among luxury car brands

Mercedes-Benz delivered 2,339,562 cars last year, achieving the highest annual sales volume in the company’s history (+1.3%) in a challenging environment for the automotive industry. Mercedes-Benz Cars handed over to customers 2,456,343 cars of the Mercedes-Benz and smart brands in 2019 – a new record for a full year (+0.7%). By surpassing for the first… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz achieves increased unit sales for ninth consecutive year and remains number one among luxury car brands

Oxbotica, Navtech to partner integrated radar navigation and perception system development

Oxbotica, a key vehicle autonomy play and Navtech, a global radar solution company will partner development of a radar-based navigation and perception system that will be launched later this year. The product represents the latest advancement in radar-based technology and the partnership marks an important milestone in Oxbotica’s plans to take its software from development… Continue reading Oxbotica, Navtech to partner integrated radar navigation and perception system development

New Honda concept aims to ease transition to self-driving cars

Honda has unveiled the Augmented Driving Concept as a roofless four-seater with fully autonomous capabilities.  Designed “to address the cultural transition to autonomous vehicles”, the concept offers drivers the choice between taking full control or allowing the car to drive itself.  There are eight driving modes, offering varying degrees of input from the vehicle, with Honda claiming… Continue reading New Honda concept aims to ease transition to self-driving cars

@Hyundai: CES 2020 Hyundai Unveil UAM S-A1 in real feature

CES 2020 Hyundai Unveil UAM S-A1 in real feature – Hyundai Motor Group TECH We use cookies to improve our site and your experience. By using this site, you agree to our TERMS OF USE Close Play Hyundai Unveils UAM (Urban Air Mobility)’s real feature at CES 2020. Find out Hyundai UAM S-A1’s magnificent look… Continue reading @Hyundai: CES 2020 Hyundai Unveil UAM S-A1 in real feature

@Hyundai: Car Design in VR: Hyundai’s VR Design Evaluation Process

Car design is not made overnight; the concept is set, the direction of the design is established across various parts, and countless trials, errors, and adjustments are reiterated. Many tools and methodologies are present throughout the process. The design is sketched on paper; computers produce digitized sketches and 3D renderings. Sometimes the model is molded… Continue reading @Hyundai: Car Design in VR: Hyundai’s VR Design Evaluation Process

ommunauto Looks to Bring Carsharing Back to Calgary

The city of Calgary hasn’t had an operating carsharing service since car2go left last fall. Photo via Communauto. Carsharing service Communauto hopes to expand to Calgary after discussing parking rules with the city, according to a report by the CBC.  Communauto is negotiating with the city about its parking time limits in certain neighborhoods, says the… Continue reading ommunauto Looks to Bring Carsharing Back to Calgary

Xpeng Motors Partners with Car Rental Platform

Xpeng Motors, an electric vehicle company, has partnered with Xiaoju Car Service, a car rental and maintenance service platform backed by Didi Chuxing. This partnership will form a smart mobility ecosystem, including online car rental, long-term car rental, charging, and auto maintenance services.  The Xpeng-Xiaoju Chinese Lunar New Year car rental service launched in Hangzhou… Continue reading Xpeng Motors Partners with Car Rental Platform

Bounce raises $97m funding led by B Capital, gets valued at $450m

App-based two-wheeler rental startup Bounce, run by Wickedride Adventure Services Pvt. Ltd, has raised ₹692.39 crore ($97 million) in a Series D round led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s venture capital fund B Capital, according to documents sourced from business intelligence platform Paper.vc. Its existing investors, including Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners India and Chiratae Partners,… Continue reading Bounce raises $97m funding led by B Capital, gets valued at $450m

Transport app FlixMobility achieves 37% passenger growth in 2019, eyes India

BERLIN (Reuters) – Transport app FlixMobility reported on Thursday a 37% increase in passenger numbers last year, as Germany’s best-funded tech startup claimed the mantle of the world’s biggest provider of intercity bus services. FILE PHOTO: Passengers walk in front of a FlixBus intercity bus at the Carparkplatz Sihlquai bus station in Zurich, Switzerland October… Continue reading Transport app FlixMobility achieves 37% passenger growth in 2019, eyes India