Cadillac’s $1,800 a month car subscription service is shutting down — for now

General Motors is canceling its $1,800 a month Cadillac car subscription service and is shutting down by the end of the year, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Book by Cadillac service debuted early last year and follows a similar subscription model to Rent The Runway, which allows customers to drive different Cadillac models each… Continue reading Cadillac’s $1,800 a month car subscription service is shutting down — for now

Press Release No. 24/2018 – Vehicle registrations in October 2018

Date 02.11.2018 Flensburg, November 2, 2018. In October 2018, 252,682 Passenger cars (Cars) newly registered. That is -7.4 percent less than in the same month last year. The share of private registrations was 36.3 percent (-10.1%). In the first ten months of this year, a total of 2,926,046 new passenger cars registered a plus of… Continue reading Press Release No. 24/2018 – Vehicle registrations in October 2018

Volvo and Baidu team up to build self-driving cars for China

Volvo/Baidu It’s not just Ford that’s working with Baidu to develop self-driving cars for the Chinese market — Volvo has also revealed its team-up with the tech giant. While Ford announced the partnership earlier, the Swedish luxury automaker says it’s the “first foreign car maker to collaborate this closely with Baidu” when it comes to… Continue reading Volvo and Baidu team up to build self-driving cars for China

DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation

As car and tech companies continue to make inroads on vehicles and services to build autonomous driving systems, a startup that is creating high-definition maps to help these vehicles move around has quietly picked up a significant round of funding. DeepMap — a Palo Alto startup co-founded by James Wu and Mark Wheeler, who previously… Continue reading DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation

Baidu hits the gas on autonomous vehicles with Volvo and Ford deals

China’s search engine giant Baidu is continuing its partnership spree for Apollo, its open development platform for autonomous driving, after it inked a deal with Swedish automaker Volvo to develop level four self-driving passenger cars. “Autonomous driving has been our dream, but it’s coming true,” said Li Zhenyu, vice president and general manager of Baidu’s… Continue reading Baidu hits the gas on autonomous vehicles with Volvo and Ford deals

Mao Zedong’s Red Flag car gets driverless makeover

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s iconic Red Flag, the vehicle of choice of former revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, is going hands-free. Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc said on Thursday it would launch a fully autonomous passenger car next year in a partnership with Hongqi, or Red Flag, the car brand long favored by China’s political elite.… Continue reading Mao Zedong’s Red Flag car gets driverless makeover

Garmin camera platform selected by Chinese company Geely Auto Group

US: Garmin International has announced that Geely Auto Group, one of the fastest growing automakers in the world, has selected Garmin to provide its camera technology and driving recorder systems for multiple Geely vehicle models beginning in the year 2020. “We are proud to be selected by Geely for their next generation integrated camera solution,… Continue reading Garmin camera platform selected by Chinese company Geely Auto Group

Geely-Volvo venture introduces latest ‘connected’ vehicle

TOKYO — The Chinese-Swedish venture Lynk & Co has rolled out a new “connected car” featuring always-on internet, dedicated smartphone apps for vehicle management, and functions to facilitate carsharing. The venture — between Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Volvo Cars — announced the launch of its 03 sedan in an event at Fuji Speedway in… Continue reading Geely-Volvo venture introduces latest ‘connected’ vehicle

Autoliv spinoff Veoneer delays sales, margin goals as auto gloom spreads

Jan Carlson: “We see some delays in the start of production and slower ramp-ups of certain customer models along with some slight delays in expected business.” Esha Vaish and Johannes HellstromReutersOctober 25, 2018 20:40 CET STOCKHOLM — Swedish supplier Veoneer pushed back its sales and margin targets on Thursday, blaming production delays at customers struggling… Continue reading Autoliv spinoff Veoneer delays sales, margin goals as auto gloom spreads