An Ohio town carsharing scheme has been put on hold, as the public has not had ample opportunity to weigh in due to the coronavirus. According to The Chronicle, the Oberlin City Council’s plan with Sway Mobility of Shaker Heights would supply two electric vehicles, either Nissan Leafs or Chevy Bolts, a charging station, insurance,… Continue reading Ohio Carsharing Plan Put on Hold by COVID-19
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Kitty Hawk ends Flyer program, shifts focus to once-secret autonomous aircraft
Kitty Hawk is shutting down its Flyer program, the aviation startup’s inaugural moonshot to develop an ultralight electric flying car designed for anyone to use. The company, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page and led by Sebastian Thrun, said it’s now focused on scaling up Heaviside, a sleeker, more capable (once secret) electric aircraft that… Continue reading Kitty Hawk ends Flyer program, shifts focus to once-secret autonomous aircraft
Fiat to test automatic switch to electric mode for its hybrid cars in Turin
MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler is piloting a project in its historic Italian home of Turin to allow its hybrid plug-in cars to automatically switch to electric-only mode when entering congested city centers. FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca… Continue reading Fiat to test automatic switch to electric mode for its hybrid cars in Turin
New Aston Martin CEO Calls Himself A “Strategist”, Aims To Replicate Mercedes-AMG Success – CarScoops
Soon-to-be former Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers has managed to quadruple vehicle sales for Daimler’s performance division to a record 132,136 units last year, while also expanding the product line. Come August, he will take over for Andy Palmer as Aston Martin CEO and will look to reverse the fortunes of a cash-strapped carmaker that’s bet… Continue reading New Aston Martin CEO Calls Himself A “Strategist”, Aims To Replicate Mercedes-AMG Success – CarScoops
Indonesian decacorn Gojek snags funding from Facebook, PayPal
Southeast Asian ride-hailing decacorn Gojek has secured an unspecified amount of investment from Facebook and PayPal as part of its Series F funding round. Gojek’s existing backers Google and Tencent have also topped their investments in the company, according to an official statement. The latest capital injection has brought the company’s Series F round to… Continue reading Indonesian decacorn Gojek snags funding from Facebook, PayPal
Rivian makes cuts and names new chief operating officer
Amazon-backed EV startup Rivian has laid off about 40 employees at its engineering and design center in Plymouth, Michigan, The Verge has learned. The cuts, which the company has confirmed to The Verge, were made across departments and included engineers, recruiters, and others, according to two former employees. The company has also made a number… Continue reading Rivian makes cuts and names new chief operating officer
Bird shuts down Circ operations in Middle East, scraps as many as 10,000 scooters
Bird has shut down scooter sharing in several cities in the Middle East, an operation that was managed by Circ, the micromobility startup it acquired in January. About 100 Circ employees have been laid off and as many as 10,000 Circ scooters have been sent to a third-party UAE-based company for recycling, according to multiple… Continue reading Bird shuts down Circ operations in Middle East, scraps as many as 10,000 scooters
@Toyota: The Toyota Mobility Foundation and partners establish digital platform to help support people and industry in rural Germany
Brussels, Belgium―June 2nd, 2020―The Toyota Mobility Foundation, the Rhineland-Palatinate Eifel district of Bitburg-Prüm and the Cologne-based Digital Innovation Lab Erlkoenig.io have joined forces to enhance people’s lives and improve the competitiveness of industry in rural areas through digital solutions. This initiative sets out to ensure the provision of basic services to the community, especially for… Continue reading @Toyota: The Toyota Mobility Foundation and partners establish digital platform to help support people and industry in rural Germany
Locus Robotics Announces $40 Million Series D Investment
WILMINGTON, Mass., June 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Locus Robotics, the market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, announced that it raised more than $40 million in Series D funding led by Zebra Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Zebra Technologies. Existing investors, including Scale Venture Partners, also participated in the round. The Series… Continue reading Locus Robotics Announces $40 Million Series D Investment
REFILE-Ride-hailing service Wheely risks Moscow ban in dispute over geolocation data
(Refiles June 1 story to make clear throughout that Wheely provides ride-hailing services) By Nadezhda Tsydenova and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) – London-based ride-hailing service Wheely risks being banned in Moscow after it said it refuses to share vehicle geolocation data with the authorities, citing passenger privacy rights. Popular among wealthy Muscovites, Wheely… Continue reading REFILE-Ride-hailing service Wheely risks Moscow ban in dispute over geolocation data