This week, we look at the costs associated with changing corporate captains; tiremakers rolling into trucking autonomy and electrification, and static-free AM/FM radio in the Freightliner Cascadia. The Cost Of Change Leadership change can be expensive, both to remove a current CEO and to hire a new one. Here are three recent examples as startups… Continue reading @niche: Truck Talk: Cost Of Change Edition001164
Tag: Mobility
California judge finds Prop 22 gig worker measure unconstitutional
A California judge has ruled that Proposition 22, the measure that allows companies like Uber and Lyft to keep classifying app-based drivers in the state as independent contractors, is unenforceable and unconstitutional. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Alameda County Superior Court judge Frank Roesch found that Prop 22 illegally “limits the power of a… Continue reading California judge finds Prop 22 gig worker measure unconstitutional
@Ford: Demanded by Enthusiasts And Inspired by its Heritage, Eruption Green Paint Option Set for 2022 Bronco; Hot Pepper Red Too
About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan, that is committed to helping build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. The company’s Ford+ plan for growth and value creation combines existing strengths, new capabilities and always-on relationships with… Continue reading @Ford: Demanded by Enthusiasts And Inspired by its Heritage, Eruption Green Paint Option Set for 2022 Bronco; Hot Pepper Red Too
Tesla Bot Takes Tech Demos to Their Logical Conclusion
The robot was not at all real. Or it was very real, depending on whether you believe realness is closely related to physiology or whether you think this whole reality is a simulation. Which is to say, the robot was actually a human cosplaying as a humanoid robot. The robot shuffled on stage during Tesla’s… Continue reading Tesla Bot Takes Tech Demos to Their Logical Conclusion
World NM: Automotive & IT sectors become pillars of new FDI in Romania001486
The automotive sector is now one of the strongest in Romania, and the areas that support it are attracting high levels of FDI in the post-covid economy. With a new research and development site in Timisoara, it is further expanding its innovation centres to develop the smart and connected vehicles of the future. ZF announced… Continue reading World NM: Automotive & IT sectors become pillars of new FDI in Romania001486
California’s gig worker Prop 22 ruled unconstitutional by superior court
In a late Friday night blow to Uber, Lyft and other gig worker-centered companies, a superior court judge ruled that California’s Proposition 22, which was passed in 2020 and designed to overrule the state’s controversial AB-5 law on the employment status of gig workers, violates the state’s constitution. Frank Roesch, a superior court judge in… Continue reading California’s gig worker Prop 22 ruled unconstitutional by superior court
@Toyota: An Eye for Design – The Overtake Podcast Features Kevin Hunter, President of Calty Design
In the latest episode of The Overtake podcast, Kevin Hunter, president of Toyota Motor Corporation’s North American design studio, Calty Design Research, joins host John Bozella to provide a glimpse into the world of automotive design. During the interview, Hunter talks about the design process from concept cars to the final production of consumer vehicles.… Continue reading @Toyota: An Eye for Design – The Overtake Podcast Features Kevin Hunter, President of Calty Design
ALYI Building Diverse Electric Motorcycle Fleet For Global Taxi Market Starting In Africa
ALYI has initiated an EV Rideshare Pilot Program targeting the existing motorcycle taxi market. The Pilot Program is a first step toward the planned fulfillment of an initial 2,000 electric motorcycle order. ALYI expects to begin generating revenue fulfilling the electric motorcycle order later this year. ALYI has built, and continues to add to, its… Continue reading ALYI Building Diverse Electric Motorcycle Fleet For Global Taxi Market Starting In Africa
China said to be pushing US IPO-bound firms to hand over management of data
Chinese regulators are considering pressing data-rich companies to hand over management and supervision of their data to third-party firms if they want US stock listings, sources said, as part of Beijing’s unprecedented scrutiny on private sector firms. The regulators believe bringing in third-party information security firms, ideally state-backed, to manage and monitor IPO hopefuls’ data could effectively… Continue reading China said to be pushing US IPO-bound firms to hand over management of data
Uber buys Hong Kong cab-hailing app HKTaxi marking first exit for Beyond Ventures
Uber Technologies has acquired HKTaxi, a mobile app that connects taxi drivers with riders in Hong Kong, to couple the firm’s local knowledge and engineering strength with its global R&D and operational capabilities, the ride-hailing giant announced on Friday. The acquisition will not have any immediate impact on drivers or riders using the HKTaxi or… Continue reading Uber buys Hong Kong cab-hailing app HKTaxi marking first exit for Beyond Ventures