FUKUSHIMA – Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is set to pick a driverless electric bus made by a SoftBank Group Corp. unit to transport those decommissioning its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, informed sources said. The bus service will start this spring, transporting workers within the plant, which was disabled by a triple… Continue reading Tepco to use SoftBank’s driverless bus to transport Fukushima workers
Tag: Mobility
AT & S Expands Capacity for Autonomous Driving
The semiconductor manufacturer AT & S is planning investments in Austria and India to meet the demand for autonomous driving. AT & S building. Source: elektroniknet.de The demand for IT hardware in the car is increasing, and one notices this also at AT & S, which is involved in this area and, for example sensors… Continue reading AT & S Expands Capacity for Autonomous Driving
Singapore: investment in mobility
The city-state of Singapore is investing $ 25 million in mobility research and testing. Singapore is in terms of autonomous driving very positive, which may also be due to the fact that there are desperately looking for solutions to the traffic. A roadmap should prepare the change of traffic. Singapore’s Transport Authority. Source straitstimes The… Continue reading Singapore: investment in mobility
Hyundai: 2030 full autonomy
The South Korean manufacturer Hyundai starts in 2018 and aims to reach full autonomy by 2030. Hyundai makes a great effort to get connected in terms of autonomous driving. That’s how you feel about it ACM shopped, with Aurora allied and is the BMW alliance joined. Now you have chatted out of the sewing box.… Continue reading Hyundai: 2030 full autonomy
S Korea’s Kakao Mobility to acquire car pool startup Luxi for $23.3m
February 15, 2018 Kakao Mobility, the cab-hailing and transport services unit of South Korea’s mobile services giant Kakao, is acquiring local car pool startup Luxi for KRW25.2 billion ($23.3 million), the company said in a statement posted on its Korean website. Kakao said it wants to utilise Luxis carpool to complement Kakao Mobility taxi-hailing service,… Continue reading S Korea’s Kakao Mobility to acquire car pool startup Luxi for $23.3m
How much can we actually control autonomous cars?
If you’re riding in an autonomous car, and you want to go faster, what do you do? When asked this question, people often change their answer on a single condition: Does the car you’re riding in belong to you, or is it a car for hire? Auto manufacturers are aiming to provide cars with Level… Continue reading How much can we actually control autonomous cars?
Kakao Mobility to buy carpool startup Luxi for 25.2 bln won
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) — Kakao Mobility, a South Korean firm that provides cab-hailing and driver-for-hire services, said Wednesday that it will take over local carpool startup Luxi for 25.2 billion won (US$23.3 million) to meet growing demand for transportation service. Kakao Mobility said in a regulatory filing that it will buy a 100 percent… Continue reading Kakao Mobility to buy carpool startup Luxi for 25.2 bln won
Ford Motor Company Issues Safety Recall in North America for Select 2018 Ford Escape and Lincoln MKC Vehicles for Incorrect Front Brake Jounce Hoses
About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions.… Continue reading Ford Motor Company Issues Safety Recall in North America for Select 2018 Ford Escape and Lincoln MKC Vehicles for Incorrect Front Brake Jounce Hoses
DENSO Takes a Stake in CREATIONLINE to Strengthen Connectivity Business
Feb. 14, 2018 News Releases KARIYA (Japan) ― DENSO Corporation today announced that it has taken an equity stake in CREATIONLINE, Inc., which excels at deploying and integrating cloud and other technologies that enable next-generation software development, including open source software. The auto industry is undergoing a once-in-a-century paradigm shift. Competition continues to intensify as… Continue reading DENSO Takes a Stake in CREATIONLINE to Strengthen Connectivity Business
HyreCar Launches in New York
Photo: HyreCar Car-sharing platform HyreCar announced its launch in New York. HyreCar is a peer-to-peer carsharing platform that allows users to connect and rent their vehicles to other users. The platform’s goal is to bridge the gap between carsharing and ridesharing by allowing users to rent their vehicles to drivers of Uber, Lyft, or Postmates.… Continue reading HyreCar Launches in New York