Tag: Mobility

Aurora can now give the public rides in its self-driving cars – TechCrunch

Aurora has been given permission by California regulators to transport passengers in its self-driving vehicles, TechCrunch has learned. The California Public Utilities Commission granted Aurora a permit, which was posted on its website Wednesday, to participate in the state’s Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service pilot. Aurora confirmed the approval. “This permit lets us give rides powered by the… Continue reading Aurora can now give the public rides in its self-driving cars – TechCrunch

Lyft Plans Job Cuts as Part of Restructuring – The New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO — Lyft said on Wednesday that it was embarking on a corporate restructuring that would result in job cuts, as the ride-hailing company grapples with questions about whether it can make money. The layoffs will affect around 90 people in Lyft’s marketing and enterprise sales departments, the company said. In marketing, Lyft is… Continue reading Lyft Plans Job Cuts as Part of Restructuring – The New York Times

Waymo’s head of design explains the challenges of creating an autonomous robot ‘driver’ (GOOGL)

YooJung Ahn is Waymo’s head of design. She oversees the design of the Waymo “driver,” a complicated combination of hardware, software, and user experiences.  She also helped designed the famous Firefly vehicle — the first clean-sheet self-driving Google car, which was unveiled in 2014. Ahn now works on Waymo’s vehicles, which are supplied by Fiat… Continue reading Waymo’s head of design explains the challenges of creating an autonomous robot ‘driver’ (GOOGL)

SoftBank wants its on-demand portfolio to stop losing so much money

SoftBank wants its competing portfolio companies to stop losing so much money and, in some cases, to merge. That’s the news out from Financial Times today, which reported that Uber and DoorDash discussed merging last year. The talks didn’t wind up in a deal. The two companies, each heavily backed by SoftBank and its formerly… Continue reading SoftBank wants its on-demand portfolio to stop losing so much money

EVs will be cheaper than combustion vehicles in 3 years: Amitabh Kant

Casting his vote in favour of strengthening public transport, Kant said it is essential that innovative and sustainable development is backed by embedding the cities with public transportation and not by private vehicles. NEW DELHI: Electric vehicles will become cheaper than combustion vehicles in three years as the price of battery packs of EVs is… Continue reading EVs will be cheaper than combustion vehicles in 3 years: Amitabh Kant

UPDATE 2-UPS buying 10,000 electric delivery vans, will test Waymo self-driving vehicles next month

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc on Wednesday expanded its efforts to cut emissions and delivery costs with separate deals to order 10,000 electric delivery trucks from UK-based Arrival Ltd and test Waymo self-driving vehicles to carry packages. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for United Parcel Service (UPS), is displayed on a screen… Continue reading UPDATE 2-UPS buying 10,000 electric delivery vans, will test Waymo self-driving vehicles next month

Bendix, Part of Knorr-Bremse Group, to Acquire R.H. Sheppard from WABCO

BERN, Switzerland, Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WABCO Holdings Inc. (“WABCO”) (NYSE: WBC) (www.wabco-auto.com), a leading global supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell R.H. Sheppard Co., Inc. (“Sheppard”) to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC… Continue reading Bendix, Part of Knorr-Bremse Group, to Acquire R.H. Sheppard from WABCO

GROUPE RENAULT: RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHI FURTHER STRENGTHENS THE USE OF RESOURCES AND INVESTMENTS

PRESS STATEMENT – Boulogne-Billancourt, Yokohama, Tokyo, January 30th, 2020                                                         RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHIFURTHER STRENGTHENS THE USE OF RESOURCES AND INVESTMENTSRenault-Nissan-Mitsubishi today outlined a new framework to further reinforce its business model and strengthen its management structure. All three companies reiterated that the Alliance is essential for strategic growth and enhance competitiveness for each company.The new framework, ratified at… Continue reading GROUPE RENAULT: RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHI FURTHER STRENGTHENS THE USE OF RESOURCES AND INVESTMENTS