Apple grows fleet of self-driving test cars to 27

Apple has expanded its autonomous vehicle test fleet, according to Bloomberg, jumping from just three cars registered with the California DMV last year, to 27 vehicles in total now. The fleet consists entirely of Lexus RX450h SUVs, a popular choice for anyone working on autonomous car tech because they can be fairly easily retrofitted with… Continue reading Apple grows fleet of self-driving test cars to 27

Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years

Senior flight dynamics engineer Hans Joore demonstrates a simulator of the PAL-V flying car at the company’s headquarters in Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands, last May. (Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / Getty Images) Flying cars will be zipping across U.S. skies within the coming decade — at least that’s what Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi predicts.… Continue reading Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years

Auto parts supplier: Scheider to become new boss at ZF Friedrichshafen

Wolf-Henning Scheider At Mahle, Scheider pushed ahead with the transformation towards electromobility. His expertise is needed at ZF Friedrichshafen. (Photo: AP) Mahle boss Wolf-Henning Scheider (55) is the favorite on the vacant executive chair at ZF Friedrichshafen. An official confirmation of the company does not exist yet. According to information from industry circles Scheider but… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Scheider to become new boss at ZF Friedrichshafen

Porsche Exec On Mission E Charging At 800 Volts, Battery Tech, More

Uwe Michael, Head of the Electrics/Electronics Development Division at Porsche Porsche will remain true to its ethos while making electronics and electrification a “strong brand value.” Uwe Michael, Head of the Electrics/Electronics Development Division at Porsche, speaks to battery tech and charging times. He also elaborates on software, apps, artificial intelligence, and his team’s plan… Continue reading Porsche Exec On Mission E Charging At 800 Volts, Battery Tech, More

“The electric vehicle in the ecological transition in France” (Study of European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme), in collaboration with Groupe Renault

Groupe Renault has participated in an unprecedented study conducted by the European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme on the environmental impacts of electric vehicles over their entire life cycle, with other experts: Avere-France, Ademe, Cler, Climate Action Network France, WWF, battery manufacturer Saft and RTE. New French study reveals… Continue reading “The electric vehicle in the ecological transition in France” (Study of European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme), in collaboration with Groupe Renault

These are the five leaders in the self-driving car race (GOOG, GOOGL, GM, F)

GM Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road. The stakes are high for everyone involved. The self-driving revolution and the prevalence of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft threatens to reduce individual car ownership, which would eat into a sizeable piece… Continue reading These are the five leaders in the self-driving car race (GOOG, GOOGL, GM, F)

Daimler AG is showing municipal mobility solutions at the IFAT 2018

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Groupe PSA, the First Carmaker to Launch a Smartphone Application for Car Loan Offers in China

BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory News: Groupe PSA’s (Paris:UG) financing subsidiary in China (DPCAFC) has been offering an innovative O2O solution (online to offline, and offline to online) since 21 December. It allows customers to obtain a loan in just a few minutes using their smartphone, giving dealers the freedom to focus on meeting customer needs. The DONGFENG… Continue reading Groupe PSA, the First Carmaker to Launch a Smartphone Application for Car Loan Offers in China

Alstom plans Autonomous trains

Alstom intends to tackle the semi-autonomous driving on rails in the Netherlands. Especially the Swiss want partial autonomous driving for freight transport by rail. But there are also in Germany plans and the DLR also has such a move in development. The French manufacturer Alstomwho also with EasyMile cooperates, wants to jump on the train… Continue reading Alstom plans Autonomous trains

SK Holdings, SoCar launch car-sharing business in Malaysia

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) — SK Holdings, the holding firm of South Korean energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group, said Thursday it has launched a car-sharing business in Malaysia by joining hands with South Korea’s No. 1 car-sharing startup SoCar. SoCar Malaysia — a joint venture between SK Holdings and SoCar — kicked off its… Continue reading SK Holdings, SoCar launch car-sharing business in Malaysia