Nissan: Insights on sustainable, multimodal mobility from the 2018 World Summit on Sustainable Mobility – by Denis Le Vot

By Denis Le VotSenior Vice President, Chairman of Management Committee, Nissan North America, Inc.; Chairman, Nissan North America “Last week in Montreal, Canada, I was proud to represent Nissan at the Movin’ On 2018 World Summit on Sustainable Mobility. This gathering brought together more than 4,000 corporate, government, and media leaders to explore a central… Continue reading Nissan: Insights on sustainable, multimodal mobility from the 2018 World Summit on Sustainable Mobility – by Denis Le Vot

News Release – Magna to Produce the New Z4 for the BMW Group

Please click HERE for a PDF version of the release. BMW Z4 marks the fifth vehicle nameplate Magna is producing in Graz, Austria, for customers Production will start at the end of 2018 Magna’s unique capabilities make it an ideal mobility partner SAILAUF, Germany, June 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magna adds to its contract… Continue reading News Release – Magna to Produce the New Z4 for the BMW Group

Hailo Raises $12.5M in Series A Funding

Hailo, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based company developing a proprietary chip for deep learning on edge devices, completed a $12.5m Series A funding round. Backers included Ourcrowd.com, Maniv Mobility, the Drive accelerator fund: Next Gear; as well as angel investors Hailo Chairman Zohar Zisapel and Delek Motors CEO Gil Agmon. The company, which has raised $16m… Continue reading Hailo Raises $12.5M in Series A Funding

Remote-control driverless car startup partners with vehicle manufacturers

Phantom Auto, a platform that can remotely control autonomous vehicles if something goes wrong, has partnered with Einride, Transdev and NEVS, formerly known as Saab Automobile. Phantom Auto’s tech enables a remote driver to take control of an autonomous vehicle, in the event the car encounters something it can’t handle on its own. The plan for… Continue reading Remote-control driverless car startup partners with vehicle manufacturers

Bird looks to bring scooters to Europe

Scooter startup Bird, which is headquartered in Venice, Calif., is looking to expand into Europe, according to a new job posting. The job is for a general manager based in Europe to lead up market management and “raise the opportunities and concerns of the market and set the priorities that will grow Bird in your… Continue reading Bird looks to bring scooters to Europe

Magna to Produce the new Z4 for the BMW Group

BMW Z4 marks the fifth vehicle nameplate Magna is producing in Graz, Austria, for customersProduction will start at the end of 2018Magna’s unique capabilities make it an ideal mobility partnerSAILAUF, Germany, June 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magna adds to its contract vehicle manufacturing line-up in Graz, Austria, with the addition of the new BMW… Continue reading Magna to Produce the new Z4 for the BMW Group

Audi Aicon concept to enter limited production under pilot project

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler has revealed that a fleet of autonomous cars will enter production in 2021 based on the Audi Aicon concept, one of two AI-equipped concepts revealed at the Frankfurt motor show last year. It’s not yet confirmed how many of the cars will be made, but as a pilot project, volumes are unlikely to break three-figures.… Continue reading Audi Aicon concept to enter limited production under pilot project

Nauto will notify drivers when they’re distracted in real-time

Nauto, the transportation company that aims to make human drivers safer and train autonomous vehicles for all types of scenarios, has just launched Prevent. Nauto Prevent is designed to prevent distracted driving by notifying drivers when they’ve had their eyes off the road for too long. Nauto Prevent’s notifications are dependent upon factors like how… Continue reading Nauto will notify drivers when they’re distracted in real-time

TomTom and Toyota to Offer Drivers a Navigation App that Mirrors to In-Dash Screens

  TU-Automotive, Detroit, MI, USA, June 5, 2018     Today, TomTom (TOM2) launched a new navigation app that can be mirrored to Toyota vehicles’ in-dash screens using SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology – a first for both TomTom and Toyota. The TomTom Navigation App is available at no extra cost to Toyota drivers in Argentina, Brazil and… Continue reading TomTom and Toyota to Offer Drivers a Navigation App that Mirrors to In-Dash Screens

TomTom to Integrate what3words Addressing into its Navigation Offering

  TU-Automotive, Detroit, MI, USA, June 5, 2018 – TomTom (TOM2) and what3words today announced that they will collaborate to bring what3words addressing to TomTom’s customers globally. what3words is a simple way to talk about location. The world is divided into a grid of 3m x 3m squares and each square is assigned a unique… Continue reading TomTom to Integrate what3words Addressing into its Navigation Offering