Chinese AI startup SenseTime to file for Hong Kong IPO by end-August

Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime is planning to file for an up to $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong as soon as the end of this month, three people with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The company, which Washington put on a trade blacklist in October 2019, has hired Chinese investment banks… Continue reading Chinese AI startup SenseTime to file for Hong Kong IPO by end-August

Volta Charging Launches PredictEV™ Product To Power Data-Driven EV Charging Planning For Energy Industry

Founded on the premise that the electrification of mobility is likely to be a transformational shift, Volta Charging builds and operates a nationwide EV charging network that has among the best utilization per station in the EV charging industry for the United States. Centered around capturing new spending habits expected to result from the shift… Continue reading Volta Charging Launches PredictEV™ Product To Power Data-Driven EV Charging Planning For Energy Industry

SIAM debates sustainable mobility and ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021’

The apex automotive body, SIAM had organised a webinar on ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021: Its Features and Implementation Planning’. Divided into three sessions, the webinar touched on the key issue like policy framework, best practices in material recycling, Extended Producers Responsibility and models related to environmentally sound management of ELVs recycling including the roles and responsibilities of… Continue reading SIAM debates sustainable mobility and ‘Vehicle Scrappage Policy 2021’

@niche: Lightyear appoints former Google executive Wouter Vink as VP Marketing to achieve further international growthWouter Vink joins Lightyear to expand ou…001159

Helmond, the Netherlands, August 19, 2021 – Lightyear, the high-tech company developing the world’s first long-range solar car, has announced the appointment of Wouter Vink as its new VP Marketing to achieve further international growth and take the next commercial steps towards the mass market. He will oversee the development and implementation of its marketing… Continue reading @niche: Lightyear appoints former Google executive Wouter Vink as VP Marketing to achieve further international growthWouter Vink joins Lightyear to expand ou…001159

SG’s Affirma Capital invests $100m in Korean cloud services provider Metanet

Singapore-based private equity firm Affirma Capital announced that it has agreed to invest $100 million in South Korean cloud managed service provider Metanet Tplatform, which targets to go public in 2023. The deal marks Affirma’s third investment in South Korea through its 500-billion won ($435 million) fifth Korea fund, Ascenta V. It also marks the… Continue reading SG’s Affirma Capital invests $100m in Korean cloud services provider Metanet

Ex-Nissan exec Kelly wants boardroom, not criminal, trial – The Independent

Nearly three years later, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly is still wondering why the questions that led to his arrest and trial in Japan weren’t simply taken up in the automaker’s corporate boardroom. Kelly, an American lawyer who worked for three decades for Nissan Motor Co., is awaiting a verdict in his trial on charges… Continue reading Ex-Nissan exec Kelly wants boardroom, not criminal, trial – The Independent

Hybridization and Electric Vehicle Segments to Boost Global Powertrain Industry, Finds Frost & Sullivan

For further information on this analysis, Global Powertrain Outlook 2021, please visit: http://frost.ly/66d “Conventional ICE-powered vehicles face intense competition from powertrain electrification, resulting in lower cost and increased range. Further, with the declining trend of ICE-powered vehicles sales, EVs (BEVs and PHEVs) and even full hybrid electric vehicles (FHEVs) are likely to grow at an impressive… Continue reading Hybridization and Electric Vehicle Segments to Boost Global Powertrain Industry, Finds Frost & Sullivan

LG Records 6G THz Band Milestone

August 19, 2021 LG Records 6G THz Band Milestone Open share list Share this content. Successfully Transfers Data Over 100 Meters on 6G THz Band,Leads Development of 6G Communication Technology SEOUL, Aug. 19, 2021 — LG Electronics (LG) successfully demonstrated the transmission and reception of wireless 6G terahertz (THz) data over 100 meters in an… Continue reading LG Records 6G THz Band Milestone

Technology · August 18, 2021 · 10:05 PM UTCMusk’s ‘AI Day’ confronts tough questions about Tesla’s technologyAt Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April …

The TESLA logo is seen outside a dealership in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April 2019, Chief Executive Elon Musk said that by mid-2020 Tesla (TSLA.O) would have over a million self-driving vehicles where riders… Continue reading Technology · August 18, 2021 · 10:05 PM UTCMusk’s ‘AI Day’ confronts tough questions about Tesla’s technologyAt Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April …