Will head cross-functional team charged with accelerating development, incubation and delivery of new businesses to accelerate innovation in areas including AVs, mobility services DEARBORN, Mich., June 21, 2021 – A key driver of the Ford+ plan to grow and create value for customers and other stakeholders has a new leader, with Ford naming former Groupe… Continue reading @Ford: Franck Louis-Victor to Join Ford as VP, New Businesses, A Strategic Priority in Ford+ Plan to Grow, Create Value
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Hyundai Motor Group Completes Acquisition of Boston Dynamics from SoftBank
Post-closing, the Group holds an 80 percent stake in Boston Dynamics and SoftBank, through one of its affiliates, retains the remaining 20 percent stake. Boston Dynamics is the established leader in developing agile, mobile robots that have been successfully integrated into business operations of many of the world’s leading industrial firms. Advanced robotics offer opportunities… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group Completes Acquisition of Boston Dynamics from SoftBank
@Nissan: Nissan’s European leading driving expert delivers a motoring masterclass with JUKE000369
2021/06/21 Paul Eames, Nissan’s European Driver Training Expert, Customer Oriented Engineering, uses his driving and engineering expertise to deliver a motoring masterclass JUKE offers a suite of advanced technologies enabling a nimble, enjoyable and safe experience for drivers and passengers alike Three-part educational video series illustrates how to enhance key skills when behind the wheel… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan’s European leading driving expert delivers a motoring masterclass with JUKE000369
GM to increase investment in electrification, autonomous driving
The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, US, on March 16, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] US carmaker General Motors Co is scaling up its investment in electric cars and autonomous driving from 2020 through 2025 to $35 billion, which is around 30 percent up from its previous… Continue reading GM to increase investment in electrification, autonomous driving
Didi may face new antitrust probe ahead of US IPO: Reuters
China’s market regulator is investigating Didi on whether it violated antitrust rules, Reuters reported Wednesday night. Didi called the report “unsubstantiated speculation.” Why it matters: The probe report comes less than a week after the ride-hailing giant filed for a US IPO on Thursday. It remains to be seen whether the news will affect the… Continue reading Didi may face new antitrust probe ahead of US IPO: Reuters
Volkswagen ID.4
Electric cars, 10 models perfect for the holidays 12 / 12Auto June 19, 2021 The ID.4 is Volkswagen’s first 100% electric SUV and the brand’s global bev. The compact SUV is based on an architecture that allows a long wheelbase and, consequently, an interior as spacious as that of a common upper-class SUV. ID.4 features… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.4
Let Users Own the Tech Companies They Help Build
A tech-eternity ago, in 2016 and 2017, one of us helped organize a shareholder campaign at Twitter, asking the platform to explore strategies for making its users into co-owners of the company. Twitter was then entertaining acquisition offers from the likes of Disney and Salesforce. To those of us in the campaign, it seemed wrong… Continue reading Let Users Own the Tech Companies They Help Build
Nissan’s iconic Skyline sedan reaches the end of the road
TOKYO — Nissan Motor is pulling the plug on the development of its signature Skyline sedans after 64 years. The Skyline was the first Nissan model to be made and is arguably the company’s most iconic, although it is sold under the Infiniti brand in some overseas markets. The high-end Skyline was emblematic of Japan’s… Continue reading Nissan’s iconic Skyline sedan reaches the end of the road
Fisker and Magna Ink Long-Term Manufacturing Deal; Fisker Shares Jump
Electric vehicle (EV) automaker Fisker Inc. (FSR) and Magna International Inc. (MGA) inked a long-term manufacturing deal to start the scheduled production of the Fisker Ocean SUV on November 17, 2022, on Magna’s carbon-neutral facility in Graz, Austria. Shares of Fisker jumped 3.3% to close at $18.33 on June 17. (See Fisker stock chart on… Continue reading Fisker and Magna Ink Long-Term Manufacturing Deal; Fisker Shares Jump
AEye to Now Host Virtual Investor Day on July 16, 2021
Dublin, CA and New York, NY – June 18, 2021 – AEye, Inc. (“AEye”), the global leader in active, high-performance LiDAR solutions, and CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III (Nasdaq: CFAC) (“CF III”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that, due to schedule conflicts, the virtual Investor Day previously scheduled for June 23, 2021, will… Continue reading AEye to Now Host Virtual Investor Day on July 16, 2021