Since John Krafcik became the CEO of Waymo in 2015, the company has launched the first commercial, autonomous ride-hailing service in the United States. As Waymo‘s ambitions grow, it still has to reckon with the obsessive attention to detail autonomous vehicles require. Self-driving cars must be able to handle complex environments like parking lots. Parking… Continue reading Waymo CEO John Krafcik explains why a parking lot is one of the most difficult environments for a self-driving car – INSIDER
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Sustainability at Lightyear
Henk de Bruin — Sustainability Advisor
Building on our mission to provide clean mobility for everyone and further develop and maintain the Lightyear culture where sustainability is one of the five company values, we have analyzed what is material for the Lightyear company and its stakeholders. Three main subjects were selected on which to focus: Carbon Footprint, Circular Economy and Supplier Sustainability.
Carbon Footprint
In our efforts to support the reduction of global warming, the benefit of an electric vehicle with no tailpipe emissions is clear. That benefit is enlarged substantially if such a car is solar driven because additional charging from the grid can be limited to none, depending on geography.
Indirect CO2 emissions of electric power plants supplying grid charging can be low or even zero when coming from renewable sources. Carbon emissions, however, also occur during the making of a car and at the end-of-life of a vehicle. At Lightyear, we are building up o..
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Groupe PSA presents its climate governance
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Daimler Teams Up with Sila Nanotechnologies on Next Generation Lithium-ion Battery Materials
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Malaysian logistics startup TheLorry snags strategic investment from Unilever
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Electric car startup Byton loses co-founder and former CEO, reported $500M Series C to close this summer
The race is on for building and shipping more cost-effective electric cars, but today one of more ambitious startups in the field announced some significant changes that underscore some of the challenges in making that a reality. Byton, the Chinese electric car startup, today announced that Carsten Breitfeld, the former BMW executive and Byton co-founder… Continue reading Electric car startup Byton loses co-founder and former CEO, reported $500M Series C to close this summer
APOLLO IE PRODUCTION OFFICIALLY BEGINS
Apollo IE has been co-developed with HWA AG, renowned motorsport and development specialist who amongst others was responsible for the legendary Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR and its motorsport activities. Apollo IE to be built by HWA AG in the same facility that all other HWA motorsport cars were produced. Production IE features new all-carbon fiber chassis, including… Continue reading APOLLO IE PRODUCTION OFFICIALLY BEGINS