Lidar sensors are likely to be essential to autonomous vehicles, but if there are none of the latter, how can you make money with the former? Among the industry executives I spoke with, the outlook is optimistic as they unhitch their wagons from the sputtering star of self-driving cars. As it turns out, a few… Continue reading As autonomy stalls, lidar companies learn to adapt
Tag: Mobility
Uber’s Shin-pei Tsay is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
Government and policy experts are among the most important people in the future of transportation. Any company pursuing the shared scooters and bikes business, ride-hailing, on-demand shuttles and eventually autonomous vehicles has to have someone, or a team of people, who can work with cities. Enter Shin-pei Tsay, the director of policy, cities and transportation… Continue reading Uber’s Shin-pei Tsay is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
Uber’s self-driving unit starts mapping Washington, D.C. ahead of testing
Uber Advanced Technologies Group will start mapping Washington, D.C., ahead of plans to begin testing its self-driving vehicles in the city this year. Initially, there will be three Uber vehicles mapping the area, a company spokesperson said. These vehicles, which will be manually driven and have two trained employees inside, will collect sensor data using… Continue reading Uber’s self-driving unit starts mapping Washington, D.C. ahead of testing
Chinese driverless buses to hit European streets for first time
Jan 22, 2020 4 min read Pensioners at the central Trikala Square on September 4, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode/Eliza Gkritsi) The small city of Trikala, Greece offers some quintessential provincial scenes: bustling farmers’ markets with vibrant colors and old men with bushy mustaches chatting on park benches. Delve deeper and you’ll discover public wifi, smart… Continue reading Chinese driverless buses to hit European streets for first time
XC40 Recharge: all the details of the first electric Volvo
Engine technology: 400 km of autonomy The XC40 Recharge P8 is equipped with an electric all-wheel drive powertrain that guarantees an estimated range of over 400 km on a single charge, according to the Wltp approval cycle, and delivers a power of 408 cv. The 78 kWh battery can be recharged to 80% of its… Continue reading XC40 Recharge: all the details of the first electric Volvo
Tesla now more valuable than Volkswagen: How Elon Musk made hunters out of hunters
Tesla is now the most valuable American car brand with a market cap of over $ 100 billion – and more valuable than Volkswagen, This is all the more impressive when you consider that only eight years have passed since the introduction of the Tesla Model S, Tesla currently only offers three models and is… Continue reading Tesla now more valuable than Volkswagen: How Elon Musk made hunters out of hunters
@Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Establishes a Tech Company Providing Connected Services in Singapore- Undertaking R&D of core technologies and contributing toward solving social issues through the MaaS business –
2020-01-23 1. Background The automotive industry is entering a once-in-a-century transformation period, and a new concept of interpreting mobility as a service has emerged. MaaS (Mobility as a Service) is an integrated mobility service business that not only connects transport services of various modes seamlessly but also provides mobility and transport services that are efficient… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Tsusho Establishes a Tech Company Providing Connected Services in Singapore- Undertaking R&D of core technologies and contributing toward solving social issues through the MaaS business –
@Toyota: 2020 Consumer Electronic Show: Toyota Press Conference, Akio Toyoda and Bjarke Ingels Remarks
As prepared for Akio ToyodaPresident and Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation 2020 Consumer Electronics ShowMandalay BayLas Vegas Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen, and thanks so much for joining us. As evident from everything you see and hear at CES, virtually every industry is trying to predict the future. And from my… Continue reading @Toyota: 2020 Consumer Electronic Show: Toyota Press Conference, Akio Toyoda and Bjarke Ingels Remarks
Uber: On the road to Washington, D.C.
Data collection beginning in D.C. By: Danielle Burr, Head of Uber Federal Affairs We’re on a mission to deliver safe and reliable self-driving technology to Uber users around the world and create positive impact through self-driving cars that drive more than themselves. Uber Advanced Technologies Group has already started this journey in Dallas, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and… Continue reading Uber: On the road to Washington, D.C.
The Michelin Plant in La Roche-sur-Yon – Agreement Signed by a Majority of Employee Representatives for an Employee Support Program
The Michelin Plant in La Roche-sur-Yon – Agreement Signed by a Majority of Employee Representatives for an Employee Support Program Following twelve weeks of negotiations from October 22, 2019 to January 7, 2020, the CFDT, CFE‑CGC and SUD representative trade unions and the FO non-representative union met today at Michelin Group headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand and signed… Continue reading The Michelin Plant in La Roche-sur-Yon – Agreement Signed by a Majority of Employee Representatives for an Employee Support Program