Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business By Jim Farley, Ford Executive Vice President and President, Global Markets With the transformative potential of self-driving technology on the horizon, there are many ways we can change how our cities work for the better. To that end, we are working to verify that the technology… Continue reading Coming to a City Near You: Test-Driving Our Autonomous Vehicle Business
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Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone
Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone By Sherif Marakby, Ford Vice President, Autonomous Vehicles and Electrification Location, location, location! For decades, businesses have operated on the mantra that to succeed, they must find the perfect spot, but in a rapidly changing mobility landscape, is that still true? What if businesses — small,… Continue reading Why Teaming with Postmates Will Help Ford Expand On-Demand Delivery to Everyone
Ford taps Qualcomm to ensure cars can talk to everything else
Ford and chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership at CES 2018 on Tuesday to work together on cellular vehicle-to-everything (C2VX) tech, designed to validate and ensure a smooth rollout for the connective communication tech that’s going to help cars connect up to things like smart traffic lights, street signs, bikes, roads and more. Cellular connectivity is… Continue reading Ford taps Qualcomm to ensure cars can talk to everything else
Ford and Autonomic are building a smart city cloud platform
Ford and Silicon Valley-based Autonomic will work together to build a new open platform upon which cities can build out infrastructure communications, including connected traffic lights and parking spots, called the “Transportation Mobility Cloud.” Ford CEO Jim Hackett announced the news on Monday at the CES 2018 keynote kicking off the annual conference. The platform… Continue reading Ford and Autonomic are building a smart city cloud platform
Ford Partners With Postmates To Pilot Customer, Merchant Interaction With Self-Driving Vehicles
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Postmates, the only on-demand platform that can deliver anything from anywhere, and Ford Motor Co., today announce that they are partnering to test the experience of self-driving vehicle deliveries in 2018. Postmates will partner with Ford to conduct pilot programs that explore how self-driving technology could change the… Continue reading Ford Partners With Postmates To Pilot Customer, Merchant Interaction With Self-Driving Vehicles
Mobileye and NavInfo to Bring REM Localization to China
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 – Mobileye, an Intel company, the global leader in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies, and NavInfo, the leading autonomous driving solution providers in the China market with core businesses in HAD mapping and high accuracy positioning, today announced they have agreed to a collaboration intended to build… Continue reading Mobileye and NavInfo to Bring REM Localization to China
Continental Considers Major Overhaul and Possible Breakup
Continental AG is in exploratory talks with advisers on what could amount to its biggest-ever overhaul and a possible breakup of the German auto-parts supplier, according to people familiar with the matter. Under scenarios being discussed, Continental could create a holding company for its divisions and then list shares of the more profitable units, such… Continue reading Continental Considers Major Overhaul and Possible Breakup
Innoviz Technologies Launches InnovizPro™, a High-Resolution, Solid-State Automotive LiDAR Solution Offering …
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions, announced today the commercial launch of InnovizPro™, a stand-alone, solid-state, MEMS-based scanning LiDAR solution offering the most accurate and reliable performance of any LiDAR sensor available on the market today. A CES Innovation Awards winner in the Vehicle Intelligence… Continue reading Innoviz Technologies Launches InnovizPro™, a High-Resolution, Solid-State Automotive LiDAR Solution Offering …
Groupe PSA: Meeting between Management and the Unions to Negotiate the 2018 Jobs and Skills Alignment System (DAEC)
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA (Paris:UG): The New Momentum for Growth agreement, signed in July 2016 with five trade unions representing 80% of employees, aims to reconcile the performance objectives of Groupe PSA’s France-based operations with the protection of employees’ best interests. As part of the agreement, the Group defined and set up a responsible… Continue reading Groupe PSA: Meeting between Management and the Unions to Negotiate the 2018 Jobs and Skills Alignment System (DAEC)
Kia will launch its car sharing service in Europe at the end of 2018
Posted 09/01/2018 11: 39: 41CET The company plans to offer a total of 16 electrified vehicles for 2025 LAS VEGAS (UNITED STATES), 9 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) – The car firm Kia will launch in late 2018 in Europe WiBLE, its own car sharing service that began operating in 2017 in South Korea, and will be… Continue reading Kia will launch its car sharing service in Europe at the end of 2018