Buyers of new Nissan LEAF in Japan’s Shikoku region to earn points toward electricity bill YOKOHAMA, Japan (Jan. 24, 2018) – Buyers of the new Nissan LEAF in a region of western Japan will earn points that they can use to help pay their utility bills, as part of a partnership to promote electric cars.… Continue reading Nissan and Shikoku Electric join forces to promote electric cars
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BMW and Daimler close to merging car-sharing units – executive
BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers Daimler (DAIGn.DE) and BMW (BMWG.DE) are close to agreeing to combine their car-sharing services Car2Go and DriveNow, a senior executive at one of the carmakers told Reuters on Tuesday. The merger talks are in the final stages and the combined company will be independently run, with BMW and Daimler as… Continue reading BMW and Daimler close to merging car-sharing units – executive
Tesla just locked in Elon Musk as CEO with a $70 billion pay package (TSLA)
Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Elon Musk is the eccentric founder of Tesla, and will likely remain CEO for the next 10 years, as is required to claim the full $70 billion in pay from a new compensation package. The pay package eliminates production targets for the CEO. Tesla’s stock is jumping on the news. Shares of Tesla… Continue reading Tesla just locked in Elon Musk as CEO with a $70 billion pay package (TSLA)
Hydrogen is Going the Distance: Toyota Surpasses 3,000 Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales in California
January 23, 2018 PLANO, Texas, January 23, 2018 – Move over polluters, the Toyota Mirai, one of the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, has surpassed 3,000 sales in the Golden State. Having reached this new milestone, Mirai make up more than 80% of all hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the United States. “Toyota… Continue reading Hydrogen is Going the Distance: Toyota Surpasses 3,000 Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Sales in California
The quest for Asia’s ride-hailing market & more
The quest for Asia’s ride-hailing market & more Welcome to our weekly news highlights by Splyt, the place where you‘ll find the most relevant information about the urban mobility scene. Follow us for updated news, we post every Tuesday! Here is what happened last week:Self-driving car startup Pony.ai raises $112 One of the now many autonomous driving… Continue reading The quest for Asia’s ride-hailing market & more
Uber boss says company can be profitable within three years
The chief executive of ride-hailing app Uber has said the company can be profitable within three years. Speaking to Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dara Khosrowshahi said the firm is becoming more efficient, though it will still maintain its expansion push. “At some point we absolutely have to become profitable and that’s… Continue reading Uber boss says company can be profitable within three years
Uber CEO hopes to have self-driving cars in service in 18 months
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was speaking to Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait today at the new outlet’s event #TheYearAhead event, and he shared some more information about Uber’s plans around autonomy, and autonomous ride-hailing service rollout. “True autonomy for every single use case, is some ways away,” Khosrowshahi began, acknowledging that the problem is a massive… Continue reading Uber CEO hopes to have self-driving cars in service in 18 months
Full autonomy is years away, but here’s what’s next on autonomy’s wild ride
Ajay Chopra Contributor Ajay Chopra co-founded Pinnacle Systems in his living room and grew it to a multi-billion dollar public company before becoming a venture capitalist with Trinity Ventures. More posts by this contributor: From the distributed workforce to the partnered economy After China, India looms as Uber’s next battleground We’ve come a long way since 2009… Continue reading Full autonomy is years away, but here’s what’s next on autonomy’s wild ride
Tesla Driver, Passed Out Drunk, Tells Highway Patrol Autopilot Was in Charge
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says a driver was found passed out in his Tesla with a very high blood alcohol content on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge on Friday. The driver, according to CHP, claimed the car had been “set on autopilot” in an apparent attempt to defend himself. The highway patrol, seemingly unimpressed, arrested… Continue reading Tesla Driver, Passed Out Drunk, Tells Highway Patrol Autopilot Was in Charge
Waymo to start testing self-driving cars in Atlanta
(Reuters) – Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit, would start testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta, it said on Twitter on Monday. “Atlanta is a major hub for technology and innovation, and a natural fit for Waymo’s testing program,” Waymo said on Twitter. (bit.ly/2DyOp6W) With over eight years of testing under its belt, Waymo is… Continue reading Waymo to start testing self-driving cars in Atlanta