Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV CEO Mike Manley called on European policymakers Tuesday to step up their support for automakers in their transition to electrified vehicles as the novel coronavirus pandemic represents the “biggest single risk ever to face our industry.” In the first half of the year, production on the continent of an estimated 3.6… Continue reading FCA CEO: Automakers need government support in Europe amid ‘biggest single risk ever’
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@Toyota: Toyota AI Ventures Invests in YPC Technologies Through 2020 “Call for Innovation”
Funding will help YPC expand its team and further develop its robotic kitchen LOS ALTOS, Calif. (October 20, 2020) — Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s early-stage venture capital fund, today announced its investment in YPC Technologies, a robotic kitchen startup based in Montreal, Canada. The funding follows YPC Technologies’ participation in the 2020 Toyota AI Ventures… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota AI Ventures Invests in YPC Technologies Through 2020 “Call for Innovation”
@BMW: Gasoline out of Thin Air: Our Investment With Prometheus Fuels000673
Imagine you drive to the gas station and pump your car with gas…except, this time, your weekly pit stop won’t affect the environment whatsoever. The new kind of gasoline coursing through your vehicle doesn’t add CO2 to the atmosphere. In fact, it is molecularly identical to the gasoline made from oil—but instead of being mined… Continue reading @BMW: Gasoline out of Thin Air: Our Investment With Prometheus Fuels000673
Michelin: Capital Reduction – Cancellation of 1,097,540 treasury shares
PRESS RELEASEClermont-Ferrand – October 20, 2020COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN CAPITAL REDUCTIONCancellation of 1,097,540 treasury shares Pursuant to the decision of the Managing Chairman on October 13, 2020 and the fifth and the twenty-fourth resolutions of the June 23, 2020 Shareholders Meeting and the fifth and fourteenth resolutions of the May 17, 2019 Shareholders Meeting, Compagnie Générale… Continue reading Michelin: Capital Reduction – Cancellation of 1,097,540 treasury shares
@Ford: How Ford’s Next-Gen Test Vehicle Lays the Foundation for Our Self-Driving Business
By John Davis, Chief Engineer, Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC A fourth-generation self-driving test vehicle from Ford and Argo AI Launching a self-driving service is complex. Many different pieces need to come together to create a trusted and scalable self-driving service that provides value to customers and the cities they operate in. At Ford, we are taking a… Continue reading @Ford: How Ford’s Next-Gen Test Vehicle Lays the Foundation for Our Self-Driving Business
Toyota AI Ventures Invests in YPC Technologies Through 2020 “Call for Innovation”
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s early-stage venture capital fund, today announced its investment in YPC Technologies, a robotic kitchen startup based in Montreal, Canada. The funding follows YPC Technologies’ participation in the 2020 Toyota AI Ventures “call for innovation” focused on smart, connected cities that launched earlier this… Continue reading Toyota AI Ventures Invests in YPC Technologies Through 2020 “Call for Innovation”
Lightning Systems Renames Company Lightning eMotors, Expands to Meet Growing Demand for Medium-Duty Commercial EVs
LOVELAND, Colo., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lightning Systems, a leading provider of complete electrification solutions for commercial fleets, today announced that it is expanding and renaming the company to Lightning eMotors, effective immediately. Continue Reading Electric drivetrains being assembled at Lightning eMotors’ facility in Loveland, CO “When we originally selected Lightning Systems as our name,… Continue reading Lightning Systems Renames Company Lightning eMotors, Expands to Meet Growing Demand for Medium-Duty Commercial EVs
Senmiao Technology Announces Signing of Framework Agreement with BYD to Purchase and Jointly Promote Electric Vehicles for Ride-Sharing
CHENGDU, China, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Senmiao Technology Limited (“Senmiao”) (NASDAQ: AIHS), a provider of automobile transaction and related services targeting the online ride-hailing industry in China, today announced the signing of a Framework Agreement with BYD Auto Sales Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of BYD Company Limited (“BYD”,(HK:1211)), for the sale of… Continue reading Senmiao Technology Announces Signing of Framework Agreement with BYD to Purchase and Jointly Promote Electric Vehicles for Ride-Sharing
Magna Names Seetarama (Swamy) Kotagiri Chief Executive Officer
Kotagiri, current Magna President and 21-year company veteran, to succeed Don WalkerWalker to retire at end of 2020 after 15 consecutive years as CEO, 33 years with MagnaMedia conference call to be held today, October 20, at 8 a.m. EDTAURORA, Ontario, Oct. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magna announced today that its Board of Directors… Continue reading Magna Names Seetarama (Swamy) Kotagiri Chief Executive Officer
@niche: Keolis and Navya take a new step in autonomous mobility with the entry into service of their first shuttle without an onboard safety operator, in Châteauroux, France000196
Keolis and Navya, partners in autonomous mobility since 2016, have launched their first fully autonomous shuttle service at the French […] Keolis and Navya, partners in autonomous mobility since 2016, have launched their first fully autonomous shuttle service at the French National Shooting Sports Centre (CNTS) in Châteauroux. This service aims at transporting athletes and… Continue reading @niche: Keolis and Navya take a new step in autonomous mobility with the entry into service of their first shuttle without an onboard safety operator, in Châteauroux, France000196