Toyota Connected North America, the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota, today announced a multi-year partnership with Avis Budget Group, a leading global provider of mobility solutions, that will add 10,000 Toyota vehicles to Avis Car Rental’s expanding fleet of connected cars. Avis Budget Group will utilize Toyota’s proprietary Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to… Continue reading Toyota Connected North America Partners with Avis Budget Group to Enhance Customer Rental Experience
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Aggression against Autonomous Vehicles | DMV report
As the DMV tells, this year it has already come twice to rage against autonomous vehicles. The factor human has other behaviors than just unintentionally error to commit. Man can also go crazy, perhaps with preference in traffic. 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV © General Motors Regularly, businesses that work in California to test the autonomous… Continue reading Aggression against Autonomous Vehicles | DMV report
Geely, Autoliv & Zenuity for Level 3 Systems in China
The Chinese automaker Geely wants to purchase semi-autonomous systems for the Chinese market from Sweden. First, in this context, the company affiliation must be cleared up. Autoliv is a supplier from Sweden, especially for Volvo, Volvo belongs to Geely, which also recently Mercedes Benz and Volvo Trucks have entered. Volvo also has teamed with Autoliv… Continue reading Geely, Autoliv & Zenuity for Level 3 Systems in China
Groupe PSA Will Assemble OPEL and PEUGEOT Vehicles in Namibia in 2018
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA (Paris:UG) and the Namibian government have signed an investment agreement facilitating the joint-venture agreement between Groupe PSA and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) to assemble OPEL and PEUGEOT vehicles in Walvis Bay. Assembly will start in H2 2018 with an annual targeted volume of 5,000 units by 2020 to meet… Continue reading Groupe PSA Will Assemble OPEL and PEUGEOT Vehicles in Namibia in 2018
Zenvo Automotive details the new TSR-S
Danish high-performance automotive company Zenvo has redesigned and reengineered its racetrack-bred TSR for optimal aerodynamic performance. Fitted with a 5.8-liter twin supercharged V8 powerplant, the TSR-S will develop 1,200ps Zenvo has introduced its new TSR-S at the Geneva Motor Show. The TSR-S, which features an innovative new active multi-axis centripetal wing and an in-house developed… Continue reading Zenvo Automotive details the new TSR-S
Sale carefully completed
Mobility Solutions is the largest Bosch Group business sector. According to preliminary figures, its 2017 sales came to 47.4 billion euros, or 61 percent of total group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility Solutions business sector pursues a vision of mobility that is accident-free, emissions-free, and stress-free,… Continue reading Sale carefully completed
Update: Bird has raised $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
Update: Bird confirmed our reporting with an announcement of the close of the round. Index Ventures and Valor Ventures led the funding. “It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the… Continue reading Update: Bird has raised $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox
Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer is one of the good ones. He’s not just another talking head spouting the company line in rehearsed statements. He says more of substance than most CEOs, and he’s intensely interesting and opinionated. He also doesn’t hold back when it comes to information on the future of where the brand… Continue reading Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox
Alphabet’s Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta Driverless Semis
Look out, truckers. Waymo, the self-driving vehicle unit of Alphabet Inc., is taking its driverless truck tests to Atlanta, and this time they’ll be carrying cargo. Waymo will start testing a fleet of autonomous freight trucks in Georgia’s capital next week that will take deliveries to Google’s data centers. The company has already been conducting road… Continue reading Alphabet’s Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta Driverless Semis
Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
“It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the process of raising as much as $100 million on a $300 million valuation, according to several people with knowledge of the company’s… Continue reading Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters