Tag: Toyota

@Hyundai: [2022 WRC 4R] Sordo Secures Podium at Rally de Portugal After Last Minute Takeover

‘Whoever dominates the Gravel wins the Championship.’ Depending on the road surface, there are various types of rallies in WRC, but the most important is still the gravel rally. The reason is simple: Gravel courses make up more than half. WRC so far went through asphalt mixed with ice in Monte Carlo, the full snow… Continue reading @Hyundai: [2022 WRC 4R] Sordo Secures Podium at Rally de Portugal After Last Minute Takeover

Electric vehicle outlook is even brighter if the world bikes and takes the bus

Representative Image Last week, my team at BloombergNEF published our big annual Electric Vehicle Outlook. The report looks at how all the different segments of road transport could evolve over the coming decades and maps out the impact on oil markets, electricity demand, batteries, metals and materials, charging infrastructure and emissions. There’s a lot of… Continue reading Electric vehicle outlook is even brighter if the world bikes and takes the bus

2022 Le Mans 24 Hours Preview: Part 1, Hypercar – Dailysportscar

Here’s the first of a four part car-by-car preview for the 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours starting with the Hypercar class. Debuting in 2021 there will be five cars in the class for 2022 with a pair apiece from Toyotya Gazoo racing and, for the only time planned thus far in 2022, Scuderia Cameron Gliuckenhaus,… Continue reading 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours Preview: Part 1, Hypercar – Dailysportscar

RAYMOND CELEBRATES NATIONAL FORKLIFT SAFETY DAY WITH LAUNCH OF NEXT-GENERATION RAYMOND VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR

Scalable virtual reality teaching tool features a wireless HTC VIVE Focus™ 3 headset for a more immersive learning experience GREENE, N.Y., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As a proud supporter of the ninth National Forklift Safety Day, The Raymond Corporation is committed to prioritizing forklift operator education and providing intelligent warehouse solutions that help customers… Continue reading RAYMOND CELEBRATES NATIONAL FORKLIFT SAFETY DAY WITH LAUNCH OF NEXT-GENERATION RAYMOND VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR

Vision in the Making: Andrew Ng’s Startup Automates Factory Inspection

Computer vision specialist Landing AI has a unique calling card: Its co-founder and CEO is a tech rock star. At Google Brain, Andrew Ng became famous for showing how deep learning could recognize cats in a sea of images with uncanny speed and accuracy. Later, he founded Coursera, where his machine learning courses have attracted… Continue reading Vision in the Making: Andrew Ng’s Startup Automates Factory Inspection

Fleet Sales Drop by a Fifth Year Over Year in May

After including dealer and manufacturer fleet sales, the total fleet share of all sales was 13.9%, up from last May’s fleet share of 12.2%, due to weakness in retail sales. Source: Cox Automotive Sales into large fleets, including sales into dealer and manufacturer fleets, decreased 0.4% month over month in May to 154,047 units, according… Continue reading Fleet Sales Drop by a Fifth Year Over Year in May

Thailand is turning into regional frontrunner in electric vehicle (EV), from luxury cars to tuk-tuks

The German luxury carmaker not only chose Thailand as its first location in Southeast Asia to manufacture the trail-blazing EQS, but also selected the Kingdom as one of only seven locations in the world to produce the high-performance lithium-ion batteries that can power the vehicle for more than 700 kilometers on a single charge, the… Continue reading Thailand is turning into regional frontrunner in electric vehicle (EV), from luxury cars to tuk-tuks

Kolors Raises $26M in Funding

Kolors, a Houston, TX-based technology and data-driven intercity bus network company, raised $26 million in funding. This included a $20 million Series A financing round led by UP.Partners with participation from Toyota Ventures, Maniv Mobility, K5 Global, Mazapil, alongside existing investors Tuesday Capital, Garret Camp’s Expa, Chris Sacca’s Lowercase, Moving Capital, MVG, Brainstorm Ventures, Bling Capital and Amplifica. The funding will further accelerate expansion… Continue reading Kolors Raises $26M in Funding

Clean Technica: Top 20 Electric Cars In The World — April 2022 (Charts)002017

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 38% in April 2022 compared to April 2021. Despite several disturbing factors happening all at once (the invasion of Ukraine, Covid-19 lockdowns in China, chip and battery shortages, supply chain disruptions …), the truth is that there were 542,000 registrations last month, representing 10.2% share of the overall auto… Continue reading Clean Technica: Top 20 Electric Cars In The World — April 2022 (Charts)002017