It’s a fate that has befallen many leaders, including the CEO of Uber, one of Go-Jek’s competitors, who resigned amid a wave of leadership criticisms. Now, Makarim said he actively encourages collaborative discussions and wants those who are closest to the ground to help with decision-making. That could be in anything from Go-Jek’s motorcycle taxi… Continue reading This is the lie we tell ourselves about leadership, says CEO
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This man is to give the street scooter gas
W If it has to be, the yellow parcel transporters can also be sporty. Round by round Jürgen Gerdes beats the street scooter with squealing tires through the roundabout on a test site near Aachen, where the German postal service tested their prototypes and new developments. His driving style does not necessarily match the ecological… Continue reading This man is to give the street scooter gas
Post is testing self-propelled street scooters
D ie German postal service now wants to test self-propelled models of their electric delivery truck Streetscooter. The Group will test the use of technically upgraded Streetscootern that can follow the delivery of letters and parcels independently, a post spokesman said on Tuesday. Some vehicles should be equipped with appropriate technology. Before a practice test,… Continue reading Post is testing self-propelled street scooters
Ford invests in bicycles
e in Fahrrad is a rather unusual exhibit at a car show. The automaker ford The style break seems to disturb but little. Therefore, at its booth at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, the company has also set up a pedal-powered two-wheeler in addition to a whole range of cars. It stands next to… Continue reading Ford invests in bicycles
“Volkswagen has to become more decent”
Faster, harder – and humble: Herbert Diess, just moved to the top VW, wants to promote the cultural change in the Group and bring this year 70 new models on the market. imago / Sven Simon Thursday, 03.05.2018 11:59 clock VW wants to implement its much-vaunted cultural change – after a bumpy start – finally… Continue reading “Volkswagen has to become more decent”
Stefan Sommer becomes Volkswagen Board Member
D he after a power struggle with the supplier ZF Retired former CEO Stefan Sommer changes to the world’s largest carmaker. There, he takes over a VW release on Monday evening according to the procurement department. Sommer follows the long-term purchasing director Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, who left the group at his own request. Volkswagen… Continue reading Stefan Sommer becomes Volkswagen Board Member
Why the Chinese chose Thuringia? to have
e s sounds once surprisingly: The Chinese group CATL is investing 240 million euros in a highly modern car battery factory in Thuringia. Thuringia – that was this low-wage country, you have to drive through, if you want to go from Berlin to Munich. So why are the Chinese now building the heart of the… Continue reading Why the Chinese chose Thuringia?
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Apple developer is spied on for Chinese company to have
e former Apple employees have been arrested in the United States on suspicion of trade secrets to a Chinese company. Xiaolang Zhang is due during his parental leave Apple He has downloaded carefully-guarded information about a self-driving car onto his laptop and shared it with start-up Xiaopeng Motors, according to the FBI’s indictment. In addition,… Continue reading Apple developer is spied on for Chinese company
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Microbots Deliver Stem Cells in the Body
Image: University of Hong Kong/Science RoboticsMicrorobots designed to carry stem cells (fluorescent green) throughout the body are shown here on a cell culture plate. The astonishing thing about stem cells is that they can be coaxed, in the laboratory, into becoming nearly any kind of cell—from bone marrow to heart muscle. That remarkable capability has for… Continue reading Microbots Deliver Stem Cells in the Body
Sprawling Wheel Leg Robot Crawls and Climbs
Photo: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev We’re always impressed by the way David Zarrouk (a professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev by way of UC Berkeley’s Biomimetic Millisystems Lab) manages to extract a ton of functionality from the absolute minimum of hardware in his robots. In the past, we’ve seen clever designs like a… Continue reading Sprawling Wheel Leg Robot Crawls and Climbs