Tag: Mobility

@BMW: In tune with all the senses. Oliver Heilmer and Renzo Vitale talk about design, sound and the special symbiosis at work in the fully electric MINI Cooper SE.

The footage for this press release has been taken before the lockdown in Germany due to Sars-CoV-2 and the consequently established contact restrictions. Munich. The MINI Cooper SE has recently hit the streets. But what you can’t see at first glance is that its design is now also something you can hear. Head of MINI… Continue reading @BMW: In tune with all the senses. Oliver Heilmer and Renzo Vitale talk about design, sound and the special symbiosis at work in the fully electric MINI Cooper SE.

Indian ride-hailing firm Ola cuts 1,400 jobs

Ola said on Wednesday it is cutting 1,400 jobs in India, or 35% of its workforce in the home market, as the ride-hailing firm works to reduce its expense to steer through the coronavirus pandemic that has severely impacted mobility companies in the country. Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and chief executive of Ola, shared the job… Continue reading Indian ride-hailing firm Ola cuts 1,400 jobs

China’s Didi will begin using AI to run virus monitoring in Latin America

BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) – China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday that it will start using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to verify if drivers in its Latin American markets wear masks and disinfect cars to keep rides safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Didi, which is in eight countries across Latin America, Australia and… Continue reading China’s Didi will begin using AI to run virus monitoring in Latin America

@Tata-JLR: FIRST RANGE ROVER MADE UNDER SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES COMES OFF JAGUAR LAND ROVER’S SOLIHULL PRODUCTION LINE

About Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands. Land Rover is the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles. Jaguar is one of the world’s premier luxury marques, as well as being the first ever brand to offer a premium all-electric performance SUV,… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: FIRST RANGE ROVER MADE UNDER SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES COMES OFF JAGUAR LAND ROVER’S SOLIHULL PRODUCTION LINE

@Tata-JLR: JAGUAR LAND ROVER SPECIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS REPORTS FISCAL 2019/20 RETAIL SALES GROWTH

About Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands. Land Rover is the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles. Jaguar is one of the world’s premier luxury marques, as well as being the first ever brand to offer a premium all-electric performance SUV,… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: JAGUAR LAND ROVER SPECIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS REPORTS FISCAL 2019/20 RETAIL SALES GROWTH

GM is working on a hands-off advanced driving system for city streets

GM has a “big team” working on an advanced version of its hands-free driving assistance system, Super Cruise, that will expand its capability beyond highways and apply it to city streets, the automaker’s vice president of global product development Doug Parks said Tuesday. GM is also continuing to improve its existing Super Cruise product, Parks… Continue reading GM is working on a hands-off advanced driving system for city streets

@Hyundai: Hyundai Motor’s EVs a popular choice in police fleets around Europe

As more and more regions are becoming concerned about inner-city noise and air pollution, several European police forces are turning to e-mobility to meet their mobility needs Hyundai EVs are used by police all over Europe like in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, the U.K., Germany, and Italy Hyundai’s fully-electric SUV Kona Electric and its second-generation… Continue reading @Hyundai: Hyundai Motor’s EVs a popular choice in police fleets around Europe

Uber to cut 3,000 more jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (Xinhua) — Uber said on Monday that the company is cutting about 3,000 more jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have made the incredibly difficult decision to reduce our workforce by around 3,000 people, and to reduce investments in several non-core projects,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in a letter to employees.
Along with the 3,700 jobs the company announced to cut earlier this month, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company is laying off 25 percent of its staff.
Uber is also closing or consolidating some 45 offices globally, including its Pier 70 office in San Francisco, a branch responsible for its experimental projects like self-driving cars. Over the next 12 months, it will begin the process of moving its Asia-Pacific headquarters out of Singapore to a new location “in a market where we operate our services,” according to the company.
Uber will reduce its costs by over 1 billion U.S. dollars a year by these actions, the company said.
“We began 2020 on..

@Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Showcases Miniature Model of Smart Mobility Ecosystem

– Hyundai Motor will display a 1:8-scale model of its ‘UAM-PBV-Hub’ smart mobility ecosystem in its headquarters lobby until June 12 and at global events afterward– The model is a miniature of an exhibit shown at CES 2020 and displays Hyundai’s future mobility vision, reinforcing its mission to become a Smart Mobility Solution Provider– Hyundai… Continue reading @Hyundai: Hyundai Motor Showcases Miniature Model of Smart Mobility Ecosystem