Bosch and Weichai Power increase efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines to 50 percent

Mobility Solutions is the largest Bosch Group business sector. It generated sales of 46.8 billion euros in 2019, and thus contributed 60 percent of total sales from operations. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility Solutions business sector pursues a vision of mobility that is safe, sustainable, and exciting,… Continue reading Bosch and Weichai Power increase efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines to 50 percent

@GM: Ultium Drive to Help Power GM’s All-Electric Future

Ultium Drive to Help Power GM’s All-Electric Future GM will lead design, development and manufacturing of next-generation EV drive units and motors 2020-09-16 DETROIT – General Motors’ next-generation EVs are expected to be powered by a family of five interchangeable drive units and three motors, known collectively as “Ultium Drive.” Ultium Drive will help the… Continue reading @GM: Ultium Drive to Help Power GM’s All-Electric Future

@Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Accelerates Connected Car Technology To Enhance Customer Experience

Through integrations with the Aeris Mobility Services and Dealer-FX ONE platforms, the My MITSUBISHI CONNECT mobile app will now enable Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross drivers to view real-time service and maintenance needs, as reported by their vehicles. This system  provides owners with timely and specific information about their vehicles and gives them the technology to act… Continue reading @Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Motors Accelerates Connected Car Technology To Enhance Customer Experience

Cadillac dealers must invest $200K each for brand’s EV future

Detroit — The push for an all-electric future will come with a cost for General Motors Co. dealers.  For Cadillac dealers that cost is estimated to be at $200,000 to transition dealerships for Cadillac’s electric vehicles beginning with the Lyriq crossover, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle hitting U.S. dealerships in late 2022 after debuting first in the China… Continue reading Cadillac dealers must invest $200K each for brand’s EV future

@VW Group: Volkswagen successfully places first green bonds with a volume of € 2 billion

Today, the Volkswagen Group successfully placed its first green bonds with a volume of € 2 billion in the market. The benchmark bonds, which are denominated in euros, have terms of 8 and 12 years and coupons of 0.875% and 1.250% respectively. Investors showed considerable interest, including both international and specialized green bond investors. This… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen successfully places first green bonds with a volume of € 2 billion

@VW Group: White paper – Urban Mobility in a Post-Covid-19 World

The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: White paper – Urban Mobility in a Post-Covid-19 World

@Toyota: Join Our Portfolio Company May Mobility in Developing Autonomous Shuttles

Photo courtesy of May Mobility Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, our portfolio company May Mobility is transforming transportation by developing and deploying autonomous shuttles that get people where they need to go, safely and easily. Led by CEO and co-founder Edwin Olson, May Mobility’s self-driving shuttle service is currently operating in Grand Rapids, Michigan. May Mobility… Continue reading @Toyota: Join Our Portfolio Company May Mobility in Developing Autonomous Shuttles

@Toyota: Toyota to Launch New Companies for Marketing and for Creating Mobility Businesses

Toyota City, Japan, September 16, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Dentsu Group Inc. (Dentsu Group), and Dentsu Inc. (Dentsu), together with Toyota subsidiary Delphys Inc. (Delphys), announced today their intention to launch a new business structure, effective from January 2021 (scheduled), for innovating marketing and creating mobility businesses. Due to the rapid proliferation in recent years… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota to Launch New Companies for Marketing and for Creating Mobility Businesses

Lyft: The Next Frontier in Self-Driving: Using Machine Learning to Solve Motion Planning

By Peter Ondruska, Head of AV Research and Sammy Omari, Head of Motion Planning, Prediction, and Software Controls Over the last few years, machine learning has become an integral part of self-driving development. It has unlocked significant progress in perception, but it does remain limited in its use across the rest of the autonomy stack, particularly… Continue reading Lyft: The Next Frontier in Self-Driving: Using Machine Learning to Solve Motion Planning

ALYI EV Charging Station Solution For $27B Market Added To Battery Day Agenda

ALYI recently announced that in addition to its own groundbreaking electric vehicle (EV) battery innovation progress, the company is exploring solutions with Samsung SDI and Gegadyne Energy that management anticipates could also generate an independent stream of revenue adding to the company’s current $300 million in projected electric vehicle revenue.  On Tuesday next week, September… Continue reading ALYI EV Charging Station Solution For $27B Market Added To Battery Day Agenda