Dodge Challenger electric boost, Karma styling, limited autobahns: Today’s Car News

Uber-owned Jump electric bike-share
Plug-in luxury-car maker Karma brought in a new design house to carry it into the future. Germany revealed a plan to impose a national speed limit on its famously unlimited autobahns. And our latest Twitter poll asks readers how soon they expect Ford to come through with an electric F-Series pickup. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

The performance community looks to be getting the electrification message. Chrysler CEO Mike Manly announced that the next version of the Dodge Challenger muscle car will ditch is signature big V-8 for a smaller engine with boost from an electric motor.

After four years under Chinese ownership, Karma, which builds the car famously developed by ex-BMW and Tesla designer Henrik Fisker, plans to take styling in a new direction in a new partnership with Italian design house Pininfarina.

In an effort to combat climate change, a German government agency has proposed limiting speeds on the country's autobahns.

After a senior Ford executive announced last week that the company will build an all-electric version of the bestselling Ford F-Series—with no mention of when—we decided to ask our readers to fill in a date in our latest Twitter poll, in a gauge of how serious electric car fans think the company is.

BMW and its rival Daimler are reportedly in talks about joining forces to develop self-driving cars.

Finally, Uber plans to start a new division to develop self-riding shared bikes and scooters.

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BMW and Daimler to name ride-hailing venture “Jurbey” – source

The Daimler is seen during a press conference on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German companies BMW and Daimler will name their combined ride-hailing and car-sharing firm “Jurbey”, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Daimler and BMW… Continue reading BMW and Daimler to name ride-hailing venture “Jurbey” – source

Schwäbisch-Bavarian development aid

They are bitter rivals in the luxury segment – nevertheless, Daimler and BMW want to make robotic cars together according to a report. What is behind the planned cooperation? Electric cars from Mercedes and BMW Monday, 21.01.2019 17:27 clock Until recently, such partnerships were almost unimaginable: a BMW engineer needed no help, least of all… Continue reading Schwäbisch-Bavarian development aid

Starbucks expands its delivery service to 6 more U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco

Starbucks on Monday announced an expansion of its delivery service in partnership with Uber Eats, which is now headed to six other major U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco this week. It will then roll out to Boston, Chicago, L.A., New York and Washington D.C., and is on track to reach one-quarter of U.S. company-operated… Continue reading Starbucks expands its delivery service to 6 more U.S. cities, starting with San Francisco

Uber is working on autonomous electric bicycles and scooters, opens robotics division

Uber has been working on autonomous vehicles for years. However, they’ve always been of the four-wheeled variety. Now it appears that the ridesharing giant is focusing on autonomous electric bicycles and scooters as well. Uber wants autonomous electric bicycles and scooters Uber is apparently working to integrate autonomous driving and sensing technology into their electric… Continue reading Uber is working on autonomous electric bicycles and scooters, opens robotics division

Uber Said to Be Developing Self-Steering Bikes and Scooters

Scooter Clutter Bike and scooter sharing companies have been cluttering the streets of major cities around the world for some years now. And not everybody’s happy — when they’re not returned to a charging station, they can quickly become a nuisance to pedestrians. But if the latest reports are to be believed, those scooters and bikes… Continue reading Uber Said to Be Developing Self-Steering Bikes and Scooters

Uber is hiring robotics teams to work on bikes and scooters

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Uber is only gradually resuming its self-driving car program, but it’s already thinking about expanding that technology to its two-wheeled services. The Telegraph has discovered that Uber is hiring for a “micromobility robotics” team that would bring “sensing and robotics technologies” to shared bikes and scooters. While the exact plans aren’t clear,… Continue reading Uber is hiring robotics teams to work on bikes and scooters

Uber is exploring autonomous bikes and scooters

Uber is looking to integrate autonomous technology into its bike and scooter-share programs. Details are scarce, but according to 3D Robotics CEO Chris Anderson, who said Uber announced this at a DIY Robotics event over the weekend, the division will live inside Uber’s JUMP group, which is responsible for shared electric bikes and scooters. The… Continue reading Uber is exploring autonomous bikes and scooters

We spoke to a Waymo One customer about how robot taxis get confused by rainstorms

Last month, Waymo launched its first self-driving taxi service — Waymo One — in Phoenix, Arizona, but you would hardly know it by scrolling through your feed. No Facebook posts, no live-streaming videos, no tweets. We don’t know how many people are using the Google offshoot’s self-driving minivans (Waymo won’t say), but the ones that… Continue reading We spoke to a Waymo One customer about how robot taxis get confused by rainstorms

Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7

Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7 | 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 site we will assume… Continue reading Uber, Cabify cars are attacked in Spain; police arrest 7