Tag: GM

Toyota Motor leads $50m funding in US-based startup May Mobility

May Mobility, a US-based self-driving shuttle service provider, announced on Thursday that it has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Toyota Motor Corporation. The round also saw the participation of SPARX Group and existing investors Millennium Technology Value Partners, Cyrus Capital Partners, BMW iVentures, and Toyota AI Ventures. The corpus raised… Continue reading Toyota Motor leads $50m funding in US-based startup May Mobility

GM CEO Dodges Tesla Cybertruck Question: Promises Strong GM Pickup

Mary Barra said that GM’s electric pickup will capitalize on the company’s knowledge and experience in the segment Today has been marked by a welcome announcement about the General Motors/LG Chem battery joint venture, which will result in a huge lithium-ion cell factory (more than 30 GWh annually with options for expansion) in the Lordstown area… Continue reading GM CEO Dodges Tesla Cybertruck Question: Promises Strong GM Pickup

New electric vehicle battery plant will bring 1,100 jobs near former Lordstown auto plant – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — General Motors’ joint venture with a South Korean chemical company to manufacture electric vehicle batteries will create 1,100 jobs at a new facility to be built in Lordstown, the home of a former GM auto plant, the companies said Thursday. The joint venture between GM and LG Chem will invest up to… Continue reading New electric vehicle battery plant will bring 1,100 jobs near former Lordstown auto plant – cleveland.com

@GM: General Motors and LG Chem Team Up to Advance Toward an All-Electric Future, Add Jobs in Ohio DETROIT , Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Will create mo…

DETROIT, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Will create more than 1,100 new jobs in a new, Ohio-based facility Joint venture to drive cost per kilowatt hours to industry-leading levels New battery plant to have an annual capacity of more than 30 gigawatt hours with flexibility for expansion Companies enter joint agreement to develop advanced tech,… Continue reading @GM: General Motors and LG Chem Team Up to Advance Toward an All-Electric Future, Add Jobs in Ohio DETROIT , Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Will create mo…

Waymo robotaxi app arrives on the App Store

Hailing one of Waymo’s self-driving minivans is about to get a little easier. One year after launching its Waymo One self-driving car service in the Phoenix area, the company is launching an app on iOS, the latest signal that the company is inching toward large-scale commercial service. Now, Phoenix residents can download the Waymo app… Continue reading Waymo robotaxi app arrives on the App Store

LG Chem and GM to invest $2+B for Ohio battery factory, Cadillac EV on tap

In July it was announced that LG Chem was working on a potential new billion-dollar US battery cell factory for electric cars. Today in a security filing in South Korea, LG Chem confirmed that investment, and that GM will invest another billion. Reuters reports that the location is expected to be in the area of… Continue reading LG Chem and GM to invest $2+B for Ohio battery factory, Cadillac EV on tap

@VW Group: Personnel changes at Volkswagen Design

There are to be leadership changes at Volkswagen Design: Klaus Bischoff, Chief Designer at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, will take over as Head of Group Design effective April 1, 2020, initially serving in both capacities. Jozef Kabaň will lead Design at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand from July 1, 2020. Michael Mauer, who currently… Continue reading @VW Group: Personnel changes at Volkswagen Design

Lyft: Leveraging Early Sensor Fusion for Safer Autonomous Vehicles

By: Interns Eric Vincent¹ and Kanaad Parvate², with support from Andrew Zhong, Lars Schnyder, Kiril Vidimce, Lei Zhang, and Ashesh Jain from our Perception Team Accurate perception to enable safe autonomy In order to safely navigate the world, an autonomous vehicle (AV) needs to accurately perceive the objects that surround it. This includes dynamic objects such… Continue reading Lyft: Leveraging Early Sensor Fusion for Safer Autonomous Vehicles

GM, LG Chem to invest $2.3 billion in EV battery joint venture

GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said Thursday morning that the automaker is forming a joint venture with LG Chem to mass produce battery cells for its electric vehicles, a portfolio that will include a new battery-electric truck coming in the fall of 2021. The two companies said they will invest up to a total… Continue reading GM, LG Chem to invest $2.3 billion in EV battery joint venture