Tag: Autonomous

The Station: Aurora gets closer to a SPAC deal, Spin’s new strategy and Waymo One app numbers

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to… Continue reading The Station: Aurora gets closer to a SPAC deal, Spin’s new strategy and Waymo One app numbers

China EV Maker Betting on Cult Status to Sell a Million Cars

(Bloomberg) — Since last July, a little-known automaker in China’s southwest has dominated the world’s largest electric car market, outselling bigger players and even Tesla Inc. almost every month with a tiny, bare-bones EV that starts at just $4,500. The Hongguang Mini is the brainchild of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., a joint venture between SAIC Motor… Continue reading China EV Maker Betting on Cult Status to Sell a Million Cars

Transportation Management System Market to Garner $11.36 Billion, Globally, by 2027 at 9.6% CAGR: AMR

PORTLAND, Ore., June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Allied Market Research recently published a report, titled, “Transportation Management System Market By Component (Solution and Services), Solution Type (Planning & Execution, Order Management, Audit, Payment, & Claims, Reporting & Analytics, and Routing & Tracking), Deployment Model (On-premise and Cloud), Transportation Mode (Roadways, Railways, Airways, and Maritime), and Industry… Continue reading Transportation Management System Market to Garner $11.36 Billion, Globally, by 2027 at 9.6% CAGR: AMR

SSCI Appoints Dr. Scott Littlefield as Chief Engineer for Maritime Programs

WOBURN, Mass., June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI), an industry leader and pioneer in advanced intelligent autonomous systems, announced today that Dr. Scott Littlefield has joined the company as Chief Engineer for Maritime Programs. In this role he will be responsible for strategic development, customer engagement, and technology solution implementation for all… Continue reading SSCI Appoints Dr. Scott Littlefield as Chief Engineer for Maritime Programs

Goodyear Completes Acquisition of Cooper

AKRON, Ohio, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Nasdaq: GT) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, finalizing the merger agreement made public on February 22.  The combination unites two leading tire companies with complementary product portfolios, services and capabilities to create a… Continue reading Goodyear Completes Acquisition of Cooper

STMicroelectronics launches smart power electronics for EVs

STMicroelectronics, the global semiconductor major catering to a spectrum of electronics applications, has launched a new family of ST Intelligent and Integrated Gallium Nitride (GaN) solutions called STi2GaN. According to the company, STi2GaN combines power and intelligence in compact, high-performance solutions required by the automotive industry as it shifts to electrified platforms. Building on ST’s… Continue reading STMicroelectronics launches smart power electronics for EVs

Stock take: Legal groundwork laid for self-driving cars on UK roads

The UK government is developing legislation to permit autonomous cars to drive on public roads, which will address a range of issues such as insurance, liability and cybersecurity and establish a legal framework to govern driverless vehicles. Known as the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act (AEVA), the legislation is spearheaded by the Law Commission (the… Continue reading Stock take: Legal groundwork laid for self-driving cars on UK roads

The new Dacia Spring becomes part of the Zity fleet

The new Dacia Spring becomes part of the Zity fleet The carsharing service offers 250 units of the Dacia Spring in the city of Paris, while in our country, specifically in Madrid, the cheapest electric SUV units are expected to arrive during the fourth quarter of 2021. The company of carsharing has just announced that… Continue reading The new Dacia Spring becomes part of the Zity fleet

Nissan delays release of flagship electric car amid chip crunch

Nissan Motor Co. is pushing back the release of its flagship Ariya electric vehicle, highlighting the struggle automakers everywhere are facing in trying to launch new cars amid a persisting shortage of semiconductors. When the Ariya SUV was first unveiled in July last year, Nissan said it was scheduled to go on sale in mid-2021.… Continue reading Nissan delays release of flagship electric car amid chip crunch