Tag: Mobility

XCMG Climbs in World’s 500 Most Influential Brands Rankings

Continuous Innovation Shapes Global Leadership In November, XCMG released the key technologies of the world’s largest tower crane XGT15000-600S, including more than 50 core technologies that have set 10 world records and 10 technologies that are world firsts. The product has a rated lifting moment of 15,000 tonne-meters and a maximum lifting weight of 600… Continue reading XCMG Climbs in World’s 500 Most Influential Brands Rankings

@Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Group Reveal Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) – an All-New Mobility Platform for Versatile Applications

The Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) has four uniquely positioned wheels that move optimally and independently with a low and flat body The platform is designed for applications that require stability and high manoeuvrability and it can be utilized in complex and challenging environments thanks to an adjustable wheelbase and flexible steering angles Applications of the… Continue reading @Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Group Reveal Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) – an All-New Mobility Platform for Versatile Applications

Via’s personal ride-hailing will shut down next week

You’ll have to say goodbye to Via’s personal on-demand rides. Bloomberg reports Via is shutting down its ride-hailing operations, currently in New York and Washington, DC, after December 20th. After that, the company will shift its attention to mass transit systems like buses, shuttles and vans. You might still use Via to arrange pickups (including… Continue reading Via’s personal ride-hailing will shut down next week

Turo Adds Kim Jabal to Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The world’s largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, Turo, announced today the appointment of Kim Jabal, former CFO at Unity Technologies, to Turo’s Board of Directors where she will serve as the company’s Audit Committee Chairwoman. “Kim has a stellar track record as CFO of several high-growth tech companies; most… Continue reading Turo Adds Kim Jabal to Board of Directors

EXCLUSIVE Fretting about data security, China’s government expands its use of ‘golden shares’

Golden share has been taken in Full Truck Alliance -source Didi has been in talks about a golden share arrangement -source More golden shares likely to come to light -source Spotify-like Ximalaya in talks about a golden share -sources ByteDance unit’s golden share long predates disclosure -source BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The Chinese government… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE Fretting about data security, China’s government expands its use of ‘golden shares’

Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it

The odds are against San Francisco-based electric vehicle battery swapping company Ample. Other companies have tried to build a business on exchanging dead batteries for fresh ones to solve the problem of long EV charge times: Fourteen years ago, Better Place raised nearly a billion dollars to do what Ample’s doing, and it ended up… Continue reading Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it

Voly raises $13M led by Sequoia to deliver instant groceries in Australia

The trend that is instant grocery delivery — online ordering of essentials with your purchases being delivered to you in under an hour — continues to proliferate across multiple markets, and in the latest development, Sequoia is leading an investment in one out of Australia. Voly, a five-month-old Sydney-based startup that offers thousands of SKUs… Continue reading Voly raises $13M led by Sequoia to deliver instant groceries in Australia

GM’s VP of innovation heading to Delta Airlines

General Motors Co. Vice President of Global Innovation Pamela Fletcher is leaving the company next year for Delta Airlines, the automaker confirmed.  GM plans to fill Fletcher’s role, but had nothing to announce Wednesday.  Fletcher will be Delta’s senior vice president and chief sustainability officer starting in February, the airline said. Fletcher has held several electric and autonomous… Continue reading GM’s VP of innovation heading to Delta Airlines

Rivian to announce $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia

Atlanta — Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that it’s building a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta that’s projected to employ 7,500 workers, sources briefed on the decision told the Associated Press. Rivian, based in Irvine, California, is a startup manufacturer of electric trucks and commercial delivery vans, challenging… Continue reading Rivian to announce $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia