The car-sharing mobility startup within the maker of Jeep will more than double in size, adding 14 European cities mostly in Germany to its service territory with the acquisition of ShareNow from the BMW and Mercedes-Benz groups, the company announced Tuesday. Details of the deal, which is subject to antitrust reviews, weren’t disclosed. The acquisition… Continue reading Stellantis’ Free2move acquires car-sharing service ShareNow from BMW, Mercedes
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Arrival’s Avinash Rugoobur to reveal EV built with Uber at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Arrival, a U.K.-based electric vehicle company that went public last year, has set itself a lofty goal. The company aims to produce electric vehicles that cost less than other EVs and competes with pricing on fossil fuel-powered vehicles. A lofty goal requires a bold plan. For Arrival, that means bypassing the traditional large-scale or even… Continue reading Arrival’s Avinash Rugoobur to reveal EV built with Uber at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Didi cancels its trip in South Africa
Didi Chixung, the Chinese ride-hailing giant, has today shut down its operations in South Africa (SA), a year after it launched in the country, marking its entry into the continent. A Didi official in SA confirmed the closure to TechCrunch but did not divulge the reasons for pulling the plug. “We have made the difficult… Continue reading Didi cancels its trip in South Africa
Aurora launches autonomous freight pilot with Werner, expands terminal network
Aurora Innovation is launching its third autonomous freight pilot in Texas. Starting this week, Aurora Driver-powered trucks will haul loads for Werner Enterprises, a transportation and logistics company, between Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas. The startup is already hauling freight for Uber Freight customers and for FedEx, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier. LTL freight refers… Continue reading Aurora launches autonomous freight pilot with Werner, expands terminal network
bp pulse to invest £1 billion in UK EV charging infrastructure
For better or for worse, oil companies are on a buying spree in the EV charging industry. Oil giant bp claims that its EV charging business, bp pulse, is the most used public charging network in the UK. Now the company has announced plans to invest £1 billion over the next 10 years to add… Continue reading bp pulse to invest £1 billion in UK EV charging infrastructure
Temasek-backed Ola Electric faces India probe following e-scooter fire
India is investigating how an e-scooter built by Ola Electric caught fire at the weekend, with the government worried the incident could cause panic and hamper growth of the nascent electric vehicle (EV) sector, a top bureaucrat told Reuters. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, EVs are crucial to meeting India’s carbon reduction target and reducing its… Continue reading Temasek-backed Ola Electric faces India probe following e-scooter fire
Uber: bp and Uber to Drive Delivery Growth With Global Strategic Partnership
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, bp (NYSE: BP) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) are announcing a new global strategic convenience delivery partnership, extending their existing local arrangements to reach more consumers across the world. Together, the partners will offer a huge range of quality convenience products, including fresh and prepared ranges, from select retail locations. bp… Continue reading Uber: bp and Uber to Drive Delivery Growth With Global Strategic Partnership
German FAZ: Robotaxis profitable from 2030002967
Reuters. Hamburg ⋅ The Volkswagen commercial vehicle division (VWN) wants to make money with mobility services and robot taxis by the end of the decade. Calculated across all services, the business area around autonomous driving and the associated services should then generate a return on sales of over ten percent, said division head Carsten Intra… Continue reading German FAZ: Robotaxis profitable from 2030002967
The Station: Uber seals a deal with NYC taxis, Aurora rolls into ride-hailing and LG Energy invests in North America
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec was out for a few days this week, so I’m here (Rebecca Bellan) to give you all the important future of transportation news that… Continue reading The Station: Uber seals a deal with NYC taxis, Aurora rolls into ride-hailing and LG Energy invests in North America
Uber secures 30-month London taxi license
Following a years-long dispute with the city’s transit regulator, Uber has earned a 30-month license to continue operating in London, Transport for London (TfL) said on Saturday. “Uber has been granted a London private hire vehicle operator’s license for a period of two and a half years,” a TfL spokesperson told CNBC. Uber’s dispute with… Continue reading Uber secures 30-month London taxi license