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Limiters that stop drivers speeding could soon be fitted in all new cars – Manchester Evening News

Drivers could soon be prevented from speeding through a device that automatically limits a vehicle’s speed. Mandatory speed limiting technology, called Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA), could be fitted to all new cars sold in the EU within just three years, after proposals agreed by a key group of MEPs. Even though the UK is planning… Continue reading Limiters that stop drivers speeding could soon be fitted in all new cars – Manchester Evening News

Report: Google’s Waymo seeks outside investment and a sky-high valuation

Alphabet’s self-driving vehicle subsidiary Waymo may raise outside capital for the first time at a valuation “at least several times” that of Cruise, the General Motors-owned autonomous vehicle business worth nearly $15 billion, according to a report published by The Information on Monday. We’ve reached out to our sources to confirm. Waymo didn’t immediately respond… Continue reading Report: Google’s Waymo seeks outside investment and a sky-high valuation

Alphabet’s Waymo seeks outside investors: The Information

FILE PHOTO: A Waymo self-driving car is seen during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Stephen Lam (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car division, Waymo, has been seeking financing from outside investors such as European automakers Volkswagen AG, The Information reported on Monday, citing a person with… Continue reading Alphabet’s Waymo seeks outside investors: The Information

Lyft lays off up to 50 in bikes and scooters as it gears up for another wave of launches

As Lyft continues to prepare for its IPO, the on-demand transportation startup is trimming staff to cut costs ahead of another wave of expansion. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Lyft has laid off around 50 staff in its bike and scooter division, mainly people who had joined the company when it acquired the electric… Continue reading Lyft lays off up to 50 in bikes and scooters as it gears up for another wave of launches

Ford Expands City:One Challenge Program to Austin, Detroit and Indianapolis

Ford Expands City:One Challenge Program to Austin, Detroit and Indianapolis By Brett Wheatley, Vice President of Mobility Marketing & Growth, Ford Motor Company Ford Motor CompanyBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Mar 7 A few years ago, Saravana “Pat” Bhava was shocked to realize he had driven away from his daughter’s school with an unknown student in the backseat — a student a… Continue reading Ford Expands City:One Challenge Program to Austin, Detroit and Indianapolis

Bollinger Gets Serious About Electric Offroading – EVWORLD.COM – EV World

inFOCUS Bollinger B1: First Serious Electric 4WD By Bill Moore While Rivian has stolen some of the limelight of late, Bollinger is rolling ahead with its production plans to bring zero-emission 4WD motoring to a world urgently in need of carbon-free off-roading. As a young man fresh out of college, I had no car and… Continue reading Bollinger Gets Serious About Electric Offroading – EVWORLD.COM – EV World

In China, automakers forced to adapt to falling sales

Faced with a rapid drop in car sales in China it is an entire industry (manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, dealers) that is forced to adapt to this new situation. The blow is hard for companies that have often invested billions of dollars over the past decade in hopes of taking advantage of the extraordinary growth of… Continue reading In China, automakers forced to adapt to falling sales