Geely wants to join Daimler

The Chinese car giant Geely wants to join Daimler. According to media reports, the Chinese automaker Geely is to enter Mercedes-Benz and buy large blocks of shares there. Geely also owns the company Volvo, which is also active in the field of autonomous driving and especially with Uber work together. Mercedes-Benz is also developing autonomous… Continue reading Geely wants to join Daimler

Hyundai at BMW Cooperation Group

The manufacturer Hyundai joins the BMW Alliance – probably as the last member. As late as December last year, there were disagreements in the cooperation group with BMW with the goal to realize autonomous driving until 2021. The difference of opinion involved other cooperation members. Only reluctantly, BMW agreed to the further recording, which probably… Continue reading Hyundai at BMW Cooperation Group

Groupe Renault, NUMA and their partners present the results of the first edition of CityMakers

10 months ago, Groupe Renault, NUMA and their partners – Nissan, RCI Bank and Services, AXA, and the City of Paris – launched CityMakers, an open innovation program dedicated to the transition toward a more flexible and sustainable urban mobility. Last night, start-ups and partners presented the results of their collaborations, offering us a taste… Continue reading Groupe Renault, NUMA and their partners present the results of the first edition of CityMakers

Bosch Daimler: efforts intensified

The cooperation between Bosch and Mercedes-Benz for the development of autonomous driving is gaining momentum. With the already made statement that you already start this year tests with appropriate vehicles, should probably show the will to fight, which has the cooperation. The cooperation, consisting of Mercedes-Benz and the supplier Bosch, wants – like other manufacturers… Continue reading Bosch Daimler: efforts intensified

Ford CEO Jim Hackett on the future of computing, cities, and self-driving cars

In May 2017, Ford announced that it had replaced its CEO, Mark Fields, who had been with the company since 1989, with Jim Hackett. Despite being on Ford’s board since 2013, Hackett was probably best known for leading Steelcase, the large office-furniture company, for decades and turning around its fortunes, as well as for working… Continue reading Ford CEO Jim Hackett on the future of computing, cities, and self-driving cars

Canada wants to promote Autonomous Driving

The Canadian government is planning more promotion for autonomous driving within the NAFTA rules. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deals with the United States, Mexico and Canada. The latter calls for support for autonomous driving under the NAFTA agreement. The previous rules of the Agreement provide that for the duty-free importation of goods… Continue reading Canada wants to promote Autonomous Driving