Category: Automotive

UPS buys stake in TuSimple, testing self-driving trucks in Arizona

DETROIT (Reuters) – UPS said on Thursday it has bought a minority stake in self-driving company TuSimple, and the world’s largest package delivery company has been testing the startup’s autonomous trucks since May on a busy freight route in Arizona. FILE PHOTO: The logo of United Parcel Service is seen at the new package sorting… Continue reading UPS buys stake in TuSimple, testing self-driving trucks in Arizona

Daimler Builds First Two Electric Freightliner eCascadia For Customers

The first two Freightliner eCascadias are ready. More to come later this year. Series production planned for late 2021. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that the first two all-electric Class 8 trucks Freightliner eCascadia were built for customers. The pilot program is delayed compared to the initial plan of delivering vehicles in 2018 but finally… Continue reading Daimler Builds First Two Electric Freightliner eCascadia For Customers

All-New Renault ZOE Z.E. 50 In The Lens Of Fully Charged: Video

The new Renault ZOE is ready to compete with new contenders like the Peugeot e-208 and its Opel/Vauxhall Corsa-e derivatives, as well as some VWs. Fully Charged was present at the unveiling of the third-generation Renault ZOE Z.E. 50 in France in June, but as it sometimes happens, it took some time to edit and… Continue reading All-New Renault ZOE Z.E. 50 In The Lens Of Fully Charged: Video

Equiem Secures Over $8.4M in Funding

Equiem, a New York-based provider of tenant experience technology and services for commercial real estate, secured over $8.4m in funding. Backers in the round, which brought the total amount raised to date by the company to over $20m, included the Grollo Group, Salta Capital, Aconex Founder and CEO Leigh Jasper, Perennial Value, and Regal Funds… Continue reading Equiem Secures Over $8.4M in Funding

Statistics – Transport of German Trucks Year 2017 (VD 3)

Date 15.08.2019 The following statistics are now available for download in the PDF file format on the website of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA): German Truck Transport – Domestic Traffic, Year 2017 (VD 3) publications Domestic traffic, year 2017 (VD 3) (PDF, 1 MB, file is not barrier-free) Go to source

Bolt gathered in Tallinn for a company-wide hackathon

In the second week of August, 550 Bolt employees from all around the globe gathered in Tallinn for a company-wide hackathon to improve company culture, network, gain new knowledge and generally share some good vibes! Here’s what happened. Imagine one regular six-year-old. He’s full of questions when it comes to discovering the world in and… Continue reading Bolt gathered in Tallinn for a company-wide hackathon

Battery-powered plane crashes in Norway as country tries to ditch fossil fuels

An all-electric battery-powered plane has crashed into a lake in Norway, in what is a setback for the country’s attempt to move away from fossil fuel-powered flight. Reuters reports that the Alpha Electro G2 plane is owned and operated by Avinor, Norway’s state-run airport operator, and was being flown by its chief executive, Dag Falk-Petersen,… Continue reading Battery-powered plane crashes in Norway as country tries to ditch fossil fuels

Chief fired because of planning mistakes – Setback for Susanne Klatten: profit warning from SGL Carbon shocks investors – threatens the stock market exit?

DPA SGL headquarters in Meitingen (Swabia): Is the main owner Skion taking the company completely from the stock exchange? Bad news for BMW major shareholder Susanne Klatten: The carbon specialist SGL Carbon, in which it is involved through its investment company Skion, must say goodbye to its goals by 2022. The sudden departure of Chief… Continue reading Chief fired because of planning mistakes – Setback for Susanne Klatten: profit warning from SGL Carbon shocks investors – threatens the stock market exit?