Category: Automotive

Family Of Man Killed In Tesla Sues Over Claimed Autopilot Flaw

Walter Huang was involved in a 2018 fatal crash on a California highway. The family of a man killed in a crash last year is suing Tesla over its Autopilot system and its widely publicized “driverless” capabilities.  Walter Huang was driving a Tesla Model X on Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, near Tesla’s headquarters, when… Continue reading Family Of Man Killed In Tesla Sues Over Claimed Autopilot Flaw

BMW Plug-In Electric Car Sales In U.S. Drop Below 1,000 In April

BMW is experiencing tough times in terms of plug-in electric car sales in the U.S. April brings more of the same for BMW Group in the U.S. as plug-in electric car sales continue to decrease. Perhaps a new BMW EV will stop the decline. The company reports a 52.3% sales drop, which makes the EV sales… Continue reading BMW Plug-In Electric Car Sales In U.S. Drop Below 1,000 In April

RideCell expands funding round to $60 million – TechCrunch

RideCell, a transportation software startup, has doubled its previously announced Series B funding round to $60 million, a sign that investors believe demand for cloud-based mobility platforms will grow as more companies try to scale up car-sharing, ride-hailing and even robotaxi businesses. The company, which has developed a platform designed to help car-sharing, ride-sharing and autonomous… Continue reading RideCell expands funding round to $60 million – TechCrunch

Edited Transcript of GT earnings conference call or presentation 26-Apr-19 1:30pm GMT

——————————————————————————– I guess my main question is just was hoping you could just characterize pricing conditions in North America, and I wanted to ask you whether you think it’s time to reexamine pricing just given the recent raw material price increases plus the fact that you really haven’t fully recovered everything that you lost in… Continue reading Edited Transcript of GT earnings conference call or presentation 26-Apr-19 1:30pm GMT

Monitoring CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in the EU: summary of data for 2013

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Bond Mobility Raises $20M in Series A Funding

Bond Mobility Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.- and Zurich, Switzerland-based eBike sharing company that delivers high-performance micromobility services, closed $20m series A funding. The round was led by Toyota-affiliated auto supplier Denso‘s New Mobility Group out of its global headquarters in Japan, and Ininvest, which will use Bond’s technologies to accelerate the development of its… Continue reading Bond Mobility Raises $20M in Series A Funding

Faraday Future is working with ‘a bankruptcy legend’ to stave off collapse

Beleaguered electric vehicle startup Faraday Future is restructuring in order to survive. The company announced a new deal on Monday that could chart a path forward. The startup has been without a main financial backer for months, is unable to bring back hundreds of employees still on unpaid leave, and recently sold its own headquarters… Continue reading Faraday Future is working with ‘a bankruptcy legend’ to stave off collapse

India’s logistics startup BlackBuck raises $150m led by Goldman, Accel

May 1, 2019 Bengaluru-based online logistics startup BlackBuck on Wednesday announced that it has raised $150 million (Rs 1050 crore) in a Series D equity funding round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and Silicon Valley-based Accel. The round also saw participation from existing investors Sands Capital and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of… Continue reading India’s logistics startup BlackBuck raises $150m led by Goldman, Accel