For those of you keeping track of the scooter saga in San Francisco, Supervisor Aaron Peskin has filed a resolution in opposition of California State Assembly bill 2989. The bill, authored by Assembly Member Heath Flora and sponsored by electric scooter startup Bird, seeks to increase the speed limit of electric scooters from 15 to… Continue reading SF supervisor doesn’t want you riding electric scooters on sidewalks
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More Than Just Miles: Our Self-Driving Vehicle Testing Helps Steer Miami Students Toward a Future…
More Than Just Miles: Our Self-Driving Vehicle Testing Helps Steer Miami Students Toward a Future of Robotics By Peter Rander, President, Argo AI Joel Cruz, a high school student from Miami, and Peter Rander, President, Argo AI. After a year spent testing self-driving vehicles in Pittsburgh and Southeast Michigan — not to mention enduring some cold winter weather — the Argo AI… Continue reading More Than Just Miles: Our Self-Driving Vehicle Testing Helps Steer Miami Students Toward a Future…
Lyft Delivers Carbon-Neutral Rides
The ride-hailing company announced on Thursday that it plans to become one of the largest voluntary purchasers of carbon offsets in the world. Over the years, John Zimmer, the co-founder and president of Lyft, has often pointed to a class he took as an undergraduate as the source of his ideas about environmental sustainability—and by… Continue reading Lyft Delivers Carbon-Neutral Rides
Uber CEO and transport boss had second meeting over London license battle
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s Transport Commissioner Mike Brown met Uber [UBER.UL]boss Dara Khosrowshahi in January, a freedom of information request revealed, as the Silicon Valley app fights to keep its cars on the streets of its most important European market. FILE PHOTO – Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer of Uber Technologies, attends the World Economic… Continue reading Uber CEO and transport boss had second meeting over London license battle
Welcoming Alex MacKenzie-Torres to the Toyota AI Ventures Team
As we add more startups to our portfolio, we’re growing our team, as well — and we’re delighted to introduce the newest addition to Toyota AI Ventures: Alex MacKenzie-Torres. As Vice President of Business Development and Innovation, Alex will be supporting our portfolio companies by serving as a liaison to the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and the… Continue reading Welcoming Alex MacKenzie-Torres to the Toyota AI Ventures Team
Antitrust chief calls Hyundai Motor’s governance restructuring ‘right direction’
SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) — The head of South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Friday that Hyundai Motor Group has taken a step in the right direction, citing its latest plan to streamline its complicated governance structure through business spinoffs and mergers. In a meeting with foreign correspondents in Seoul, Korea Fair Trade Commission Chairman Kim… Continue reading Antitrust chief calls Hyundai Motor’s governance restructuring ‘right direction’
Too radical, too innovative, too fast: why Tesla could fail
All articles and backgrounds 04/20/2018 Too radical, too innovative, too fast For what Tesla could fail An opinion made by Jens-Uwe Meyer SpaceX Tesla Roadster in space: Will Elon Musk too much at once? The term “digital disruption” – the radical change of business models and markets through the digitization – may currently be missing… Continue reading Too radical, too innovative, too fast: why Tesla could fail
5G & KI Essential for Autonomous Driving | BMW
The technologies around 5G and the artificial intelligence (AI) are fundamental for the autonomous driving, so BMW. For the Autonomous driving it needs the developments of 5G and the KI, These will be at the center of the development of autonomous driving. At a demonstration in Munich explained BMW Spokesman, that one already with Nokia… Continue reading 5G & KI Essential for Autonomous Driving | BMW
FIRST-QUARTER 2018 SALES
Strong sales growth of 9.3% at constant currencies, significantly outperforming automotive production in all regions. in €m Q1 2017* Q1 2018 At constant currencies Automotive production** Sales 4,203 4,315 +9.3% -0.3% By region Europe North America Asia South America Rest of the World 2,108 1,177 689 169 60 2,279 1,063 742 168 63… Continue reading FIRST-QUARTER 2018 SALES
China’s state-owned FAW Group to invest in electric vehicle startup Byton
April 20, 2018 China’s state-owned automaker FAW Group agreed to invest a “significant amount of money” in Chinese-funded electric vehicle startup Byton, the startup’s co-founder and chief executive, Carsten Breitfeld, said on Friday. Byton would not disclose the scale of FAW’s investment, but Breitfeld, a former BMW executive, said FAW’s stake in Byton “will be… Continue reading China’s state-owned FAW Group to invest in electric vehicle startup Byton