Volkswagen plans big-ticket investment to accelerate sales in Germany

Volkswagen has announced plans to invest a triple-digit euro amount over three years – the largest programme in Germany to date – to rev up sales and distribution in its home market. Among other items, the planned investments of the program include the upgrading of dealerships and showrooms, a broad-based product and service training offensive… Continue reading Volkswagen plans big-ticket investment to accelerate sales in Germany

Lithium Urban acquires SmartCommute, to become a full-stack transportation solution provider

Bangalore-headquartered Lithium Urban Technologies (Lithium Urban), a leading corporate sustainable mobility solutions provider has acquired SmartCommute, an end-to-end Employee Transport Services SaaS platform. With this move, Lithium Urban will now evolve into a full-stack transportation solutions provider across form factors. SmartCommute was founded in 2014 with the purpose of simplifying employee transportation services for corporates… Continue reading Lithium Urban acquires SmartCommute, to become a full-stack transportation solution provider

Bosch’s new AIoT platform provides real-time data on energy consumption at manufacturing sites

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI) has unveiled the new Phantom Edge – an AIoT platform, which combines the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to provide a real-time view of electrical energy consumption, operating usage, electrical parameters, and appliance-level information. Phantom Edge uses non-intrusive sensors to collect power… Continue reading Bosch’s new AIoT platform provides real-time data on energy consumption at manufacturing sites

Tritium, A Pioneer In E-Mobility And EV Charging Infrastructure, Announces Business Combination With Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II; Combined Company To Be Listed On NASDAQ

Founded in 2001 by e-mobility pioneers Dr. David Finn, James Kennedy, and Dr. Paul Sernia, Tritium designs, develops, and manufactures proprietary hardware for advanced and reliable DC fast charging. The company has a two-decade history in advanced power electronics and electric transportation, starting as a developer of technology for solar race cars and other extraordinary… Continue reading Tritium, A Pioneer In E-Mobility And EV Charging Infrastructure, Announces Business Combination With Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation II; Combined Company To Be Listed On NASDAQ

Elon Musk updates Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v9 timeline and FSD Subscription once again

Elon Musk has again updated the timeline for Tesla releasing its highly anticipated Full Self-Driving Beta v9 software update and FSD Subscription. Here’s the long history of Tesla’s FSD v9 and FSD Subscription timelines: Tesla Full Self-Driving beta Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in beta with… Continue reading Elon Musk updates Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta v9 timeline and FSD Subscription once again

Tesla will store Chinese user data locally, following Apple’s suit

The handling of user data in China has become a delicate matter for foreign tech companies operating in the country. Apple’s move to store the data of its Chinese customers in servers managed by a Chinese state-owned cloud service has stoked controversy in the West over the years. A recent New York Times investigation found… Continue reading Tesla will store Chinese user data locally, following Apple’s suit

Automotive Intelligent Door System Market to grow by 2475.56 thousand units in 2021, Aisin Corp and Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Emerge as Key Contributors to growth| Technavio

NEW YORK, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Technavio has been monitoring the automotive intelligent door system market and it is poised to grow by 2475.56 thousand units during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of almost 15% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall… Continue reading Automotive Intelligent Door System Market to grow by 2475.56 thousand units in 2021, Aisin Corp and Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Emerge as Key Contributors to growth| Technavio

Google’s first Street View EV is a Jaguar loaded with air quality sensors

Over the next twelve months, Jaguar I-Pace EVs outfitted with Google’s Street View mapping technology will be driving around Dublin. And they won’t be collecting just Street View imagery — they’ll also be monitoring the city’s air quality. Google has teamed up with Jaguar Land Rover for the project, making the I-Pace the first all-electric… Continue reading Google’s first Street View EV is a Jaguar loaded with air quality sensors

Seven in 10 young employees believe employers should offer four-day work week: Survey

Although a five-day week is still a popular working pattern, these young workers in India believe that employers should offer the opportunity to work a four-day week (76%) to promote employee well-being post-pandemic. Younger workers in India are most focused on career stability and security (94%), opportunities for additional qualifications, training, or re-skilling (93%), and… Continue reading Seven in 10 young employees believe employers should offer four-day work week: Survey

Elon Musk Said Tesla Would Never Use This Tech That It’s Now Using

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has always been adamant that his car company is capable of developing an entirely camera-based self-driving system for its vehicles — without the need of LIDAR (or laser pulse-based light detection) technologies currently used by most other autonomous vehicle companies. But according to images uploaded to Twitter by autonomous vehicle consultant… Continue reading Elon Musk Said Tesla Would Never Use This Tech That It’s Now Using