Uber’s hosting its flying taxi-focused Elevate Summit for a second year

Uber will talk about flying taxis, autonomous aerial transport and everything in between, in an industry event designed to bring together stakeholder on the subject in one place. This is the second year in a row that Uber has hosted its ‘Elevate Summit,’ and this year it’s in LA. The event fill feature a ton… Continue reading Uber’s hosting its flying taxi-focused Elevate Summit for a second year

Aston Martin Posts First Profit in Eight Years

Aston Martin Holdings Ltd. is looking for a “big brother” partner in order to survive as a low-volume, luxury carmaker, even after it posted its first profit in eight years and prepares for a potential initial public offering. The manufacturer famous for making film spy James Bond’s favorite car could use a combination of capital… Continue reading Aston Martin Posts First Profit in Eight Years

Pony.ai launches a self-driving ride-hailing fleet for public use in China

Autonomous driving technology startup Pony.ai has become the first company to operate an autonomous ride-hailing service on public roads for public users in China. The company, just over a year-old, recently raised $112 million in a Series A round to help it accelerate its efforts, and its fleet is running a nearly two-mile route in… Continue reading Pony.ai launches a self-driving ride-hailing fleet for public use in China

BMW, Toyota Back a Driverless Startup That Wants to Start Small

As automakers spend billions to rack up autonomous miles and map city streets, Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW AG are also betting on a startup with a more modest approach. The corporate venture arms of the two carmakers led a $11.5 million seed investment round for May Mobility, a micro-transit company that deploys self-driving electric shuttles… Continue reading BMW, Toyota Back a Driverless Startup That Wants to Start Small

May Mobility Raises $11.5M in Seed Funding

May Mobility, an Ann Arbor, MI-based autonomous vehicle company advancing self-driving micro-shuttles, raised $11.5m in seed funding. BMW i Ventures and Toyota AI Ventures have joined its investor-base, including Maven Ventures, SV Angel, Tandem Ventures, Trucks Ventures, and YCombinator, co-leading its seed round. This funding will allow the company to launch new deployments across the… Continue reading May Mobility Raises $11.5M in Seed Funding

Bringing Self-Driving Shuttles to the Streets: Welcome Aboard, May Mobility

When asked by reporters and other industry watchers to predict when self-driving vehicles will appear on our public roadways, my answer is generally that it will be sooner than we think, but not everywhere we’d like. Fully-autonomous Level 5 driving is still years away, where a vehicle is able to operate autonomously anywhere and in… Continue reading Bringing Self-Driving Shuttles to the Streets: Welcome Aboard, May Mobility

BMW will allow access to the vehicle through a smartphone from July

Published 2/26/2018 13:37:37 CET MADRID, Feb. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) – The BMW automotive company will open and close the vehicle using a smartphone from July this year, as reported by the firm in the context of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. BMW Digital Key technology will enable the car to be unlocked or… Continue reading BMW will allow access to the vehicle through a smartphone from July

Nissan and DeNA to start Easy Ride robo-vehicle mobility service trial

YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and DeNA Co., Ltd. will begin a field test of Easy Ride, the robo-vehicle mobility service being developed by both companies, on March 5.   Easy Ride test vehicle and mobile app (https://easy-ride.com)   Easy Ride is envisioned as a mobility service for anyone who wants to travel freely… Continue reading Nissan and DeNA to start Easy Ride robo-vehicle mobility service trial

Bentley wants its next new car to be fully autonomous

Bentley’s new Bentayga V8 was revealed this week and will start at prices of £136,200 Bentley This week in Austria, Bentley launched its new V8 iteration of its luxury Bentayga SUV. The first Bentayga came off the production line back in 2015, and the company has produced more than 10,000 so far. Considering it takes… Continue reading Bentley wants its next new car to be fully autonomous

The BMW Group at the Mobile World Congress 2018.

Do you need help? Please contact our support team from 9 to 17 CET via support.pressclub@bmwgroup.com. PressClub Global · Article. Mon Feb 26 10:00:00 CET 2018 Press Kit Top The focus on the customer and their requirements underpins the BMW Group’s presentation of the next steps on the road to digital and intelligent connectivity between… Continue reading The BMW Group at the Mobile World Congress 2018.