STOCKHOLM, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The automotive technology company, Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE) and (SSE: VNE SDB), has, following a strategic review, decided to exit the brake control business and has signed a non-binding agreement with a well-established automotive supplier to divest Veoneer’s yet to be launched US brake control programs. Following the strategic review… Continue reading Veoneer to Focus on Core Electronics Business
Tag: Mobility
Didi raises $1 billion in push for 100 million daily trips
Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing has reportedly secured a $1 billion round of fresh funding for its bike rental business Qingju, as the company seeks to diversify growth in the Chinese mobility market with a target of 100 million daily trips for the next three years. People familiar with the deal told LatePost (in Chinese)… Continue reading Didi raises $1 billion in push for 100 million daily trips
@VW Group: Zwickau vehicle plant resuming production of the ID.3 slowly and gradually
The Volkswagen plant in Zwickau is gradually restarting production of electric cars. Production of the all-electric ID.3 resumes today (Thursday), initially with reduced capacity and significantly slower cycle times. Numerous additional measures to protect the health of the workforce are being implemented, and the restart is also oriented to the gradual stabilization of international supply… Continue reading @VW Group: Zwickau vehicle plant resuming production of the ID.3 slowly and gradually
Sony Vision-S Electric Crossover Renderings Show Off Sleek Design
Sony surprised us earlier this year with the Vision-S at the Consumer Electronics Show. It was a concept car designed to showcase the company’s various automotive technologies in one sleek package. However, it didn’t remain Sony’s only car. A video highlighting the Vision-S shortly after the reveal briefly showed the front clip of a high-riding,… Continue reading Sony Vision-S Electric Crossover Renderings Show Off Sleek Design
GROUPE RENAULT: Quarterly information – March 31, 2020
PRESS RELEASE#RenaultResults Groupe Renault’s revenues of €10,125 million in the first quarter of 2020 ·The Group sold 672,962 vehicles in the quarter, down -25.9% in a global market down -24.6%1. ·Group revenues reached €10,125 million (-19.2%) in the quarter. At constant exchange rates and perimeter2, the decrease would have been -18.3%. ·Renault’s Board of Directors decided on April 9,… Continue reading GROUPE RENAULT: Quarterly information – March 31, 2020
GRCGDS Releases New Carshare Platform
Photo via Pxhere. UK Based software company GRCGDS Ltd announces the release of its new carshare platform, Car Share Gateway. “The new platform is a gateway for the car share industry,” said Rick Little, cofounder and company chairman, in a statement. The platform is designed to bring connectivity to a variety of keyless technologies under… Continue reading GRCGDS Releases New Carshare Platform
@Daimler: 23. Apr 2020Preliminary results for the first quarter 2020 and outlook for the financial year 2020
April 23, 2020 – As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, market expectations for Daimler’s first quarter 2020 appear to show a large degree of variation. Against this background Daimler announces the following: Preliminary figures for the first quarter 2020 are in line with our earlier communicated trend Daimler Group EBIT: 617mn EUR (Q1-19: 2,798mn… Continue reading @Daimler: 23. Apr 2020Preliminary results for the first quarter 2020 and outlook for the financial year 2020
UK-based Faradion bags first order for sodium-ion batteries from ICM Australia, plans to set up manufacturing in India
UK-based Faradion, a leading player in sodium-ion battery technology, has bagged its first order from ICM Australia, a privately owned investment group. Faradion says that the sodium-ion batteries offer exceptional superiority over lithium-ion batteries, are likely to revolutionise the automobile/mobility, storage and mobile sectors across the world. The company says its battery technology provides similar… Continue reading UK-based Faradion bags first order for sodium-ion batteries from ICM Australia, plans to set up manufacturing in India
Accelerating our business in new ways
By Chris Urmson It’s been more than a month since we all started working from home. And although the world has changed, our focus on delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly has not. Among many things, the current situation has demonstrated the need for self-driving transportation that can move people and goods… Continue reading Accelerating our business in new ways
Continuous Development of our Mobility Platform
Coauthored with Pascal Rodriguez and Gregory Marti I remember our early production deployments at Bestmile, back in 2016. There were three main software components at the time. The “core” component — holding the seed of Bestmile’s Fleet Orchestration Platform; our homemade API Gateway — holding the plumbing around the core; and finally, the Dashboard web front-end. This early version of… Continue reading Continuous Development of our Mobility Platform