AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Goodyear Ventures, Goodyear’s venture capital arm, has added Starship Technologies to its investment portfolio. Goodyear Ventures joins multiple investors helping to raise $17 million for the autonomous delivery company. Founded in 2014, Starship Technologies builds and operates a network of self-driving robots that carry and deliver packages, groceries and… Continue reading Goodyear Ventures Invests in Autonomous Delivery Services Provider Starship Technologies
Tag: Mobility
Lime adds electric mopeds to its lineup of scooters and bikes
Lime is adding a new member to its family of shared electric vehicles: mopeds. The mopeds are being offered as part of a pilot program to test whether Lime’s customers prefer vehicles that are faster, heavier, and arguably riskier to ride than your average kick scooter. The mopeds can be rented via Lime’s smartphone app,… Continue reading Lime adds electric mopeds to its lineup of scooters and bikes
@BMW: New entry-level models with plug-in hybrid drive for the BMW 3 Series and BMW 5 Series.000869
Munich. Pioneering energy efficiency, impressive economy and hallmark driving pleasure are combined in the new entry-level plug-in hybrid models of the BMW 3 Series and the BMW 5 Series. Both model series will be supplemented by two further models each with electrified drive from March 2021. The new model variants of the BMW 3 Series… Continue reading @BMW: New entry-level models with plug-in hybrid drive for the BMW 3 Series and BMW 5 Series.000869
@Tata-JLR: PROFESSOR GERRY MCGOVERN OBE APPOINTED TO JAGUAR LAND ROVER BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
About Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands. Land Rover is the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles. Jaguar is one of the world’s premier luxury marques, as well as being the first ever brand to offer a premium all-electric performance SUV,… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: PROFESSOR GERRY MCGOVERN OBE APPOINTED TO JAGUAR LAND ROVER BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
@VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO speeds up its digital transformation with AccelerateIT and Microsoft
ŠKODA AUTO has long been one of the pillars of the Czech economy, currently employing more than 42,000 people worldwide. As it runs over 100 applications on Microsoft Azure, ŠKODA AUTO is already a significant user of this platform within Volkswagen Group and has many years of experience. Klaus-Dieter Schürmann, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO speeds up its digital transformation with AccelerateIT and Microsoft
@Groupe PSA: PR Signing of the agreements to create a major European player in e-Mobility001082
Paris – Turin, January 26, 2021 – FCA Italy S.p.A., wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis N.V. (STLA:EN), and Engie EPS (EPS:EN) announce the signing of the full set of agreements, including the investment and shareholders’ agreement1, to create a Joint Venture in the e-Mobility sector. These agreements have been executed in furtherance of the Memorandum… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Signing of the agreements to create a major European player in e-Mobility001082
Intel: Moovit Releases Its 2020 Global Public Transport Report
Moovit, an Intel company, a leading mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions provider and creator of the No. 1 urban mobility app, today launched its 2020 Global Public Transport Report. The annual report brings together data analysis from tens of millions of trip requests performed by Moovit app users with user research in 104 cities across 28 countries. The… Continue reading Intel: Moovit Releases Its 2020 Global Public Transport Report
Ex-Uber team raises $6M seed for geospatial analytics platform Unfolded.ai
Years ago, Uber had a problem. With millions of users and tens of thousands of drivers scattered across a widening expanse of the globe, the fast-growing mobility startup wanted to display more accurate maps to users about where their ride was coming from and where it was intending to go to reach its destination. The… Continue reading Ex-Uber team raises $6M seed for geospatial analytics platform Unfolded.ai
ZF Launches Series Production for new EV Braking System
Volkswagen Group’s order for the new ZF brake control system covers several million vehicles – starting with the recently introduced ID.3 and ID.4 and continuing with future models based on the manufacturer’s MEB e-drive platform MEB. With an optimized software interface, ZF’s new braking system can be integrated and networked even more easily into the… Continue reading ZF Launches Series Production for new EV Braking System
Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships
Qualcomm Qualcomm on Tuesday outlined a broad strategy to advance its Snapdragon platform in the auto industry as it aims to expand in the cockpit as well as a bevy of subsystems. The Qualcomm playbook for the automotive industry rhymes with its plans for IoT, artificial intelligence and compute. That strategy revolves around using 5G… Continue reading Qualcomm aims to consolidate auto systems, expands GM, Amazon Alexa partnerships