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Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments

Uber has just laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams within the organization, marking what the company says is its third and final phase of layoffs of the process it began earlier this year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said to employees today in an email obtained by TechCrunch (full email below). Those… Continue reading Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments

Dyson becomes latest sign that electric-car bubble is bursting

Kyunghee Park, Molly Schuetz and Yoolim Lee, Bloomberg News Published 9:33 p.m. ET Oct. 13, 2019 Dyson Ltd.’s sudden decision to scrap its $2.5 billion electric-vehicle ambitions is the latest reality check creeping into the once soaring EV industry. The famed maker of vacuum cleaners and hair dryers couldn’t find a way of making the… Continue reading Dyson becomes latest sign that electric-car bubble is bursting

August 27th, 2019 Press release Flodraulic Optimizes Autonomous Applications with …

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Flodraulic is leveraging LeddarTech’s high-performance, multi-element LiDAR sensors for full machine control and monitoring systems used in industrial applications worldwide.

QUEBEC CITY, August 27, 2019— LeddarTech®, an industry leader in providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform™ in the market, announces that Flodraulic Group is LeddarTech’s premier LiDAR sensor integrator in full machine control and system monitoring.

Flodraulic, a leader in the design and manufacture of custom control system solutions , chose LeddarTech’s technology because of its ability to deliver high-performance, cost-effective, detection and ranging solid-state LiDAR sensors engineered for any environment. LeddarTech’s LeddarTM IS16 LiDAR sensors provide both distance and angular positioning while performing fast, continuous, and accurate analysis of an area of operation. As a result, the weather-resistant solid-state sensors can reliably detect, locate, and measure a wide range of objects, making it an ideal solution for deployment in harsh environmental conditions.

Flodraulic recently deployed 22 full machine control and monitoring systems to Marcrest, an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Ontario, Canada. Marcrest’s Swing-Max power hitch with Auto Guidance is equipped with the first fully automated steering system for in-field baling and on-road travel. By leveraging Flodraulic’s system, and LeddarTech’s LiDAR sensor, agricultural operators using Marcrest’s power hitch can instantly double their small bale productivity. “Flodraulic is proud to be a pioneer in LiDAR technology as a system integrator in the design and manufacture of custom solutions for the Mobile, Oil & Gas and Industrial markets by adopting LeddarTech’s innovative LiDAR solutions,” stated Chris Passmore, Director of Technologies at Flodraulic. “With over a decade of expertise in LiDAR technology and developing solutions based on their LeddarEngine, LeddarTech is the perfect partner for us to meet the needs of our diverse customer base.”

“We are honored that our solid-state LiDAR sensors were selected and trusted by Flodraulic to be part of their solutions to deliver highly-efficient industrial applications to market,” stated Adrian Pierce, VP of Global Sales & Business Development at LeddarTech. He went on to say, “Flodraulic’s strong Engineering team continues to successfully support their OEM partners through the concept, design, prototyping, and production stages of autonomous solutions using LiDAR technology

About Flodraulic

Flodraulic is a mobile systems integrator with expertise in creating full machine control and monitoring systems. Flodraulic strives to be the leader in the design and manufacture of custom solutions for the Mobile, Oil & Gas, and Industrial markets. Their systems can include the delivery of electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, remote control, diagnostics, remote monitoring, and asset tracking solutions.

Flodraulic has grown to 570 employees situated in 28 locations across Canada, the USA, and Europe.

To learn how Flodraulic continues to explore new and improved technologies in an ongoing effort to provide increased value to their customer partners, please visit www.flodraulic.com.

Contact: Frank Pirri, Sales & Product Manager, FD Flodraulic

Tel: +1-905-702-9456 FPirri@flodraulic.com

About LeddarTech®

LeddarTech is an industry leader providing the most versatile and scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform based on the unique LeddarEngineTM which consists of a suite of automotive-grade, functional safety certified SoCs working in tandem with proprietary LeddarSPTM signal processing software. The company is responsible for several innovations in cutting-edge mobility remote-sensing applications, with over 70 patented technologies (granted or pending) enhancing ADAS and autonomous driving capabilities.

LeddarTech also serves the mobility market with solid-state high-performance LiDAR module solutions for autonomous shuttles, trucks, buses, delivery vehicles, and robotaxis. These modules are developed to support the mobility market but also to demonstrate the capabilities of LeddarTech’s auto and mobility platform as a basis for other LiDAR suppliers to build upon.

Additional information about LeddarTech is accessible at www.LeddarTech.com, and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

Leddar, LeddarTech, LeddarEngine, LeddarSP, LeddarCore, and LeddarTech logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of LeddarTech Inc. All other brands, product names, and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners

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Uber launches boat service in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos

LAGOS (Reuters) – Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Friday launched a pilot test of a boat service in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos to attract commuters seeking to avoid the megacity’s notoriously congested roads. The United Nations predicts that Nigeria’s population will more than double to 400 million by 2050, which would make… Continue reading Uber launches boat service in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos

Car2Go leaving Portland, Denver, other US cities due to “highly volatile” market

Portland, Oregon is one of many larger cities in the U.S. currently undergoing a transportation shakeup that’s still confusing even to some transportation groups and policy wonks.

