Curbee Wins MOTOR Top 20 Award For Innovation

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Curbee, a mobile car-repair company redefining the convenience and transparency of traditional car maintenance, has won the 2022 MOTOR Top 20 Award for their Signature Health Check, a complimentary service conducted by mechanics at each Curbee appointment, designed to give consumers visibility into upcoming service and maintenance needs. … Continue reading Curbee Wins MOTOR Top 20 Award For Innovation

Hertz to purchase 175,000 General Motors EVs over the next five years

Hertz is once again growing its EV fleet, announcing Tuesday that it has struck a deal with General Motors to purchase 175,000 electric vehicles from the automaker’s Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop brands over the next five years. Customers will see the first offerings, namely the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, arrive on… Continue reading Hertz to purchase 175,000 General Motors EVs over the next five years

Kongsberg Automotive wins contract worth EUR 32.6 million in estimated lifetime revenue

Kongsberg Automotive (KA)’s Powertrain and Chassis (P&C) business segment has secured a contract worth EUR 32.6 million in estimated lifetime revenue corresponding to annual revenue of EUR 6.5 million. P&C was awarded this contract by a global original equipment manufacturer (OEM), for a family of stalk devices, which uses the right-hand stalk attached to the… Continue reading Kongsberg Automotive wins contract worth EUR 32.6 million in estimated lifetime revenue

NVIDIA Announces OVX Computing Systems — the Graphics and Simulation Foundation for the Metaverse — Powered by Ada Lovelace GPU

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NVIDIA today announced the second generation of NVIDIA OVX™, powered by the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GPU architecture and enhanced networking technology, to deliver groundbreaking real-time graphics, AI and digital twin simulation capabilities. The new NVIDIA OVX systems are designed to build 3D virtual worlds using leading… Continue reading NVIDIA Announces OVX Computing Systems — the Graphics and Simulation Foundation for the Metaverse — Powered by Ada Lovelace GPU

Heru Raises USD$6M In Seed Funding

Heru, a Mexico City, Mexico-based provider of an AI-based tax platform that simplifies the tax-filing process and provides intelligent insights for future filings, raised USD$6M in Seed funding. The round was led by  Gradient Ventures, with participation from SOMA Capital, GFC, Moving Capital,  Mike Shoemaker,  Flourish Ventures and Magma Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand its… Continue reading Heru Raises USD$6M In Seed Funding

XPeng: City Navigation Guided Pilot launched

The Chinese manufacturer XPeng has started its assistance system as a pilot program. It’s called City Navigation Guided Pilot (City NGP). The company XPeng wants Tesla challenge. These are electric cars that have a modern assistance system. This system, called City Navigation Guided Pilot (City NGP), is designed to make driving in urban situations easier.… Continue reading XPeng: City Navigation Guided Pilot launched

Auto Roundup: General Motors (GM) & Ford (F) Make a Splash With Key Updates

Last week, Detroit’s auto show was held after a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this time it was a less glitzy affair with fewer model debuts and lower attendance. Among some of the key reveals were the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe, 2024 Chevy Blazer EV, 2023 Chrysler 300C, 2024 Chevy Equinox… Continue reading Auto Roundup: General Motors (GM) & Ford (F) Make a Splash With Key Updates

Hyundai CRADLE to Host 7th Mobility Innovators Forum Under the Theme ‘Orchestrating Ecosystems’

Hyundai CRADLE Silicon Valley will host the seventh Mobility Innovators Forum on September 22nd at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco In-person event to focus on the importance of bringing open innovation mindsets to human-centered mobility as well as the need for close collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders and ecosystem players Virtual… Continue reading Hyundai CRADLE to Host 7th Mobility Innovators Forum Under the Theme ‘Orchestrating Ecosystems’

Hertz and GM Plan Major EV Expansion

Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 EVs from GM over the next five years Hertz to offer Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs across multiple vehicle categories Deliveries of Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023 ESTERO, Fla. and DETROIT, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —… Continue reading Hertz and GM Plan Major EV Expansion

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Battle of the auto suppliers: Bosch relegates ZF to second place in the commercial vehicle business005254

Messebesucher auf der IAA Transportation Das Geschäft mit Nutzfahrzeugen gewinnt für die deutschen Zuliefer-Giganten an Bedeutung. (Foto: dpa) Bosch sieht sich nun auch bei Nutzfahrzeugen als weltgrößter Automobilzulieferer – und liegt deutlich vor ZF. Die Bosch-Mobilitätssparte habe den Umsatz wechselkursbereinigt bisher um sechs Prozent gesteigert, erklärte der zuständige Spartenchef Markus Heyn auf der IAA Transportation in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Battle of the auto suppliers: Bosch relegates ZF to second place in the commercial vehicle business005254