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Tag: Mobility
Indian bike taxi startup Rapido raises $180m funding led by Swiggy …
Bengaluru-based bike taxi startup Rapido has raised $180 million in its Series D funding round led by food delivery giant Swiggy, per an announcement on Friday. The round also saw investment from two-wheeler maker TVS Motor Company, along with existing investors, Westbridge, Shell Ventures, and Nexus Ventures, the company said in a statement. The funds… Continue reading Indian bike taxi startup Rapido raises $180m funding led by Swiggy …
Hyundai Mobis reduces drowsiness by 30% with the world’s first brainwave technology
Hyundai Mobis, together with the Gyeonggi Research Institute, announced on March 18 the results of an analysis on the practical effects of “M.Brain,” which has been applied on Gyeonggi-do public buses as a pilot project for the past year. M.Brain is a driver monitoring system that uses brain waves and was first developed by Hyundai… Continue reading Hyundai Mobis reduces drowsiness by 30% with the world’s first brainwave technology
Hyundai Motor Issues First Community-Based NFT among the Automakers, Highlighting Its Mobility Solutions in the Metaverse
Hyundai Motor is the first automaker to enter the NFT market with its own NFT community, including the Hyundai NFT official website and channels on Discord and Twitter. The Hyundai NFT community will provide its users with the Hyundai brand experience in the metaverse by sharing NFTs depicting its mobility solutions. The Hyundai NFT Discord and… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Issues First Community-Based NFT among the Automakers, Highlighting Its Mobility Solutions in the Metaverse
Will Okinawa’s voluntary recall of 3215 Praise scooters set a precedent ?
Okinawa Autotech’s voluntary recall of 3,215 units of its Praise Pro scooters on Saturday, a first in the Indian EV industry, may well set a precedent for other automakers to up their game, as consumers increasingly opt for electric vehicles to cope with rising fuel costs. In a statement, the company said the broad scope of… Continue reading Will Okinawa’s voluntary recall of 3215 Praise scooters set a precedent ?
BMW CEO talks about digitalization and the future of automotive technology – BMWBLOG
During his recent interview with ZEIT, BMW CEO, Harald Krueger, spoke about his recent collapse at the Frankfurt Auto Show and diesel technology. But he also spoke about the digitalization of the automotive industry and how interconnectivity is becoming just as important as design, luxury and performance. Kruger acknowledges that the industry is changing and… Continue reading BMW CEO talks about digitalization and the future of automotive technology – BMWBLOG
Mercedes Opens Alabama Battery Plant, Part of a Southern Wave
WOODSTOCK, Ala. — The auto industry’s shift to battery power is expected to lead to job losses because it takes fewer workers to build an electric vehicle than it does to build a car with a gasoline engine. But that probably won’t be the case in Alabama. The state this week became the beneficiary of… Continue reading Mercedes Opens Alabama Battery Plant, Part of a Southern Wave
Tesla now doesn’t let anyone buy their car after lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing
Tesla has changed its policy to now not allow anyone to buy their car after their lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing to new records. Back in 2019, Tesla announced that it wouldn’t let people who are leasing a Model 3 buy it from the company at the end of their lease,… Continue reading Tesla now doesn’t let anyone buy their car after lease is over as used car prices are skyrocketing
AFC Energy’s hydrogen-fueled Power Tower EV integrates ABB’s AC charging solution
AFC Energy, a provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, has launched its new hydrogen-fueled Power Tower EV, which integrates an AC charging solution from Swiss/Swedish electronics giant ABB. AFC provided a hydrogen-based off-grid charging solution for the Extreme E racing series. The Power Tower EV is a variant of AFC’s Power Tower which is designed… Continue reading AFC Energy’s hydrogen-fueled Power Tower EV integrates ABB’s AC charging solution
@Hyundai: Safety In the Alleyway: Hyundai Mobis’ Next-Generation Parking Control
The word ‘alley’ has a reminiscent image of a road with memories of running around with your friends as a child, or a place where you endlessly waited for someone you wanted to meet – perhaps because there are many songs with this theme; For those who live in a city, alleys evoke nostalgia. But… Continue reading @Hyundai: Safety In the Alleyway: Hyundai Mobis’ Next-Generation Parking Control