It certainly seems puzzling as well to Share Now—that’s the combined company formed by BMW and Daimler, from their car-sharing operations that has been called ReachNow and Car2Go, respectively.

“Since launching in North America in 2009, transportation has changed drastically and mostly for the better,” Share Now said, pointing to all the transportation alternatives that didn’t exist before.

Car2Go Mercedes-Benz GLA250

That said, the company will be exiting Portland, as well as Austin, Calgary, and Denver by October 31 and Chicago by December 31.

“This decision was not made lightly,” the company said in a prepared statement provided to Green Car Reports. “We have had to face the hard reality that despite our efforts, we underestimated the investment and resources that are truly necessary to make our service successful in these complex transportation markets amid a quickly-changing mobility landscape.”

In 2012, when Car2Go was expanding rapidly, it called Portland one of its strongest markets.

If Portland is any such example, it’s gone through a confusing mobility landscape, indeed. In the past 10 years, public-transit ridership is down about five percent, despite a rising population. And yet over this time per capita car ownership has dropped by at least five percent. The percentage of bike commuters looks nearly level and has started to trend downward in the past couple of years. However by some measures Portland road congestion has decreased recently.

In the midst of many of these trends, the city has seen a flood of electric scooter-sharing (hauled off in diesel trucks to be charged each night, in at least one much-maligned case), several bike-sharing schemes, and like every other urban landscape in the U.S., an invasion of cars with Uber and Lyft placards shortcutting down quiet side streets never before used by cabs.

Car2Go Smart Fortwo, in Portland

Seven years ago in Portland, austerity-special Smart Fortwo hatchbacks with steel wheels and stipped-down fleet interiors were suddenly seemingly everywhere around town. It was also a darling with the city, in a place where Smart’s parent company Daimler has its North American headquarters for its commercial-truck arm.

Their reign wasn’t all that long-lived, it seemed, as after making much ado about “emissions-free carsharing” the company stalled on plans to put more Smart Electric Drive versions in the fleet. Another noteworthy point when the relationship started to sour was when Car2Go greatly cut its coverage area in the city—essentially cutting out more racially diverse areas underserved by public transportation.

BMW’s ReachNow was even shorter-lived. It had a more glamorous existence, wooing 20- and 30-something professionals from the start with Mini and BMW models—including some i3 electric cars—and launching with promotions that clearly targeted those with a lot of disposable income. Despite earlier declarations that it was profitable, and plenty of signs of marketing savvy Car2Go hadn't always exhibited, it pulled its operations in Portland and Seattle in July.

The irony is that Car2Go displaced the car-sharing operation Zipcar, which has a strong base in the city but simply cost more (it’s now owned by Hertz and has a very different model than it used to).

Car2Go offering bike racks in Portland

Ride Now isn’t going away. It says that it’s “refocusing its efforts and resources on the cities that present the clearest path to free-floating carshare success.” Those cities are New York City, Washington D.C., Montreal, Vancouver, and Seattle.

The new company called the whole transportation market “highly volatile,” but wasn’t ready to talk details about how exactly that penciled out or what it means for car-sharing looking forward.

“Ultimately, we know that in order to ensure the future of our business in North America, we have to think differently about where and how we operate,” said Share Now.

In the interest of survival, this time around car-sharing needs to be less about skipping car ownership and more about giving users something they won’t find with Lyft and Uber.

‘Paris-Saclay Autonomous Lab’: Groupe Renault starts public trial of its on-demand car service using autonomous, electric and shared ZOE Cab

•          From 14th October to 8th November 2019, a panel of around 100 people  will use the on-demand car service provided by two electric, autonomous and shared Renault ZOE Cab prototypes, on the Paris-Saclay urban campus. •          The objective of this experiment is to test the technical aspects of this on-demand mobility service, and to… Continue reading ‘Paris-Saclay Autonomous Lab’: Groupe Renault starts public trial of its on-demand car service using autonomous, electric and shared ZOE Cab

Iberdrola and Mercedes-Benz reach an agreement to promote sustainable mobility

October 14, 2019 Category: Faconauto News, partners With the signing of this alliance, the vehicle manufacturer will have Iberdrola electric mobility solutions. Electric mobility is increasingly present in the Spanish and European automobile landscape. Despite having been positioned as one of the main ways to accelerate the ecological transition, it still has different obstacles for… Continue reading Iberdrola and Mercedes-Benz reach an agreement to promote sustainable mobility

Cheap taxi: Railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle capitulated before authorities and VW

Clever shuttle vehicles The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. (Photo: imago / Action Pictures) Hamburg The railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle withdraws from three German cities: The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. 330 drivers lose their jobs, but should be offered a retraining to work at… Continue reading Cheap taxi: Railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle capitulated before authorities and VW

Mobility: Railway subsidiary CleverShuttle surrenders to authorities and VW

Clever shuttle vehicles The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. (Photo: imago / Action Pictures) Hamburg The railway subsidiary CleverShuttle withdraws from three German cities: The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. 330 drivers lose their jobs, but should be offered a retraining to work at the… Continue reading Mobility: Railway subsidiary CleverShuttle surrenders to authorities and VW