PARIS (Reuters) – Grabbing a bicycle from a docking station and riding the streets of Paris used to be one of the city’s many charms, but the once-loved Velib system has fallen into disarray and some new dockless bike-share schemes are struggling to survive. FILE PHOTO: An employee of Velib’ Metropole self-service public bike by… Continue reading Bike-share schemes battle for Paris turf, but it’s not all free-wheeling
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UPDATE 3-Tesla goes big in China with Shanghai plant
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Tuesday landed a deal with Chinese authorities to build a new auto plant in Shanghai, its first factory outside the United States, that would double the size of the electric car maker’s global manufacturing. Elon Musk and Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong shake hands.… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Tesla goes big in China with Shanghai plant
SpotHero introduces 500 autonomous car-ready garages in Chicago
Conventional cars drive the bulk of Chicago-based SpotHero‘s business, but the parking inventory and booking startup is setting its sights on a driverless future. Today, it announced that more than 500 of its connected parking garages in Chicago have been adapted to accommodate autonomous cars, trucks, and SUVs. “Significant strides in both vehicle and parking technologies… Continue reading SpotHero introduces 500 autonomous car-ready garages in Chicago
E-scooter start-up Lime raises £232m from Uber and Alphabet
Uber and Alphabet are investing in start-up Lime as competition in the bike and scooter hiring industry hots up. Lime raised $335m (£232m) in a round of funding led by GV, formerly Google Ventures. Other new investors include Google’s parent Alphabet, IVP, Atomico and Fidelity, the company said in a blog post. “In addition, Uber is… Continue reading E-scooter start-up Lime raises £232m from Uber and Alphabet
Stefan Sommer becomes purchasing director at Volkswagen
Tuesday, 07/10/2018 09:59 clock Volkswagen brings the former boss of the supplier ZF , Stefan Sommer, on his board to Wolfsburg. The manager becomes the new purchasing manager. Volkswagen announced that the Supervisory Board had appointed Sommer effective January 1, 2019 for the procurement department. Sommer follows the long-term purchasing director Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz,… Continue reading Stefan Sommer becomes purchasing director at Volkswagen
After Uber buyout, Grab aims to go beyond rides to become Southeast Asia’s one-stop app
Grab is shrugging off the threat that Singapore might undo its acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business after the ride-hailing firm announced a new strategy to become Southeast Asia’s one-stop “super app.” The Competition and Consumer Commission Singapore (CCCS) last week said it may levy a fine or unwind the Uber-Grab deal but today Singapore-based Grab announced a… Continue reading After Uber buyout, Grab aims to go beyond rides to become Southeast Asia’s one-stop app
ZF Aftermarket Sets the Pace for Tomorrow´s Mobility
To ensure that vehicles move efficiently, safely, dynamically and reliably, ZF products are the first choice in driveline, chassis and safety systems – for passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles. With its guiding principle “see. think. act., ZF has secured a strong global position by mastering the interaction of sensors, control units and vehicle motion… Continue reading ZF Aftermarket Sets the Pace for Tomorrow´s Mobility
Apps like Uber and Lyft could improve public transportation instead of undercutting it
The number of innovative transit partnerships is growing rapidly, but the jury is still out on what types of partnerships can yield win-wins for communities, companies and transit agencies. An overarching goal should be to increase mobility – that is, passenger miles traveled – while reducing vehicle miles traveled. This will only happen if ride-hailing… Continue reading Apps like Uber and Lyft could improve public transportation
instead of undercutting it
High-Resolution LiDAR with Video Fusion for Autonomous Driving
Written by AZoSensorsJul 9 2018 Neuvition, Inc. recently launched Titan M1, the first version of its 480 lines HD video LiDAR. The semi-solid state LiDAR has a resolution of 480 vertical lines and 1280 pixels maximum for each line (resolution of 1280 x 480). Image Credit: Olivier Le Moal / Shutterstock It is one of… Continue reading High-Resolution LiDAR with Video Fusion for Autonomous Driving
Uber and Lyft may be vying to acquire bus startup
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Transportation & Logistics Briefing subscribers hours before it appeared on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. Uber and Lyft are reportedly interested in acquiring Skedaddle, the crowdsourced bus startup, according to TechCrunch. Skedaddle, which was founded in 2015, enables individuals to charter… Continue reading Uber and Lyft may be vying to acquire bus startup