Freight forwarding — the process of organising how and where items will be shipped around the world, and specifically the technology that underpins that work — continues to be a huge area of the logistics market, not least because of the huge boom in e-commerce in the last year, and because of the Covid-19-mandated need… Continue reading Freight forwarder Sennder raises $80M at a $1B+ valuation
Tag: Mobility
Uber and Lyft rides are pricier due to a lack of drivers (and the waits are longer, too)
Uber and Lyft rides have been almost twice as expensive over the past few months in the US, because the ride-hailing companies have been having difficulties meeting demand. More and more people are going back to their old routines after getting fully vaccinated, which translates to higher demand for rides as passengers fire up their… Continue reading Uber and Lyft rides are pricier due to a lack of drivers (and the waits are longer, too)
China’s Xforceplus raises nearly $200m in Series C led by Temasek …
Xforceplus Information Technology has raked in $200 million in its Series C+ and C++ rounds of financing, per an announcement. This brings the total corpus raised by the IT company in its Series C round to about $200 million. In October 2019, Xforceplus secured nearly $100 million in the first tranche of Series C round… Continue reading China’s Xforceplus raises nearly $200m in Series C led by Temasek …
Asia Digest: Travello raises $5m; Shuttle nabs seed funding
Australian traveltech startup Travello announced raising $5 million in a Series A funding round, while Bangladesh ride-hailing firm Shuttle secures $750,000 in its seed round. Travello lands $5m Series A funding Australian travel social network startup Travello has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round backed by Flight Centre co-founder Jim Goldburg, former… Continue reading Asia Digest: Travello raises $5m; Shuttle nabs seed funding
IDnow supports Audi’s new digital offer
MUNICH, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IDnow, a leading platform-as-a-service provider for identity verification, supports the international automotive company AUDI AG with a digital solution for identity verification for the new subscription offer “Audi on demand Subscribe”. In mid-May, the fully integrated subscription model “Audi on demand Subscribe” was launched in the first dealerships of the… Continue reading IDnow supports Audi’s new digital offer
IDnow unterstützt Audi bei neuem digitalem Angebot
Audi setzt für sein exklusives Mobilitätsangebot „Audi on demand Subscribe” auf die IDnow Plattform MÜNCHEN, 1. Juni 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IDnow, ein führender Plattform-as-a-Service-Anbieter für Identitätsverifizierung, unterstützt das internationale Automobilunternehmen AUDI AG mit einer digitalen Lösung zur Identitätsprüfung für das neue Abonnement-Angebot „Audi on demand Subscribe”. Mitte Mai ist mit „Audi on demand Subscribe” das voll integrierte Abo-Modell… Continue reading IDnow unterstützt Audi bei neuem digitalem Angebot
Autocar Professional’s Software & Simulation Special is out!
The past year has been a deep dive into the world of technology. People from all works of life have been combining the common thread of digitisation. Nothing manifests this better than the reach of simulation. That’s exactly why the June 1 issue is a celebration of the powers of virtual reality with a ‘Software… Continue reading Autocar Professional’s Software & Simulation Special is out!
Line enters Indonesian digital banking game with Hana Bank partnership
Messaging service giant Line Corporation has rolled out a digital banking platform in Indonesia through a partnership with local lender Bank KEB Hana Indonesia, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hana Bank. The launch of the platform is the much-anticipated result of a 2018 deal between the two companies, which saw Line, through its subsidiary LINE… Continue reading Line enters Indonesian digital banking game with Hana Bank partnership
ChargerHelp co-founder, CEO Kameale C. Terry is heading to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021
Thousands of electric vehicle charging stations will be built around the country over the next decade. ChargerHelp!, founded in January 2020 by Kameale C. Terry and Evette Ellis, wants to make sure they stay up and running. The idea for the on-demand repair app for EV charging stations came to Terry when she was working… Continue reading ChargerHelp co-founder, CEO Kameale C. Terry is heading to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021
The Station: Rivian rolls towards an IPO and Quantumscape makes a big battery hire
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to… Continue reading The Station: Rivian rolls towards an IPO and Quantumscape makes a big battery hire