Tag: Mobility

Bird plans to hire 1,000 people in Paris

Scooter startup Bird is betting on the French market in a significant way. The company plans to open up its biggest European office in Paris. Eventually, Bird wants to hire 1,000 people by mid-2021, which is a meaningful number for a company that has been around for a couple of years. Paris is an important… Continue reading Bird plans to hire 1,000 people in Paris

Waymo has now driven 10 billion autonomous miles in simulation

Alphabet’s Waymo autonomous driving company announced a new milestone at TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility on Wednesday: 10 billion miles driving in simulation. This is a significant achievement for the company, because all those simulated miles on the road for its self-driving software add up to considerable training experience. Waymo also probably has the most experience when… Continue reading Waymo has now driven 10 billion autonomous miles in simulation

Zoox’s self-driving car will provide a smooth ride via independent active suspension

Zoox CTO and co-founder Jesse Levinson revealed a few more details today about the company’s autonomous vehicle hardware, which it’s designing along with its software stack from the ground up. Levinson told us onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility that Zoox’s vehicle will have fully independent active four-wheel suspension — a design detail that will translate… Continue reading Zoox’s self-driving car will provide a smooth ride via independent active suspension

German automotive supplier ZF to deliver powertrain for Daimler’s new electric SUV

BERLIN, July 10 (Xinhua) — The powertrain components of Daimler's new electric SUV, the EQC, will come from German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG, announced Wolf-Henning Scheider, chief executive officer (CEO) of ZF, in an interview with the newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung on Wednesday.
Germany's third largest automotive supplier will provide the “complete driveline module” for Daimler's EQC family, from electric motors to single-gear transmissions with differentials, as well as the control software, Scheider explained.
The order placed by Daimler was “an important milestone,” Scheider said, but did not specify the volume of the powertrain order. It is up to Daimler to reveal any “details” of the deal, he said.
Last week, ZF already announced its “second largest single order” by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for eight-speed automatic transmissions, which “feature an integrated electric drive for hybrid variants.”
ZF's cooperation with FCA “confirms our s..

New strategy: By 2025 every second Audi sold should have a power drive

Production at Audi in Ingolstadt The brand has become from the winning machine to the problem case of the VW Group. (Photo: Audi) Munich, FrankfurtWhen this Thursday the supervisory boards of Volkswagen come together in Wolfsburg, then the daughter Audi become a topic. The former winning machine is now the largest problem case of the… Continue reading New strategy: By 2025 every second Audi sold should have a power drive

NIO Inc. Provides Second Quarter 2019 Delivery Update

Delivered 3,553 ES8 and ES6 vehicles in the second quarter of 2019 Delivered 1,340 vehicles in June 2019, including 927 ES8s and 413 ES6s Cumulative deliveries of ES8 and ES6 reached 18,890 SHANGHAI, China, July 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NIO Inc. (“NIO” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NIO), a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market,… Continue reading NIO Inc. Provides Second Quarter 2019 Delivery Update

New strategy: Audi plans a sharp turn to electromobility

Production at Audi in Ingolstadt The brand has become from the winning machine to the problem case of the VW Group. (Photo: Audi) Munich, FrankfurtWhen this Thursday the supervisory boards of Volkswagen come together in Wolfsburg, then the daughter Audi become a topic. The former winning machine is now the largest problem case of the… Continue reading New strategy: Audi plans a sharp turn to electromobility

Udelv partners with HEB on Texas autonomous grocery delivery pilot

Autonomous delivery company Udelv has signed yet another partner to launch a new pilot of its self-driving goods delivery service: Texas-based supermarket chain HEB Group. The pilot will provide service to customers in Olmos Park, just outside of downtown San Antonio where the grocery retailer is based. California-based Udelv will provide HEB with one of… Continue reading Udelv partners with HEB on Texas autonomous grocery delivery pilot

Tesla reportedly plans to expand its production capacity in Fremont, according to a leaked email (TSLA)

Tesla plans to increase production capacity at its Fremont, California, plant, according to an email from the company’s president of automotive Jerome Guillen which was published in part by Bloomberg news. “While we can’t be too specific in this email, I know you will be delighted with the upcoming developments,” Guilen said in an email… Continue reading Tesla reportedly plans to expand its production capacity in Fremont, according to a leaked email (TSLA)