Uber held its annual company holiday party Wednesday night, and Business Insider went along to say hello. Uber faces an imminent ban on operating in London. Insiders at the party don’t think the ban will happen anytime soon. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Uber’s London headquarters held its annual company holiday drinks-‘n’-canapes party… Continue reading Here is the gossip we heard at Uber’s Christmas party in London, where it faces an imminent ban
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Ford workers speak out on faulty Focus and Fiesta
Seven current and former Ford employees spoke to The Detroit Free Press about what they knew about transmission problems with the Fiesta and Focus that are now at the center of a class action lawsuit.Certain Ford Fiestas and Focuses are getting extended warranties for their troubled automatic transmissions.There has been a long string of problems with the Ford transmissions.
Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based services: survey
(Reuters) – Electric air taxis — known colloquially, if somewhat misleadingly, as “flying cars” — could draw millions of investor dollars away from ground-based transportation start-up firms in 2020, according to a study released on Monday. FILE PHOTO: A prototype of an electrical air taxi that takes off and lands vertically (eVTOLs), made by German… Continue reading Flying cars could lure investors away from ground-based services: survey
Vitesco Technologies Cuts Costs for Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain
Vitesco Technologies presents cost effective hybrid transmission with integrated electric motors Expanded role for electric motors results in vastly simplified transmission architecture and reduced costs Solution enables energy-saving high-voltage hybrid vehicles to be tailored to the mass market Regensburg, December 9, 2019. Vitesco Technologies, the Powertrain business area of Continental, presented at the CTI… Continue reading Vitesco Technologies Cuts Costs for Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain
Tesla on Autopilot crashes into police car
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Rise of SUVs ‘makes mockery’ of electric car push
Exhaust emissions from new cars have been increasing for the past three years, research suggests. Go to Source
@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service
Mercedes-Benz and Bosch hope pilot automated ride-hailing project will provide additional insights for the development of automated driving. Automated S-Class vehicles equipped with Mercedes-Benz and Bosch driving system and software provide shuttle service between West San José and downtown. For its part, Bosch develops and manufactures the components for urban automated driving that the alliance… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service
General Motors pulls out of Russian car assembly business with Avtovaz deal
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, Michigan October 26, 2015. Photo taken October 26. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s biggest automaker Avtovaz said on Monday it would buy out General Motors (GM.N) from their joint venture producing vehicles in Russia under… Continue reading General Motors pulls out of Russian car assembly business with Avtovaz deal
Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service
Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, San José – partners for the future of mobilityIn mid-2017, San José was the first U.S. city to invite private companies to carry out field tests of automated driving and analyze the growing challenges in road traffic. Especially in congested city traffic, self-driving cars’ permanent 360-degree surround sensing can potentially enhance safety, and… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz and Bosch start San José pilot project for automated ride-hailing service
BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor Awarded World’s First Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) ‘D’ Certification
TüV Rheinland Certifies the QNX ® Hypervisor 2.0 for Safety with ISO 26262 Functional Safety Integrity Level (ASIL D) WATERLOO, Canada and COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX Hypervisor 2.0 for Safety has been recognized as ISO 26262 ASIL D compliant by the independent auditors at TÜV Rheinland,… Continue reading BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor Awarded World’s First Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) ‘D’ Certification