Category: Automotive

A Lime scooter rider died this morning in Washington, D.C., marking the second fatality this month

Lime, the 18-month-old, San Francisco-based company whose bright green bicycles and scooters now dot cities throughout the U.S., launched a pilot program in Tacoma, Washington, today, but that tiny victory might have felt short-lived. The reason: on the opposite side of the country, a Lime rider was killed today by an SUV while tooling around Washington… Continue reading A Lime scooter rider died this morning in Washington, D.C., marking the second fatality this month

Toyota Agrees to Add Android Auto in Its Cars

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Faraday Future joins MOBI blockchain consortium

Faraday Future (FF) announced that it has joined MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, to explore blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) for use in the development of a digital mobility ecosystem that could make transportation safer, more affordable, and more widely available. FF is collaborating with MOBI and other industry, government, and non-profit partners… Continue reading Faraday Future joins MOBI blockchain consortium

VW Group of America forms alliance to develop standard for in-car networking of autonomous and connected vehicles

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA), Aquantia, Bosch, Continental and NVIDIA announced the formation of the Networking for Autonomous Vehicles (NAV) Alliance, to drive the ecosystem development required for the next generation of Multi-Gig Ethernet networking in vehicles. Self-driving cars have become data centers on wheels constantly analyzing vast amounts of data to endeavor to ensure… Continue reading VW Group of America forms alliance to develop standard for in-car networking of autonomous and connected vehicles

ARI announces agreement with Ford to provide Telematics Solution

ARI, announced a new data integration service with Ford Commercial Solutions that will provide telematics solution for fleet customers. The agreement combines Ford Commercial Solutions’ Data Services product with ARI insights®, ARI’s proprietary fleet management portal, to deliver real-time visibility into the precise operating conditions of fleet vehicles. By the end of 2019, most Ford… Continue reading ARI announces agreement with Ford to provide Telematics Solution

Audi’s new subscription service lets you swap vehicles twice a month

Audi is the latest luxury automaker to launch a subscription-based service to get customers who want to have access to a fleet of fancy cars but don’t necessarily want to own or lease one. The German car company’s service is called Audi Select, and it launches exclusively in Dallas-Fort Worth this week. For the set… Continue reading Audi’s new subscription service lets you swap vehicles twice a month

Rivian Automotive looking to battle electric cars with battery-powered trucks

With all of the electric car projects underway these days, you might think the world needs another one like it needs another hole in the ozone layer. And that’s exactly why Rivian Automotive CEO RJ Scaringe wants to build battery-powered trucks instead. He founded the company straight out of engineering school in 2009 intending to… Continue reading Rivian Automotive looking to battle electric cars with battery-powered trucks

The steep career of Gunnar Kilian: The young Eminence of Wolfsburg

Gunnar Kilian (43) has rescued Herbert Diess (59). By the end of 2016 that was – and it may sound bizarre, after all, Kilian was Secretary General of the Works Council at the time and Diess led the board of the VW brand. But that’s just how Volkswagen works. And nobody understands Volkswagen as well… Continue reading The steep career of Gunnar Kilian: The young Eminence of Wolfsburg