Tag: Mobility

Sequoia China co-leads $32m Series A round in Australian LiDAR developer Baraja

January 4, 2019 Sequoia Capital China has co-led a Series A investment of $32 million in Baraja Pty, an Australian LiDAR technology developer for autonomous vehicle applications, according to an announcement. Other investors including CSIRO Innovation Fund, managed by Main Sequence Ventures, and Blackbird Ventures also participated in the round. Steven Ji, Partner, Sequoia China,… Continue reading Sequoia China co-leads $32m Series A round in Australian LiDAR developer Baraja

Continental Develops Global 5G-Hybrid-V2X Solution and Wins First Series Project

Continental’s new 5G hybrid platform integrates different Vehicle-to-Everything technologies (V2X) 5G-Hybrid-V2X customer project awarded to Continental The flexible Hybrid V2X solution enables manufacturers to equip vehicles for different technology preferences Las Vegas, January 4, 2019. The technology company Continental is developing a flexible 5G hybrid platform that allows both: mobile network communication, and rapid and… Continue reading Continental Develops Global 5G-Hybrid-V2X Solution and Wins First Series Project

Musk: Singapore government unwelcoming to Tesla

Musk: Singapore government unwelcoming to TeslaElon Musk tweeted that Singapore has been unwelcoming to Tesla Inc., adding to his previous assertions that the government doesn’t support electric vehicles.
The chief executive officer was responding to a tweet inquiring why Tesla wasn’t in the city-state. Musk had said in May that Tesla tried to bring its cars to Singapore but was unsuccessful because the government was “not supportive” of electric vehicles.
In a response to another tweet that Singapore’s economy is reliant on fossil fuels and that it is against electric vehicles, Musk said the Southeast Asian country could switch to solar or battery power.
While Tesla contends a lack of support from Singapore and is establishing a factory in China, Dyson Ltd. said in October it will set up its first electric-car manufacturing facility in the city-state. The plant by the British manufacturer – known for its vacuum cleaners – is expected to be completed by 2020 with a goal of rolling out its first model by 2021 as part of a 2 billion-pound ($2.5 billion) effort to expand into automobiles.
Singapore has said it supports adoption of hybrid buses and electric vehicles, in response to Musk’s earlier statements, the Today newspaper said in June, citing the country’s Land Transport Authority. In 2016, Musk contacted Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong over the case of a Tesla sedan that was taxed with a carbon surcharge in the city, the Straits Times reported.
Singapore, a tiny and densely populated nation, restricts the number of vehicles on its roads partly by controlling the number of car-ownership permits, each costing tens of thousands of dollars to bid for.
As the industry moves toward autonomous and alternative-energy vehicles, the nation has focused its efforts on mass transportation. Singapore has built a mini town replicating its public roads that will be used as a trial circuit for driverless electric buses. More than 10 companies are testing vehicles at the facility, and buses from Volvo AB are among those expected to join this year.
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Cruise and DoorDash to test food delivery using self-driving cars in San Francisco

Cruise is partnering with DoorDash to pilot food and grocery delivery in San Francisco using self-driving vehicles. The companies announced Thursday that the testing program will begin in early 2019 with an initial focus on the San Francisco market. “Delivery is a significant opportunity for Cruise as we prepare to commercialize our autonomous vehicle technology and… Continue reading Cruise and DoorDash to test food delivery using self-driving cars in San Francisco

“Where do you get the hydrogen from to refill your cars?”

Motorway nodes or local hubs? This blog post has been inspired by the thoughtful input from the Riversimple Design Forum on the topic of refuelling. Having received a plethora of comments and queries from all over the UK and Europe we thought the question of hydrogen infrastructure, often cited as the main barrier to the… Continue reading “Where do you get the hydrogen from to refill your cars?”

Adorable electric car starts under $10K

Electric vehicles are in a race of superlatives. Which model is the smallest? The fastest? The safest? Gets the longest mileage? Great Wall Motors out of China recently debuted the Ora R1, and it easily takes the crown for the cheapest electric vehicle to hit the market so far. Great Wall Motors Ranging from $8,680… Continue reading Adorable electric car starts under $10K

Nuvve Announces Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Pilot Programs

5 H BY MARK KANE V2G needs yet to breakout from pilot to the commercialization phase San Diego-based Nuvve Corporation tries to bridge the gap between renewable energy and EV charging through the transition of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) from concept to commercialization. It’s not an easy task, especially when bi-directional charging so far was done almost… Continue reading Nuvve Announces Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Pilot Programs

GM’s Cruise partners with DoorDash to test autonomous food delivery

Cruise Automation, the self-driving unit of General Motors, is teaming up with DoorDash to test a food delivery service in San Francisco using autonomous vehicles. The pilot will commence in “early 2019,” the companies said, but it will only be available in the section of the city where Cruise has been testing its vehicles. The… Continue reading GM’s Cruise partners with DoorDash to test autonomous food delivery