— Board of Directors nominates Adamczyk to serve as both Chairman and CEO beginning after Honeywell’s Annual Shareowners Meeting on April 23– Single leader will help Honeywell navigate a period of significant portfolio change and drive a strategic shift toward becoming a software-industrial leader– Angove, who is President of Infor Inc. with more than two… Continue reading Honeywell Announces Darius Adamczyk To Assume Chairman Title In April 2018; Names Duncan B. Angove To Board Of Directors
Tag: Mobility
2017: Strong growth and record results
Plastic Omnium once again achieved a record year.In 2017, we outperformed the global automotive market by nine points and posted growth across all operating regions. We successfully consolidated the businesses in 2016 and continued to improve our industrial performance.With our financial strength and confidence in our capacity to continue to develop our business and increase… Continue reading 2017: Strong growth and record results
Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence
Stuttgart. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC; 26 February to 1 March) Mercedes-Benz is presenting innovations and initiatives from a variety of fields as part of its overarching digitisation strategy. The press conference is to be held on 26 February from 11 a.m. to 11.20 a.m. at the Mercedes-Benz stand in Hall 6. The focus here is on systems… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence
Porsche and Audi developing shared architecture for electric cars
The joint electric offensive by Porsche and Audi was launched ten months ago. Now the premium manufacturers are deepening their development partnership and achieving concrete results. The goal of the cooperation, which will create a pioneering architecture called the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), is to shape the mobility of tomorrow together and to put future… Continue reading Porsche and Audi developing shared architecture for electric cars
New Roads Ahead
Chariot’s Early Adopters Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to look back on the four years since launching Chariot and how exciting, thrilling and rewarding it has been. What started as an answer to a personal frustration with my own daily commute has grown into a service improving the daily lives of… Continue reading New Roads Ahead
London sets out safety-first plan for regulating ride-sharing
After London sent ripple’s of shock through Silicon Valley last year by denying Uber a renewal of its private hire vehicle license, the city’s transport regulator is doubling down on its scrutiny of the impact of app-based ride operators. Today it’s published a policy statement setting out its intentions for adopting transport regulations to fit the… Continue reading London sets out safety-first plan for regulating ride-sharing
London may force Uber to introduce women-only UberPool
Bloomberg via Getty Images Out of the blue, Transport for London (TfL) has issued a “policy statement” on ride-sharing services in the capital. Most of it isn’t new — the bulk of the six-page document recaps older policy announcements, such as the controversial English language test for Uber drivers — but there was one idea… Continue reading London may force Uber to introduce women-only UberPool
Mystro Lets Drivers Juggle Competing Uber and Lyft Rides
Angel Torres was driving down a major Los Angeles boulevard in late 2016 when it happened: Ride requests from Uber and Lyft arrived at the same second. As he looked away from the road to decide which trip was more worth his time, he nearly rear-ended the car ahead of him. “It scared the crap… Continue reading Mystro Lets Drivers Juggle Competing Uber and Lyft Rides
Maxus begins delivery of electric vans into Europe
15 February 2018 #CV Sector #News #SMMT News #TNB News #Van Maxus has commenced delivery of its zero-emissions EV80 vans into Europe. German operator Maske Fleet is one of the first leasing companies to offer the EV80 in Europe, with a recent fleet delivery to a Hamburg-based courier service. As well as deliveries in Germany… Continue reading Maxus begins delivery of electric vans into Europe
Uber’s CEO said that it could be profitable — it just doesn’t want to be right now
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that the business could be profitable if it stopped operating in new markets and its research divisions. Khosrowshahi said choosing to become profitable would sacrifice growth and innovation. Operating at a loss makes Uber’s CEO “intensely uncomfortable,” but he said it was the right thing to do. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said… Continue reading Uber’s CEO said that it could be profitable — it just doesn’t want to be right now