The Wolfsburg carmaker Volkswagen has a co-investor for its network of fast electric charging stations in the United States found. The Munich technology group Siemens takes a low three-digit million amount in “Electrify America”, founded in 2017, and in return receives a minority stake in the VW subsidiary, as those involved announced on Tuesday. Overall,… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Siemens: Technology group joins VW’s US charging station network001881
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German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “We’re making more money than ever”001880
Profits are bubbling up at Volkswagen. “We earn more than ever – despite the lack of semiconductors and stagnant supply chains,” said the CEO Herbert Diess (63) on Tuesday at a staff meeting in Wolfsburg. The bottleneck in electronic components that has persisted for many months is finally easing. “We are increasing our volumes, not… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “We’re making more money than ever”001880
CARFAX NAMED 2022 ‘TOP WORKPLACE’ FOR 2 U.S. OFFICES
CARFAX Honored by The Washington Post and St. Louis Post-Dispatch CENTREVILLE, Va., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Team CARFAX has earned “Top Workplace” honors from both The Washington Post and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, based entirely on employee feedback. This is the ninth win in a row from The Washington Post for the Centreville, Va., headquarters.… Continue reading CARFAX NAMED 2022 ‘TOP WORKPLACE’ FOR 2 U.S. OFFICES
@Toyota: Toyota Tsusho and emotivE to Jointly Develop Conversational AI System- Business creation and market expansion of conversational AI products –
2022-06-28 Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) announced today that it will jointly develop a conversational AI system with emotivE Inc. (“emotivE”), a one-stop provider of communication AI planning, development, and services, with the aim of business creation and market expansion of conversational AI products. 1. Background As a service that bridges the digital divide by… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Tsusho and emotivE to Jointly Develop Conversational AI System- Business creation and market expansion of conversational AI products –
Siemens to invest in Volkswagen’s N.American charging network
German industrial giant Siemens AG is investing more than $100 million in Volkswagen AG’s Electrify America unit, becoming the first outside investor in the North American network of electric vehicle charging stations. Including new funds from its parent Volkswagen, the Electrify America unit would receive a total injection of $450 million, the companies said. The… Continue reading Siemens to invest in Volkswagen’s N.American charging network
India lags in AI research activities; needs to equal China on supercomputing capabilities, says Niti Aayog’s Kant
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant Government think tank Niti Aayog‘s outgoing chief executive Amitabh Kant on Tuesday said the country lags in artificial intelligence research activities, and also needs to elevate its supercomputing capabilities to those possessed by China. Speaking at an Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) event virtually, Kant said Niti Aayog… Continue reading India lags in AI research activities; needs to equal China on supercomputing capabilities, says Niti Aayog’s Kant
‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm
Customers of some phone companies in Germany, including Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom, have had a slightly different browsing experience from those on other providers since early April. Rather than seeing ads through regular third-party tracking cookies stored on devices, they’ve been part of a trial called TrustPid. TrustPid allows mobile carriers to generate pseudo-anonymous tokens… Continue reading ‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm
Waymo’s self-driving trucks will deliver home goods for Wayfair
Waymo will deliver home goods for Wayfair using its fleet of autonomous semi-trailer trucks, the company announced Tuesday. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. One of JB Hunt’s customers is… Continue reading Waymo’s self-driving trucks will deliver home goods for Wayfair
Lesjöfors expands in the US by acquiring John Evans’ Sons
Lesjöfors, part of the Beijer Alma group, has today signed an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of John Evans’ Sons INC, a leading US spring manufacturer. With the acquisition, Lesjöfors strengthens its US presence and significantly increases its sales to the medical industry, in line with its ambition to build the leading spring,… Continue reading Lesjöfors expands in the US by acquiring John Evans’ Sons
Kongsberg Automotive wins a one-year contract worth EUR 7 million
Kongsberg Automotive’s Powertrain and Chassis (P&C) business segment has secured a one-year contract worth EUR 7 million. P&C’s Driveline business unit was awarded this contract for the ARC- Generation 3 (electronic actuator with control units), adapted for ICE/PHEV/HEV transmissions. The contract will start in November 2022 and KA’s Wuxi plant will supply these advanced actuator… Continue reading Kongsberg Automotive wins a one-year contract worth EUR 7 million