Please click HERE for a PDF version of the release. Collaboration in Southeastern Michigan to Make First Deployment in Downtown Detroit Possible ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 13, 2018 — Getting around in crowded city streets of America is about to get a little easier. May Mobility, an Ann Arbor, Michigan startup building self-driving shuttles, has… Continue reading News Release – Magna and May Mobility Partner to Build, Deploy and Scale Self-Driving Shuttles
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Mini boss: going electric is a real challenge
Mini is “the most urban car brand” but also one of the hardest to switch to full electric power due to the size of its vehicles, according to boss Peter Schwarzenbauer. Highlighting the upcoming Mini E, which will be built in Oxford from 2019, and the alternative version of the vehicle, which will be produced in… Continue reading Mini boss: going electric is a real challenge
Here’s the fake noise the Jaguar I-Pace makes when you hit the throttle
Jaguar’s first all-electric car, the I-Pace, will go on sale a little later this year. But thanks to Roadshow, which is among the press currently attending a “first drive” junket for the I-Pace in Portugal, we now know what the I-Pace sounds like. Picture this. You’re cruising up the Pacific Coast Highway in your shiny… Continue reading Here’s the fake noise the Jaguar I-Pace makes when you hit the throttle
Magna to partner with May Mobility on low-speed self-driving shuttle
(Reuters) – Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International Inc will partner with Michigan startup May Mobility on self-driving shuttles, the companies said on Wednesday. Magna will outfit low-speed electric shuttles equipped with May Mobility self-driving software. The shuttles will be deployed initially this summer in a commercial ride-sharing service in downtown Detroit. Investors in May… Continue reading Magna to partner with May Mobility on low-speed self-driving shuttle
Magna and May Mobility Partner to Build, Deploy and Scale Self-Driving Shuttles
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Getting around in crowded city streets of America is about to get a little easier. May Mobility, an Ann Arbor, Michigan startup building self-driving shuttles, has partnered with Magna (NYSE:MGA), a mobility technology company and one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, to retrofit and scale… Continue reading Magna and May Mobility Partner to Build, Deploy and Scale Self-Driving Shuttles
China start-up readies capacity for 150,000 electric cars per year
FRANKFURT: Future Mobility Corporation (FMC), the Chinese parent company behind electric car start-up Byton, has placed an order for a paint shop capable of handling 150,000 cars per year, German supplier Duerr said on Wednesday. China’s Byton, a newcomer headed by the former head of BMW‘s i8 programme, has already released plans for a premium… Continue reading China start-up readies capacity for 150,000 electric cars per year
Cobalt Hunt Takes Aussie Explorer to Forest on BMW’s Doorstep
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE The search for cobalt, a key component of the battery-powered auto fleets of the future, has arrived on BMW AG’s doorstep with a discovery of an ore deposit not far from the plant where the German manufacturer makes its i3 electric city car. The cobalt find in a forested… Continue reading Cobalt Hunt Takes Aussie Explorer to Forest on BMW’s Doorstep
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SBR shut-downs in China… EU chemical output up… India NR warning… Pirelli in F1… SBR prices’ uptrend… German rubber pay rise… Wanli shelves US tire plant?… Rubber share prices… India tire price hikes… BMW investing in 3D technology… JUNE 2018 15/6 China’s Shen Hua Chemical Industrial is planning to carry out maintenance work on a 70… Continue reading ERJ Business News Tracker
BMW sales fall, so too does German investor confidence
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BMW Trails Mercedes, Audi in China With Sales Drop in May
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE BMW sales in China, the carmaker’s biggest national market, dropped for the first time in over two years in May after buyers delayed purchases, hoping for better deals following a cut in import duties. Deliveries of BMW-brand and Mini city cars in China fell 10 percent in May compared… Continue reading BMW Trails Mercedes, Audi in China With Sales Drop in May