With hefty investments on new industrial facilities and warehouse distribution centers in emerging countries, especially with the boom of the e-Commerce industry, forklift trucks are poised to become an integral part of intralogistics operations involving material handling activities. Various product advancements such as development of hydrogen-powered fuel cell forklift trucks are also leading to a… Continue reading Counterbalance Forklift Trucks is predicted to Optimize Productivity & Ensuring Workplace Safety
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Here’s the robotaxi that will be available on the Lyft app in 2023
Motional, the autonomous vehicle company that is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, revealed more details about its forthcoming robotaxi as well as some of the first images of the vehicle. The company is also working with Lyft and says that by 2023, customers in certain cities will be able to hail rides in… Continue reading Here’s the robotaxi that will be available on the Lyft app in 2023
German Handelsblatt: Oldtimer: Small and clever – the VW Polo II becomes 40002789
Cologne This little Volkswagen was exactly the right car for a time when nuclear armament and environmental destruction created fear of the future, while on the other hand new TV blockbusters like “Traumschiff” and “Dallas” reflected the fun of luxury and lifestyle. With the second generation of the Polo ( Type “86C”) VW presented a… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Oldtimer: Small and clever – the VW Polo II becomes 40002789
Paralympic Games: Toyota wants to continue operating autonomous e-buses after an accident
Toyota has announced details of the accident in which an e-pallet bus hit a passerby. Man and machine have failed. (Toyota, technology) Go to source
The world is still short of everything. Get used to it
Like most people in the developed world, Kirsten Gjesdal had long taken for granted her ability to order whatever she needs and then watch the goods arrive, without any thought about the factories, container ships and trucks involved in delivery. Not anymore. At her kitchen supply store in Brookings, South Dakota, Gjesdal has given up… Continue reading The world is still short of everything. Get used to it
Hive Raises $10M in Funding
Hive, a NYC-based productivity software platform, raised $10m in funding. The round was led by Rembrandt Venture Partners, with participation from Zoom Video Communications, Inc.’s Zoom Apps Fund, and existing investors Tribeca Venture Partners and Angelpad. The company will use the funding to build the software platform, where all product decisions are made democratically by users.… Continue reading Hive Raises $10M in Funding
Toyota resumes self-driving operations at Paralympic Games; CEO remains skeptical of autonomous progress
Toyota Motor Corporation has resumed operations of its self-driving e-Palette pods at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo after a halt last Thursday following a collision with a visually impaired athlete. Working alongside the Paralympic Committee, Toyota will make several safety improvements, both inside and out of its vehicles. Toyota self-drove itself into a PR… Continue reading Toyota resumes self-driving operations at Paralympic Games; CEO remains skeptical of autonomous progress
@Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Jessica Long Wins 25th Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020
TOKYO (August 30, 2021) – At 29 years old, Team Toyota athlete Jessica Long won her 25th Paralympic medal in Tokyo, winning a gold medal in the women’s 200m individual medley SM8 at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Saturday, August 28. Long, one of the most decorated Paralympians in the United States, won her… Continue reading @Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Jessica Long Wins 25th Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020
@Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Brad Snyder Wins Eighth Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020
TOKYO (August 30, 2021) – At 37 years old, Team Toyota athlete Brad Snyder won his eighth Paralympic medal in Tokyo, taking first place in the men’s Paratriathlon PTVI race at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Saturday, August 28. “It’s a big moment, obviously, because you spend so much time visualizing and hoping and… Continue reading @Toyota: Team USA, Team Toyota’s Brad Snyder Wins Eighth Paralympic Medal at Tokyo 2020
@Toyota: Doing Good x 24
The Toyota Lexus Minority-Owned Dealer Association partners with the Salvation Army to help those in their communities hit hard by COVID-19 You don’t have to be a math whiz to figure out that the impact of 24 dealerships doing good is greater than just one. That matters, especially when the beneficiaries are people struggling to… Continue reading @Toyota: Doing Good x 24