France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire answers a question during a news conference of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Fukuoka, Japan June 9, 2019. Toshifumi Kitamura/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday a Fiat Chrysler-Renault merger remained an “interesting opportunity” but added… Continue reading France’s Le Maire to meet Renault chairman, says Nissan alliance priority
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Hyundai takes minority stake in self-driving car startup Aurora
Hyundai Motor Group has invested in Aurora, the latest sign that the scope of the year-old partnership between the automaker and self-driving car startup has expanded. Aurora and Hyundai didn’t disclose terms of the investment. However, picking part new details of its Series B funding round and speaking to sources within the industry, Hyundai’s investment… Continue reading Hyundai takes minority stake in self-driving car startup Aurora
Are Toyota’s Latest EV Moves For Real?
We’d love to believe Toyota is being sincere In a comprehensive post by InsideEVs own Mark Kane, we reported last week that Toyota announced that they were pushing up their electification plans by 5 years, and now expect to have “electrified’ versions of all of their offerings by 2025. Toyota EV news That news followed a… Continue reading Are Toyota’s Latest EV Moves For Real?
Electric, Autonomous And Modular Scania NXT Unveiled
Scania NXT hints the future of electric buses and trucks beyond 2030 Scania presents at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm (10-12 June) all-new all-electric concept – the Scania NXT, which is envisioned as fully autonomous vehicle for 2030 and beyond. The main topic of the concept is modular architecture, which enables use… Continue reading Electric, Autonomous And Modular Scania NXT Unveiled
CORRECTED-Ford launches testing of new self-driving fleet in Detroit
FILE PHOTO: The Ford logo is seen on a vehicle at the New York Auto Show in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s majority owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Argo AI, launched its new fleet of self-driving test vehicles – Ford Fusion… Continue reading CORRECTED-Ford launches testing of new self-driving fleet in Detroit
VW and Goldman lead $1bn investment in Swedish battery project
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Tesla 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting: Top Seven Takeaways
Despite the negative headlines, it appears Tesla is surging forward as anticipated. Sometimes it’s hard to get an accurate read on Tesla from today’s headlines. Why? There’s an ongoing smear campaign. Who’s diverting your attention away from this remarkable American success story? There’s some alligators lurking in the FUD. Even Elon acknowledged, “It’s the most crazy disinformation campaign I’ve ever seen.” More… Continue reading Tesla 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting: Top Seven Takeaways
VW ends partnership with Aurora
The Volkswagen Group terminates the cooperation with the US startup Aurora. Looking for cooperation partner in the field of autonomous driving has Volkswagen found the startup Aurora. As announced last summer, Volkswagen even wanted to buy the startup. Aurora was from u. a. Chris Urmson, who worked on Google on Autonomous Driving founded. Since then,… Continue reading VW ends partnership with Aurora
VW’s partnership with self-driving car startup Aurora has ended
A partnership between Volkswagen and self-driving vehicle startup Aurora has ended, according to a report by the Financial Times, citing three people familiar with the matter. A spokesperson from VW confirmed the news, telling TechCrunch that “activities under our partnership have been concluded.” VW did not provide any further details. Aurora didn’t provide any details… Continue reading VW’s partnership with self-driving car startup Aurora has ended
Aston Martin’s St Athan factory in South Wales all set for the DBX
The first Aston Martin DBX isn’t due to be delivered until next summer, but pre-production models are already rolling down the production line at Aston’s new plant in St Athan in South Wales, and Auto Express was invited down to take a look. The 90-acre former Ministry of Defence site has been transformed since Aston… Continue reading Aston Martin’s St Athan factory in South Wales all set for the DBX