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Alliance of VW and Ford: The auto industry is driven to new alliances

Düsseldorf, MunichGeneral pick-ups in the United States and in Europe, a possible cooperation in electric cars and autonomous driving. Volkswagen and ford, two heavyweights in the global auto industry are joining forces. Because digitization and electrification are devouring billions of development costs, they want to the German and the American automaker team up, The cooperation… Continue reading Alliance of VW and Ford: The auto industry is driven to new alliances

Why Master Photographer Ralph Gibson Went Digital After Decades

The renowned film photographer Ralph Gibson was lying in his shrink’s office in lower Manhattan a few years back brooding. FedEx had knocked on his door that morning, delivering a digital camera the company Leica asked him to try out. But Gibson, in his mid-seventies, wasn’t sure he wanted to: He’d been shooting analog for… Continue reading Why Master Photographer Ralph Gibson Went Digital After Decades

Uber Clean Air Fee sees London passengers charged 15p extra per mile from Wednesday

Uber Clean Air Fee sees London passengers charged 15p extra per mile from Wednesday | Cab Trade News Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display Skip to Content Comments are closed. Subscribe2 We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this… Continue reading Uber Clean Air Fee sees London passengers charged 15p extra per mile from Wednesday

Uber calls on European authorities to invest in public transport at local, national and European…

Uber calls on European authorities to invest in public transport at local, national and European levels Uber Under the HoodBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jan 15 For more than one hundred years, the private car has played a significant role in how people move around cities. But mobility is at an inflection point. We are shifting from today’s dominant singular… Continue reading Uber calls on European authorities to invest in public transport at local, national and European…

Self-driving motorcycles are (almost) ready to go out for a spin

When you think of autonomous vehicles, what comes to mind? Cars and trucks? Perhaps even public transport options like buses and trains? It’s these vehicles that have dominated the news around the changing mobility landscape around the world, and yet there’s a time-tested way of getting around that often goes overlooked in these discussions: motorbikes.… Continue reading Self-driving motorcycles are (almost) ready to go out for a spin

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal invests $21m in Ola, may inject more

January 14, 2019 Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has invested $21 million in India’s largest cab-hailing platform Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd), marking his first investment following his ouster from Flipkart, which resulted in him selling his stake in the online retailer for nearly $1 billion. Part of a bigger round, Bansal is expected to infuse… Continue reading Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal invests $21m in Ola, may inject more

Under pressure to change, Ford is reinventing itself

The company has not ruled out leaving Europe altogether if its strategy fails, said a source. New York: Struggling with a sagging stock price and sluggish sales, US car giant Ford took steps to regain its footing this week with the announcement of a massive restructuring effort in Europe — even as it prepared for… Continue reading Under pressure to change, Ford is reinventing itself

Bell’s air taxi of the future aims to ferry Uber riders by 2023

While Elon Musk’s Boring Company hopes to ease traffic congestion by burrowing under the cities of tomorrow, Uber and Bell Aerospace are taking to the skies. At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Bell revealed the latest iteration of its Nexus VTOL aircraft, which is being developed as the preferred platform for Uber’s Elevate air taxi… Continue reading Bell’s air taxi of the future aims to ferry Uber riders by 2023