Ford Motor Company has teamed up with the Detroit Medical Center to provide its non-emergency medical transportation service – Ford GoRide – across the health care provider’s network of eight hospitals and institutes Through bedside-to-bedside transportation featuring professional drivers, on-demand wheelchair service and properly outfitted Transit vans, Ford GoRide fits seamlessly with the mission of… Continue reading Ford GoRide Partners with Detroit Medical Center to Improve the Way Detroiters Get to the Doctor
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Volkswagen expands its engagement in Africa: memorandums of understanding signed with Ghana and Nigeria
” Thomas Schaefer, Head of Sub-Saharan Region & Managing Director: Volkswagen Group South Africa, Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia and Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerenmaten, signed a MoU to build a plant and to explore the development of new mobility solutions in Ghana. New plants… Continue reading Volkswagen expands its engagement in Africa: memorandums of understanding signed with Ghana and Nigeria
Uber wants to make its own electric scooters
An electric scooter by Bird, one of Uber’s many rivals. ROBYN BECK via Getty Images Uber is working on its own scooter to compete with Lime, Bird, Scoot and others, according to Bloomberg. The project is being overseen by Jump, a bike-sharing firm that Uber acquired in April for a reported $200 million. Little is… Continue reading Uber wants to make its own electric scooters
Tesla to show new model next week at Grand Basel show
On the weekend that followed the Roadster’s surprise reveal, the company boss said via his Twitter account that the successor to Tesla’s first production car will be offered with a special upgrade package. However, Musk hinted that producing a faster version of a car that is already claimed to be capable of accelerating from zero to 60mph in… Continue reading Tesla to show new model next week at Grand Basel show
Groupe PSA Looks into Manufacturing an Additional Model at Its Poissy Plant
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA (Paris:UG): At a special meeting of the Works Council on Friday 31 August, Pierre Long, Labour and Human Relations Manager at the Poissy plant, said: “The study we are undertaking should confirm that our facility meets the financial performance criteria to manufacture an additional competitive vehicle for our customers. All our… Continue reading Groupe PSA Looks into Manufacturing an Additional Model at Its Poissy Plant
Waymo reaches nine million test miles
The Google sister Waymo has now reached more than nine million test kilometers. Waymo test miles in chronological comparison. Source Waymo via Twitter. The testing of autonomous vehicles in real traffic is very important, because only you can experience scenes that must dominate the car. These are also traffic scenarios that you can not imagine… Continue reading Waymo reaches nine million test miles
Yandex tests robot taxi in Russia
The Russian search engine Yandex plans tests with autonomous taxis. Russia’s first test with a robot taxi service will be from the IT company Yandex organized. The company planned an autonomous bus two years ago and joined Uber last year NewCo allied. In the recent past, Yandex tested the technology of autonomous driving in the… Continue reading Yandex tests robot taxi in Russia
Toyota to target tripling China production over next decade
Toyota Motor Corp. is aiming to triple car production in China by as soon as 2030 in a renewed push to make up lost ground in the world’s biggest market, according to people familiar with the plan. Asia’s largest automaker is targeting to manufacture 3.5 million vehicles annually in China around that year while boosting… Continue reading Toyota to target tripling China production over next decade
Boeing wins $805M contract to build U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A robotic refueling planes
Boeing has won the Navy’s nod for the MQ-25 autonomous refueling airplane. (Boeing Photo) After a months-long competition with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing has won a $805.3 million contract from the Pentagon to build the first four MQ-25A autonomous refueling planes for the Navy. The MQ-25 Stingray is meant to refuel Navy fighter… Continue reading Boeing wins $805M contract to build U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A robotic refueling planes
Uber Is Building Its Own Scooter to Compete in Frenzy
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