RUEIL-MALMAISON, France and LONDON, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Combines companies’ extensive and growing capabilities to address the challenge of shaping the new era of sustainable mobility Combined company will be the 4th largest global OEM by volume and 3rd largest by revenue with annual sales of 8.7 million units and combined revenues of nearly €170 billion1… Continue reading Groupe PSA and FCA agree to merge
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@Ford: Ford to Invest More Than $1.45 Billion, Add 3,000 Jobs in S.E. Mich. Plants to Deliver New Pickups, SUVs, EVs and AVs
Ford will invest $750 million and add 2,700 new direct jobs in the next three years at Ford’s manufacturing facility in Wayne, Mich., to build the new Ford Bronco, an all-new Ford Ranger and a new modification center to support autonomous vehicles and other vehicles The company also will invest about $700 million and add… Continue reading @Ford: Ford to Invest More Than $1.45 Billion, Add 3,000 Jobs in S.E. Mich. Plants to Deliver New Pickups, SUVs, EVs and AVs
GM CEO: Yes to self-driving EVs, no to plug-in hybrids
GM was planning to introduce one or more new electric vehicles at CES next month. But the company said it failed to meet the deadline because of the United Automobile Workers’ (UAW) strike, according to Motortrend. The delay is not stopping GM CEO Mary Barra from making a push on autonomous vehicles (AVs) while nixing… Continue reading GM CEO: Yes to self-driving EVs, no to plug-in hybrids
@Toyota: Paving the Way for Autonomous Mobility — Our Portfolio Company Apex.AI is Hiring
Paving the Way for Autonomous Mobility — Our Portfolio Company Apex.AI is Hiring Image courtesy of Apex.AI Based in Palo Alto, CA, Apex.AI is helping pave the future by enabling developers to create safe, certified software for autonomous mobility systems. From automated cars and self-driving trucks, to industrial robotics and aerospace, Apex.AI is addressing a growing need for easy-to-implement,… Continue reading @Toyota: Paving the Way for Autonomous Mobility — Our Portfolio Company Apex.AI is Hiring
VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States
The Volkswagen Group in the USA has joined the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium. There is none in the US yet Federal law in the field of autonomous driving and so there is a patchwork of different rules, depending on Federal State. formed. But the industry has in that Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) agreed on… Continue reading VW joins the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium in the United States
Oxbotica uses ZF technology for autonomous driving
The British startup Oxbotica uses ZF Technik to provide autonomous driving. The enterprise Oxbotica, which wants to map autonomous driving in the UK, has with the supplier ZF Friedrichshafen signed an agreement. It is about the hardware for autonomous driving, on which the Oxbotica software will run. Autonomous ride hailing. Powered by ZF ProAI. Source:… Continue reading Oxbotica uses ZF technology for autonomous driving
Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs
Munich, Paris, Milan, New York The verdict of PSA-Manager about the possible merger partner is tough. The offer of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) for many future technologies is simply “not at the state of the art”, it says in a 40-page executive presentation in November, which is available to the Handelsblatt. Neither the alternative drives and… Continue reading Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs
Segway-Ninebot adds electric scooter, moped options
Sponsored Links Segway Ninebot acquired Segway and its personal transports a few years ago, but now their combined transportation aspirations are growing up with two devices announced at an event in China ahead of CES 2020. The Ninebot eMoped and eScooter can both carry riders for miles and will come in a range of models… Continue reading Segway-Ninebot adds electric scooter, moped options
Toyota to use advanced self-driving tech in commercial vehicles first
A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp plans to first deploy advanced self-driving features in commercial vehicles before adding them to cars meant for personal use, a senior official at the Japanese auto major said on… Continue reading Toyota to use advanced self-driving tech in commercial vehicles first
Segway-Ninebot is getting into the electric moped and scooter game
Segway-Ninebot is taking its expertise in small electric vehicles and applying it to something slightly bigger. Two things, in fact: a new electric moped and an even larger electric Vespa-style scooter. Both vehicles will be on full display at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada this coming January. But Segway-Ninebot is sharing… Continue reading Segway-Ninebot is getting into the electric moped and scooter game