Volkswagen has revealed a prototype autonomous version of the forthcoming ID Buzz electric MPV that features technology developed by self-driving technology specialist Argo AI. The ID Buzz, which features a retro design that evokes the original T2 Transporter, is set to launch next year in both passenger and commercial vehicle forms. Unveiled at the Munich… Continue reading Autonomous Volkswagen ID Buzz revealed ahead of 2025 launch
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Volkswagen and Argo AI reveal first ID Buzz test vehicle for autonomous driving
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, a standalone VW brand responsible for the development and sales of light commercial vehicles, and Argo AI, an autonomous driving technology company, unveiled the first version of the ID Buzz AD (Autonomous Driving) on Sunday. The two companies shared plans to test and commercially scale the jointly developed, fully-electric self-driving van over… Continue reading Volkswagen and Argo AI reveal first ID Buzz test vehicle for autonomous driving
@Daimler: The new EQB: family-size electric mobility
© 2021 Daimler AG. All rights reserved. * The figures are provided in accordance with the German regulation ‘PKW-EnVKV’ and apply to the German market only. Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO₂ emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the EU guide ‘Information on the fuel consumption,… Continue reading @Daimler: The new EQB: family-size electric mobility
German Handelsblatt: VW: IAA Volkswagen boss Diess sees serious change through robotaxis002821
Herbert Diess The Volkswagen CEO assumes that the share of the business with driving services will grow strongly. (Photo: Reuters) Munich According to Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess, the automotive industry will change fundamentally as a result of software-based mobility services and self-driving cars. “Autonomous driving will change our industry like nothing else before,” said Diess… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW: IAA Volkswagen boss Diess sees serious change through robotaxis002821
Autos & Transportation · 5:39 PM UTCDaimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto…
MUNICH, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be less severe by then, Daimler AG’s (DAIGn.DE) CEO said on Sunday. Carmakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down plants last year,… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 5:39 PM UTCDaimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto…
Change SuiteVolkswagen CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’8:15 PM UTC
Herbert Diess, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG talks to members of Greenpeace ahead of the Munich Motor Show IAA Mobility 2021, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jan Schwartz Diess speaks ahead of Munich car show Shift towards electric vehicles was “kind of easy” 15% of Volkswagen’s business will be mobility services MUNICH, Sept… Continue reading Change SuiteVolkswagen CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’8:15 PM UTC
Auto shows are back and automakers have wheeling-and-dealing to do
When automotive chieftains collect in Munich this week for Europe’s first main automotive present in two years, they’ll do extra than simply raise the veil on shiny sheet steel. These are events the place large offers have a tendency to get achieved. Consider one of many final occasions the auto world descended on a European… Continue reading Auto shows are back and automakers have wheeling-and-dealing to do
China ride-hailer Caocao Chuxing receives billions of yuan in funding
BEIJING — Caocao Chuxing, the ride-hailing arm of automaker Geely, took in billions of yuan (a nine-figure dollar amount) in a recent funding deal, a source told 36Kr. The investment is China’s first domestic equity deal in the ride-hailing industry this year. Hangzhou Youxing Technology, which operates Caocao Chuxing, adjusted its share structure on Aug.… Continue reading China ride-hailer Caocao Chuxing receives billions of yuan in funding
World NM: Toyota plots green transport revolution in Derby001555
The programme is hoped to eventually encompass everything from driverless buses to scooters to autonomous cars Initially targeting this year’s intake of 10,000 students at Derby University and College, it is hoped that the company’s programme will eventually encompass everything from bicycles and scooters to autonomous cars. The test is being funded from the Government’s… Continue reading World NM: Toyota plots green transport revolution in Derby001555
Didi denies reports that Beijing city is coordinating firms to invest in it
China’s ride hailing giant Didi Global Inc said on Saturday that media reports that the Beijing city government is coordinating companies to invest in it are not correct. “Didi is currently actively and fully cooperating with cybersecurity probe, foreign media reports that Beijing city government is coordinating companies to invest in it are incorrect,” it said on Weibo. Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter, that China’s capital city was considering taking Didi under state control and… Continue reading Didi denies reports that Beijing city is coordinating firms to invest in it