Munich. BMW is shaping the future of individual mobility and is also creating a new and unique brand experience in the virtual world. With its JOYTOPIA streaming platform, the premium car manufacturer has created its own metaverse that takes corporate and brand communication to a new level and has now been awarded a Grand Prix… Continue reading @BMW: Art Directors Club awards innovative BMW streaming platform JOYTOPIA.002033
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Kongsberg Automotive appoints new board members
Zurich, June 2, 2022: Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has appointed Rolf Breidenbach and Mark Wilhelms to the company’s Board of Directors (BOD) on June 2, 2022. Rolf and Mark will replace Peter Schmitt and Gerard Cordonnier, who have served KA`s BOD since 2019. Rolf and Mark come to KA with decades-long experience in the automotive industry.… Continue reading Kongsberg Automotive appoints new board members
Annual General Meeting 2022- Minutes
The annual general meeting of Kongsberg Automotive ASA was held today, June 2, 2022. All items on the agenda were approved. Minutes from the meeting is attached and will also be available at the company’s website www.kongsbergautomotive.com This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. Jon… Continue reading Annual General Meeting 2022- Minutes
Constrafor Raises $100M+ in Funding
Constrafor, a New York-based provider of a SaaS construction procurement platform with embedded financing, raised $100M+ in Seed funding. The round was led by Fintech Collective with participation from Village Global, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Commerce Venture, Ramp, Uber, and Paxos. The company also received a credit facility from CoVenture. The company intends to use the… Continue reading Constrafor Raises $100M+ in Funding
Apollo-Oxbotica: Autonomous Driving Tests and the Insurance Question
The Apollo Group designed an insurance solution for Europe and Oxbotica implemented it. Insurance company, Apollo Group, has developed a unique insurance solution for Europe’s first autonomous road trip without on-board personnel on the public road, operated by start-up Oxbotica was implemented. The company Oxbotica is also testing autonomous driving in Germany, but the insurance… Continue reading Apollo-Oxbotica: Autonomous Driving Tests and the Insurance Question
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: More efficient and electric: The new BMW plant in Hungary should become a role model004396
Der BMW-Konzern will seine Fertigungsstrukturen radikal umbauen. Blaupause für den Neustart wird das neue Werk in Ungarn sein, das ab 2025 die Produktion aufnehmen soll. Den Grundstein für den neuen Standort in Osteuropa legte Produktionschef Milan Nedjelkovic am Mittwoch in Debrecen im Osten Ungarns, eine Autostunde von der ukrainischen Grenze entfernt.„Wir haben die Möglichkeit, eine… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: More efficient and electric: The new BMW plant in Hungary should become a role model004396
@Ford: Ford Electric Vehicles Post New Record – Mach-E Delivers Best Ever Sales Performance; F-150 Lightning Records First Sales; Ford U.S. Share Expands 3.5 Percentage Points; F-Series Sales Up 6.9 Percent in May
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: Ford Electric Vehicles Post New Record – Mach-E Delivers Best Ever Sales Performance; F-150 Lightning Records First Sales; Ford U.S. Share Expands 3.5 Percentage Points; F-Series Sales Up 6.9 Percent in May
German Handelsblatt: Future technology: why Tesla and Mercedes have failed so far with fully autonomous driving004395
Self-Driving Cars The vehicles often behave differently than human drivers in everyday life. (Photo: Getty Images, Unsplash, Adobe Stock) The Mercedes jerks, then stops. In the middle of the parking lot entrance. “Now that’s bad,” says Kay Stepper. The head of autonomous driving at Bosch USA actually had everything prepared down to the last detail.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Future technology: why Tesla and Mercedes have failed so far with fully autonomous driving004395
Yummy’s super-sized round helps grow its delivery, ride-sharing super app in LatAm
Less than a year after taking its first funding, Latin American local on-demand delivery and transportation super app Yummy is back with an upsized round of $47 million. The round was led by Anthos Capital, with the participation of JAM Fund, Soma Capital, WIND Ventures, Ethos Capital and YC Continuity. The new investment gives Yummy… Continue reading Yummy’s super-sized round helps grow its delivery, ride-sharing super app in LatAm
Virginia Tech Study Confirms Higher Frequency Hazard Lighting Provides Significant Safety Improvement Over Traditional Hazard Lights
Drivers slow down and move over much sooner vs. traditional hazard lighting, which hasn’t changed in 71 years HOUSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A new on-road study conducted by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found that more obvious and visible hazard lighting improved advance warning to oncoming drivers – resulting in direct driver responses that… Continue reading Virginia Tech Study Confirms Higher Frequency Hazard Lighting Provides Significant Safety Improvement Over Traditional Hazard Lights