Servicing one’s car personally is a time-consuming, expensive and painstaking process. It’s a cycle that can lead to more expensive repairs and safety issues down the line, and no car owner likes that. Egypt and Dubai-based auto tech startup Odiggo is a platform addressing this problem. It allows car owners to get the help they… Continue reading Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Plug and Play invest in Odiggo’s $2.2M seed round
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Kinetic Green to invest Rs 300 crore in EV biz, gets working on reborn Luna
Kinetic Green’s Sulajja Firodia Motwani: “We have just signed a very aggressive plan to invest around Rs 300 crore in the next 3-4 years.” Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions, the electric vehicle manufacturing arm of the Kinetic Group, is determined to play a bigger role in the “last-mile mobility for people and goods,” says… Continue reading Kinetic Green to invest Rs 300 crore in EV biz, gets working on reborn Luna
Clean Technica: Forget Siri & Alexa, Tesla Is Coming Out With A Full-On Robot001193
Last decade tech giants introduced phantom digital “assistants” that answer requests and perform simple tasks in the house. Whether you wanted to turn off the lights or find out when daylight savings time begins, Alexa and Siri have you covered. But Amazon and Apple are tangled up in yesterday’s tech. Tesla is taking all this… Continue reading Clean Technica: Forget Siri & Alexa, Tesla Is Coming Out With A Full-On Robot001193
@GM: General Motors and AT&T Set Automotive Connectivity Benchmark with 5G
General Motors and AT&T Set Automotive Connectivity Benchmark with 5G The next generation vehicle network will enable a new era of connected services for millions of GM vehicles 2021-08-19 DALLAS and DETROIT – General Motors and AT&T* will bring 5G cellular connectivity to millions of GM vehicles coming off the assembly line over the next… Continue reading @GM: General Motors and AT&T Set Automotive Connectivity Benchmark with 5G
China’s car rental market to top 10b yuan by 2022: report
Shouqi Group’s Gofun launches its car-sharing business in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to China Daily] BEIJING – China’s car rental market is about to enter the high-speed growth period and top 100 billion yuan (about $15.39 billion) next year, according to a report. The market will embrace high-speed development after the car rental industry… Continue reading China’s car rental market to top 10b yuan by 2022: report
FAW Group to operate over 100 Hongqi smart cars
Workers check vehicles at the general assembly line of Hongqi, the leading sedan brand of First Automotive Works (FAW) Group Co. Ltd., in Changchun, Northeast China’s Jilin province, Sept 23, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] CHANGCHUN – China’s leading automaker FAW Group Co., Ltd. said it will put more than 100 smart cars of the Hongqi brand in… Continue reading FAW Group to operate over 100 Hongqi smart cars
China steps up automobile data protection
An autonomous vehicle takes to the road in Shanghai’s Jiading district. [Photo by Wu Jun/For China Daily] China issued trial guidelines on automobile data protection on Friday in a move to protect drivers’ privacy and safeguard national security as vehicles are becoming increasingly digitalized in the world’s largest auto market. The Ministry of Industry and… Continue reading China steps up automobile data protection
August 19, 2021 DCTA and Via launching new GoZone shared ride service on September 7 GoZone is an on-demand rideshare service, powered by Vi…
August 19, 2021 DCTA and Via launching new GoZone shared ride service on September 7 GoZone is an on-demand rideshare service, powered by Via, that riders will be able to utilize for trips within two dedicated zones: Denton and Lewisville/Highland Village GoZones. Aug. 19, 2021 (Denton County, TX) Starting September 7, getting around town is about to get… Continue reading August 19, 2021 DCTA and Via launching new GoZone shared ride service on September 7 GoZone is an on-demand rideshare service, powered by Vi…
Auto Sector: Continued sequential recovery seen in July, says Ind-Ra
“Automotive dealerships have reopened in almost all parts of the country and consumer sentiments have improved on a steady decline in daily Covid cases. July 2021 volumes remained below pre-Covid levels (16 per cent below July 2019),” the rating agency said. New Delhi: Continued sequential recovery has been seen in the auto sector in July… Continue reading Auto Sector: Continued sequential recovery seen in July, says Ind-Ra
China data rules to squeeze overseas development of self-driving tech
BEIJING — China’s new rules on the handling of automotive data will take effect Oct. 1 and build a barrier against foreign companies from accessing driving records and onboard images, a move that will hamper their own efforts to advance self-driving technology. Draft rules based on the nation’s new slew of legislation governing data, were first published in May, with the… Continue reading China data rules to squeeze overseas development of self-driving tech