@Ford: Christian Weingaertner

Dr Christian Weingärtner has been Vice President Europe Business Transformation since January 2025. Since January 1st, 2022, Weingärtner has held the position of Managing Director for Ford Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as the position of Managing Director Marketing and Sales at Ford-Werke GmbH since February 1st, 2022. Weingärtner was Managing Director & Partner… Continue reading @Ford: Christian Weingaertner

@Ford: Christian Weingaertner

Dr Christian Weingärtner has been Vice President Europe Business Transformation since January 2025. Since January 1st, 2022, Weingärtner has held the position of Managing Director for Ford Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as the position of Managing Director Marketing and Sales at Ford-Werke GmbH since February 1st, 2022. Weingärtner was Managing Director & Partner… Continue reading @Ford: Christian Weingaertner

Autonomous driving industry fuels robotaxi use

Driverless cars of Pony.ai are displayed at an expo in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING – Whenever she works late into the night in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, Wu You ends up hailing an “unmanned cab,” or robotaxi, via her smartphone to take her home. This futuristic way of travel has now become part of Wu’s… Continue reading Autonomous driving industry fuels robotaxi use

Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Flummoxed by Construction Worker’s Hand Signals

Waymo’s cars are still struggling with the basics. Wave Function Collapse For years, Google’s Waymo driverless taxis have been wreaking havoc on San Francisco streets — and an increasing number of other cities as the service expands — triggering traffic jams, getting stuck in roundabouts, and even colliding with a delivery robot. And when it comes to… Continue reading Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Flummoxed by Construction Worker’s Hand Signals

RoboSense and Coco Robotics Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — RoboSense (2498.HK), a global leader in AI-driven robotics technology, and Coco Robotics, an innovator in delivery robots, have announced a strategic partnership to transform last-mile logistics. By combining RoboSense’s advanced sensor technology with Coco Robotics’s delivery solutions, the collaboration aims to enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in urban… Continue reading RoboSense and Coco Robotics Forge Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery

Clean Technica: How Much Are Robotaxi Utopia Promises Simply Myths?003797

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Much of the discussion around robotaxis these days is focused on how well they work and how quickly they can scale up and reproduce. However, some of the initial premises on why robotaxis could be good and helpful have… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Much Are Robotaxi Utopia Promises Simply Myths?003797

China’s passenger NEV market poised for continued growth following success of 2024

Workers seen at a new energy vehicle production line in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. JIN HAOYUAN/XINHUA BEIJING – China’s new energy passenger vehicle market saw double-digit increases in output, sales and exports last year, and is expected to continue expanding this year. The country’s new energy passenger car industry produced nearly 12.19 million units… Continue reading China’s passenger NEV market poised for continued growth following success of 2024

Chick-fil-A Using Advanced Squeezing Robots to Conduct Huge Lemon Party

Talk about advanced squeezing technique. Party On, Chicken Chick-fil-A has built an armada of robots to squeeze citrus for its delectable lemonade, turning the God-fearing fast food chain‘s lemonade plant into a veritable lemon party. As Bloomberg reports, the chicken chain’s Santa Clarita, California plant is home to driverless forklifts, gigantic mechanic lemon-grabbing arms, automated rollers,… Continue reading Chick-fil-A Using Advanced Squeezing Robots to Conduct Huge Lemon Party

Business Truths That Never Expire

“Exceeding Customer Expectations: What Enterprise Can Teach You About Creating Lifetime Customers,” by author Kirk Kazanjian tells the Enterprise Rent-A-Car story and how it pursued lasting success. Photo: Enterprise  A new industry friend ordered me a book online this year as we shared an Uber ride from an airport to an event.  I had just… Continue reading Business Truths That Never Expire