Lyft is piloting B2B on-demand delivery in certain US markets. Adding delivery is part of the company’s long-term growth strategy. Lyft said merchants are looking for delivery partners that allow them to keep relationships with customers. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Just when the crowded delivery space was thinning out amid… Continue reading Why Lyft’s food delivery strategy centers on sharing customer data with restaurants and retailers
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Lyft could pay about $3,000 for failing to disclose that it paid for some ads in its $48 million Prop 22 campaign (LYFT)
Lyft could pay $3,371 for not noting it paid for some Prop 22 ads. Lyft spent $48 million campaigning for Prop 22, which would allow it to pay drivers as contractors. California voters approved the legislation in the November election. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Lyft is being threatened with a… Continue reading Lyft could pay about $3,000 for failing to disclose that it paid for some ads in its $48 million Prop 22 campaign (LYFT)
Bosch’s wrong-way driver warning system now a feature in ŠKODA vehicles
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’s wrong-way driver warning system now a feature in ŠKODA vehicles
BlackBerry’s QNX Black Channel Communications to be used in Motional’s Driverless Platform
BlackBerry Limited announced its QNX® Black Channel Communications Technology will be used in Motional’s next-generation driverless vehicles. Motional will be BlackBerry’s first customer to use QNX Black Channel Communications for driverless systems. The technology enables Motional to provide safe data communication exchanges within the vehicle’s safety systems. Certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D, the automotive industry’s functional safety standard,… Continue reading BlackBerry’s QNX Black Channel Communications to be used in Motional’s Driverless Platform
@GM: GM Reports Strong 2020 Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter Results February 10, 2021
DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported strong 2020 full-year and fourth quarter earnings despite production interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of the Takata airbag-inflator recall announced in November. Click here to download GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra’s letter to shareholders. Barra and Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson… Continue reading @GM: GM Reports Strong 2020 Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter Results February 10, 2021
G.M.’s Profits From Trucks and S.U.V.s Fuel Its Electric Quest
Despite a pandemic that shuttered auto factories for nearly two months and sent car sales tumbling, General Motors made more than $6 billion last year, one of its highest profit totals ever. The automaker is going to need every penny and more for years to come to meet its lofty ambition of an all-electric model… Continue reading G.M.’s Profits From Trucks and S.U.V.s Fuel Its Electric Quest
Uber: Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. Financial Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2020 Gross Bookings grew 16% quarter-over-quarter (“QoQ”) to $17.2 billion, down 5% year-over-year (“YoY”), or 4% on a constant currency basis, with Delivery Gross Bookings growing 128% YoY… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020
@Toyota: Toyota to Debut Three New Electrified Vehicles for U.S. Market
Portfolio will add two Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Internal research shows BEV and PHEV models have similar environmental benefits Latest Environmental Action Plan pursues targets in support of Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 PLANO, Texas (February 10, 2021) – Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced plans to debut in the U.S.… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota to Debut Three New Electrified Vehicles for U.S. Market
@Toyota: 30 Million and Counting!
Indiana-assembled Toyota Sienna Celebrated As 30 Millionth U.S. Produced Vehicle PLANO, Texas (February 10, 2021) – Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) rolled its 30 millionth U.S.–assembled vehicle off the line this week at its Princeton, Indiana manufacturing plant tucked away in the southwest corner of the state. In a fitting tribute, that “milestone” vehicle was… Continue reading @Toyota: 30 Million and Counting!
@Groupe PSA: PR New Opel Combo-e Life: The Everyday Hero Goes Electric001171
Have it all: Electric drive as well as top safety, comfort and convenience Electric flexibility: Combo-e Life as five or seven seater with long or short wheelbase Best in class: Extensive list of ultra-modern driver assistance systems For city-living and more: Zero emissions, silent propulsion, “autobahn-proof” capability Strong and energised: 100 kW (136 hp) electric… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR New Opel Combo-e Life: The Everyday Hero Goes Electric001171