LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Peterbilt Motors Company and Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) have announced their collaboration on electric powertrain development for Peterbilt Model 220EV battery electric vehicles. The announcement was made in conjunction with CES that opened yesterday in Las Vegas. Peterbilt will integrate Dana’s Spicer® Electrified™ e-propulsion system into its 220EV chassis.… Continue reading Peterbilt and Dana Announce Collaboration on Electric Truck Powertrain Development
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Intel: 2020 CES: Mobileye Raises the Bar
Equipped with a business strategy unlike any other automotive supplier and growth ambitions to become a complete mobility provider, Mobileye President and CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua called on the industry to be transparent with its autonomous driving technology and then showed a 23-minute unedited, uninterrupted drive of an autonomous vehicle (AV) using camera-only sensors. More:… Continue reading Intel: 2020 CES: Mobileye Raises the Bar
Bob Lutz: Tesla Is Finally Being Run Like A Normal Business
In one of the most recent CNBC interviews, the former General Motors executive Bob Lutz was asked about Tesla and… we finally heard something encouraging from Mr. Lutz. Bob Lutz appreciates Tesla’s sales results (112,000 deliveries in Q4) and Elon Musk’s focus on business. “Former General Motors executive Bob Lutz, a long-time critic of Tesla… Continue reading Bob Lutz: Tesla Is Finally Being Run Like A Normal Business
Lightyear One Solar Electric Car: Sneak Peek Ahead of CES
When we heard that Lightyear, a Dutch EV startup would be bringing their concept Lightyear One solar-powered EV to CES, we definitely put it on our list of must-sees for the show. However, we were able to do even better than we expected and scored a pre-CES look at the vehicle is a parking lot… Continue reading Lightyear One Solar Electric Car: Sneak Peek Ahead of CES
Mercedes-Benz and Geely Holding Formally Establish JV For Smart
Mercedes-Benz and Geely Holding formally establish smart brand as a global joint venture Total registered capital of the Joint Venture of 5.4 billion RMB to develop next-generationpremium electric smart vehicles First range of pure electric products to be launched from 2022 Stuttgart, Germany; Hangzhou, China. Mercedes-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz) and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding),… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz and Geely Holding Formally Establish JV For Smart
UPDATE 1-Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Wednesday informed its California customers that it would switch to providing estimates as opposed to fixed prices for its rides in response to a new law that makes it harder to qualify its drivers as contractors. FILE PHOTO: Uber’s logo is pictured at its office in Bogota, Colombia,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law
Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law
NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday informed its California customers that it would switch to providing estimates as opposed to fixed prices for its rides in response to a new law that makes it harder to qualify its drivers as contractors. In an email sent out to riders and seen… Continue reading Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law
Hundreds of GM temp workers were just made permanent
CLOSE General Motors worker Adarrey “Ace” Humphrey was blindsided Sunday. That’s when his life changed. Humphrey, 27, has been a part-time temporary worker at GM’s Flint Assembly for the last three years. Sunday morning, he and about 250 of his co-workers crowded into UAW Local 598’s union hall. Most thought they were there for a routine meeting. But when the local’s president stepped to… Continue reading Hundreds of GM temp workers were just made permanent
Out of Gear: Follow the full Ford investigation
In April 2019, Ford Motor Co., in the last paragraph of a 70-page filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosed that it could face significant liability in lawsuits over the transmission used in Focus and Fiesta cars for nearly a decade. Detroit Free Press Ford reporter Phoebe Wall Howard wrote about the disclosure and… Continue reading Out of Gear: Follow the full Ford investigation
Hesai raises $173M for autonomous vehicle LiDAR sensors – Robot Report
Hesai Technology’s LIDAR sensors. | Credit: Hesai Technology While LiDAR manufacturers are busy pumping out new sensors at CES 2020, a leading Chinese LiDAR maker closed one of largest financing rounds ever in the sector. Shanghai-based Hesai Technology raised a Series C round of $173 million. The round was co-led by the German Bosch Group… Continue reading Hesai raises $173M for autonomous vehicle LiDAR sensors – Robot Report