GM just made a big behind-the-scenes move to boost robot cars – Detroit Free Press

CLOSE General Motors announced plans to close three assembly plants, one each in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario before the end of 2019. Wochit Cruise Automation’s Dan Kan and Kyle Vogt pose for a photo with General Motors’ Dan Ammann at Cruise Automation offices in San Francisco, Calif. on Nov. 20, 2018. (Photo: Noah Berger, General… Continue reading GM just made a big behind-the-scenes move to boost robot cars – Detroit Free Press

@VW Group: ʺLife happens with a Golfʺ: New Volkswagen marketing campaign starts on 6 December

On 6 December the Volkswagen brand is starting a new marketing campaign for the Golf 8 in Germany. The claim: ʺLife happens with a Golfʺ. In the first quarter of 2020 the campaign will be rolled out to further countries in Europe. It comprises a total of more than 450 elements, including digital assets, social… Continue reading @VW Group: ʺLife happens with a Golfʺ: New Volkswagen marketing campaign starts on 6 December

Rich data visualizations for Ant Financial’s AntV L7 Platform

By: Chris Wu Ant Financial Services Group, the parent company of Alipay, is now building with Mapbox. Their visualization team, AntV, just launched L7, an open-sourced large-scale geographic visualization framework with Mapbox maps in version 2.0. L7 is the first open source WebGL geographic visualization engine in China. Together with Mapbox GL, L7 lets users create compelling… Continue reading Rich data visualizations for Ant Financial’s AntV L7 Platform

@Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Unveils ‘Strategy 2025’ Roadmap to Transition into ‘Smart Mobility Solution Provider’

– Hyundai to transition into Smart Mobility Solution Provider by 2025 with two pillars  · Smart Mobility Device will expand beyond automobiles to include Personal Air Vehicle (PAV), robotics, last-mile mobility  · Smart Mobility Service will offer personalized services and contents on integrated platform– Hyundai announces a set of strategic goals  · achieve balanced and… Continue reading @Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Unveils ‘Strategy 2025’ Roadmap to Transition into ‘Smart Mobility Solution Provider’

Larry Page and Sergey Brin Hand Over Alphabet’s Reins

It’s officially the end of an era at Google. As the company faces a series of antitrust investigations and mounting employee unrest, its two cofounders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, announced on Tuesday they were stepping down from their leadership roles at the company. Page had been CEO of Google parent organization Alphabet, while Brin… Continue reading Larry Page and Sergey Brin Hand Over Alphabet’s Reins

Blockchain Developer Gets Busted After Talk in North Korea

The prominent hacker and Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith was arrested by the US government Friday after he spoke at an April conference on blockchain technologies in North Korea. The US government considers his presentation to be a transfer of technology—and therefore a violation of US sanctions. But Griffith’s defenders, including Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, describe… Continue reading Blockchain Developer Gets Busted After Talk in North Korea

Damaged Ford F-350 Pickup Leads Musk To Comment On Tesla Cybertruck

Seeing a Ford F-350 get twisted pushes Musk to speak up and share. Many, if not most, of today’s pickup trucks are tough, highly capable, and somewhat free of major issues. This is because automakers — especially in the United States — put trucks at the forefront of their focus due to people’s undying interest in the… Continue reading Damaged Ford F-350 Pickup Leads Musk To Comment On Tesla Cybertruck

Ford to shut down GoRide Health service and pivot to AV research

Six months ago, Ford laid out an ambitious plan to expand its GoRide Health transportation service with an aim at delivering thousands of rides every day to hospitals, doctor offices and other health care facilities by the end of the year. In a few weeks, the service, which provided transportation for non-emergency care, will no… Continue reading Ford to shut down GoRide Health service and pivot to AV research

Non-obvious fundraising tips from a Silicon Valley outsider

Nathan Beckord Contributor More posts by this contributor 2017 is the year your startup gets funded Tips From The Startup Fundraising Playbook When it comes to workplace productivity and communication apps, it can often feel like Slack, Trello and Asana have the market cornered. But Aydin Mirzaee saw past the crowded space. In his previous… Continue reading Non-obvious fundraising tips from a Silicon Valley outsider