Cruise LLC is officially open for business, offering driverless rides to paying customers on a small scale, CEO Kyle Vogt said Thursday on CNBC’s Squawk Box. Cruise, which General Motors Co. has a majority stake in, earlier this month received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to charge fares for driverless rides in San Francisco. The approval… Continue reading GM’s Cruise starts to charge for fares in San Francisco
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@VW Group: Modular toolkit strategy as recipe for success: the MQB celebrates|| tenth anniversary005285
With more than 32 million vehicles produced, the modular transverse toolkit (MQB) is Volkswagen’s most successful technology platform MQB stands for innovative technologies, flexible drive concepts and synergies across product lines The modular matrix success story continues: from the MQB through the MEB to the SSP A global bestseller from Volkswagen is celebrating its tenth… Continue reading @VW Group: Modular toolkit strategy as recipe for success: the MQB celebrates|| tenth anniversary005285
German Manager Magazin: BMW: Automaker opens third plant in China001869
Despite recent controversy over over-reliance on China has the German car manufacturer bmw opened a third assembly plant in China. Production at the new plant has officially started, BMW announced on Thursday. With an investment sum of 15 billion Chinese yuan, the equivalent of more than two billion euros, it is the Munich carmaker’s largest… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: BMW: Automaker opens third plant in China001869
Car with Gojek logo spotted in Malaysia
It was unclear whether the car spotted in the city was part of the ride-hailing firm’s content creation for social media, Vocket reported. Go to Source
Visteon’s 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report Highlights Priorities, Products and People
Commitment to align greenhouse gas reduction targets with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Growing electrified product line, including first-to-market smart wireless battery management system, supports industry shift to electric vehicles No lost-time injuries at any of Visteon’s more than two dozen manufacturing and technical centers Beliefs, Values and Leadership Principles provide a guide for maintaining… Continue reading Visteon’s 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report Highlights Priorities, Products and People
Amazon: Autonomous warehouse robots
The Internet department store Amazon has developed new robots. To further automate the business, Amazon has developed a robot that organizes the warehouse. For ten years, Amazon has been working on new robots with its enormous financial strength, what with the takeover of Kiva Systems started. This increased efficiency and last but not least caused… Continue reading Amazon: Autonomous warehouse robots
Autonomous driving at 130 things
It is agreed: Autonomous vehicles can be up to 130 kilometers per hour. On certain routes, suitable cars are now allowed to drive autonomously with up to 130 kilometers per hour drive. This now applies to all states that have signed the UN Transport Harmonization Treaty. Cars and light commercial vehicles that level 3 and… Continue reading Autonomous driving at 130 things
Toyota halves stake in Uber, but looks to maintain ties
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp has cut its stake in Uber Technologies Inc by about half after the ride-hailing giant divested the autonomous driving unit at the centre of their collaboration. “The development of vehicles related to automated driving was one of the main objectives of Toyota‘s investment,” Toyota spokesperson Shiori Hashimoto said in a statement, adding that the company still aims to maintain their alliance. The world’s largest… Continue reading Toyota halves stake in Uber, but looks to maintain ties
Einride to operate its cab-less autonomous pods on U.S. public roads
Einride, the Swedish startup that wants to electrify the autonomous freight industry, will begin operating its purpose-built, self-driving pods on public roads in the U.S. this year as part of an existing partnership with General Electric Appliances (GEA). Einride’s pods are built without a front cabin for a human safety operator, which the company says… Continue reading Einride to operate its cab-less autonomous pods on U.S. public roads
@Daimler: VISION EQXX breaks own efficiency record on 1,202 km summer road trip from Stuttgart (Germany) to Silverstone (UK)
The journey continues: the most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever built demonstrates even greater efficiency of 8.3 kWh/100 km and impressive thermal management on another long-distance drive Stuttgart/Brixworth. The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX beats its own efficiency record in real-world driving with another 1,000 km+ journey on a single battery charge. Following its record-breaking maiden drive from Stuttgart… Continue reading @Daimler: VISION EQXX breaks own efficiency record on 1,202 km summer road trip from Stuttgart (Germany) to Silverstone (UK)