Embark co-founders Alex Rodrigues, left, and Brandon Moak with their fleet of autonomous semi-trucks at the startup’s operations center in Ontario, California. Embark Trucks What makes a couple of brash 22-year-old entrepreneurs think they can take on Waymo, the clear leader in self-driving vehicle technology, when it comes to putting autonomous trucks on the road? … Continue reading Robot Truck Upstart Embark Hauls In $30 Million To Take On Waymo And Uber
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Self-driving car startup Voyage brings on ex-Tesla, Cruise and Uber exec as CTO
Voyage, the autonomous driving startup that currently operates self-driving cars in retirement communities, has brought on its first CTO, Drew Gray. Gray most recently worked at Uber as its director of engineering, leading the deep learning and perception team in San Francisco, according to his LinkedIn. This comes shortly after the company poached Uber’s head… Continue reading Self-driving car startup Voyage brings on ex-Tesla, Cruise and Uber exec as CTO
A daughter of Detroit defies odds, takes car industry into the future
CLOSE Denise Gray is the President of LG Chem Michigan Inc. and talks about what shaped her professionally. Detroit Free Press Buy Photo Denise Gray, president of LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center, converses with Kenneth Chang, LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. senior vice president for vehicle components company NA , during the 2018 US-Korea Business… Continue reading A daughter of Detroit defies odds, takes car industry into the future
Enway: An autonomous sweeping package from Berlin
The development self-driving vehicles is not just a topic for big car companies. A jam-filled donut Startup has picked out a special application that could free the capital from its grubby image. A report from Friedhelm old man July 19, 2018, 12:06 pm We sweep for you: The self-propelled sweeper from Enway in action (Image:… Continue reading Enway: An autonomous sweeping package from Berlin
Startup Coast Autonomous shows off
The startup project Coast Autonomous, P-1, was unveiled in New York. After six years of development, Coast Autonomous has now unveiled its P-1 Autonomous Shuttle in New York. It is a shuttle bus that runs at low speed. Coast Autonomous. Source: venturebeat The Shuttle P-1 can carry up to 14 people, with only eight people… Continue reading Startup Coast Autonomous shows off
Groupe PSA: Multi-Brand Network Euro Repar Car Service Launched in Morocco
CASABLANCA, Morocco–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA (Paris:UG): The opening was attended by Christophe Musy, Senior Vice President, PSA Aftermarket, Olivier Gandolfo, Vice President, Parts and Services for Middle East & Africa (Groupe PSA), as well as, for Sopriam, by Khalid Kabbaj, Chief Executive Officer and Kaddour Belazziz, Vice President, Parts and Services. Also in attendance… Continue reading Groupe PSA: Multi-Brand Network Euro Repar Car Service Launched in Morocco
Big bang at the German Continental
Eleven years after its acquisition of Siemens VDO for more than 11 billion euros, the German Continental is preparing to partially cede these activities. With 40,000 employees for a turnover The transmission division (Powertrain) is expected to be listed on the stock market from mid-2019 as part of a major reorganization, the second-largest German automotive… Continue reading Big bang at the German Continental
Volvo Cars reports record operating profit of SEK 4.2bn for the second quarter of 2018
Volvo Cars reports record operating profit of SEK 4.2bn for the second quarter of 2018 Volvo Cars today reported its highest ever quarterly operating profit of SEK4.2 billion for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 28.6 per cent compared with the same period last year driven by a strong increase in global… Continue reading Volvo Cars reports record operating profit of SEK 4.2bn for the second quarter of 2018
Aston Martin ‘sports car for the skies’
Luxury carmaker Aston Martin has unveiled plans for a personal aircraft dubbed a “sports car for the skies”. The company has teamed up with jet engine maker Rolls-Royce and engineering boffins at Cranfield University on the futuristic project. A concept aircraft was unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow, but the consortium hopes to have a flying… Continue reading Aston Martin ‘sports car for the skies’
Apple continues to ramp up testing of its self-driving car technology in California
Apple is continuing to expand its testing of autonomous vehicles. According to new details from macReports, the company now has upwards of 65 autonomous vehicles on the road in California, continuing the gradual increase that has been taking place over recent months… Sylvania HomeKit Light Strip This information comes from records filed with the California… Continue reading Apple continues to ramp up testing of its self-driving car technology in California