Big news coming a day ahead of Earth Day. Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon-neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish a new joint venture. The aim of the two… Continue reading Volvo Group and Daimler Truck plan JV for large-scale production of fuel cells
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Vitesco Technologies to Open New R&D Center in China, Underlining the Strategic Focus on Electrified Powertrains
The center, which is going to be built in Tianjin, extends the research and development capacity for zero emission propulsion technologies in the Asia-Pacific region Vitesco Technologies already operates a modern, highly automated plant at the site, where an innovative, fully integrated electric axle drive system has been produced since 2019 Tianjin, China, Regensburg, Germany,… Continue reading Vitesco Technologies to Open New R&D Center in China, Underlining the Strategic Focus on Electrified Powertrains
The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG to Lead the Development of Sustainable Transportation by Forming Joint Venture for Large-scale Production of Fuel Cells
GÖTEBORG, Sweden, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary non-binding agreement to establish a new joint venture. The intention is to develop, produce… Continue reading The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG to Lead the Development of Sustainable Transportation by Forming Joint Venture for Large-scale Production of Fuel Cells
@Hyundai: Kia Motors’ response to COVID-19
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kia Motors is supporting customers and communities around the world in the fight against the virus. Kia recognizes the sacrifices made by healthcare professionals and volunteers globally, and is providing fleets of vehicles to frontline personnel to facilitate mobility at a time when they need it most. The… Continue reading @Hyundai: Kia Motors’ response to COVID-19
Uber argues ‘fraud’ absolves it from paying star engineer’s $179M fine to Google
Uber argued in a recent court filing that former employee Anthony Levandowski committed fraud, an action that frees the company from any obligation to pay his legal bills, including a judgment ordering the star engineer to pay Google $179 million. The court filing was first reported by Bloomberg. Uber’s fraud claim was part of its… Continue reading Uber argues ‘fraud’ absolves it from paying star engineer’s $179M fine to Google
The Station: Pony.ai turns to delivery, Kodiak cuts, Lime snaps up Boosted’s IP
Hi and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to the future (and present) of transportation. I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. What you’re reading here is an abbreviated version of The Station. To get the complete newsletter, which comes out every weekend, go here and click The Station.… Continue reading The Station: Pony.ai turns to delivery, Kodiak cuts, Lime snaps up Boosted’s IP
No Supervision Required: Helm.ai Aims to Streamline Self-Driving Development
Removing the human driver from behind the steering wheel may require removing the human being from the development lab. Helm.ai, a startup based in Menlo Park, Calif., that recently came out of stealth, seeks to dramatically reduce the bottlenecks in autonomous vehicle development cycles with an AI training method known as unsupervised learning. Like other… Continue reading No Supervision Required: Helm.ai Aims to Streamline Self-Driving Development
@Toyota: Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production (Updated April 20)
TOKYO, Apr 20, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – About extending the suspension of operations to certain production lines (April 20) We have decided to extend the period of suspension of operations by 4 days (4/23-4/28) from the time previously announced on April 15 for both the Takaoka Plant, production #2, and Toyota Industries Corp, lines… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota: Adjustments to Domestic Production (Updated April 20)
@Toyota: Toyota’s European R&D Base Changes its Name
Toyota City, Japan, Apr 20, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that its European research and development base, TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG), has changed its company name to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe GmbH (TGR-E). TMG was initially established as Andersson Motorsport GmbH in Koln in 1979, then changed its name to… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota’s European R&D Base Changes its Name
Uber will broaden out beyond ride hailing and food delivery during the pandemic to courier packages, medicine, and pet supplies
Uber will expand beyond its core ride-hailing and food-delivery services with a broader courier service for packages, medication, and pet supplies. The ride-hailing giant’s efforts fall under two initiatives, called “Uber Direct” and “Uber Connect.” Uber Direct lets users order items from select retailers and have them delivered directly to their door, while Uber Connect… Continue reading Uber will broaden out beyond ride hailing and food delivery during the pandemic to courier packages, medicine, and pet supplies