Valeo is one of the key players shaping the future of mobility

“Everything is changing. The whole world is experiencing a smart car revolution,” says Jacques Aschenbroich. Valeo’s boss, voted N.4 best performing CEO in the world by the Harvard Business Review, argues this upheaval is in fact the combination of three simultaneous revolution – electrification, autonomous & connected vehicles and digital mobility. Jacques Aschenbroich, who says… Continue reading Valeo is one of the key players shaping the future of mobility

Alibaba, RoboSense launch unmanned vehicle using solid-state LIDAR

The most important feature of the driverless delivery vehicle called G Plus is the solid-state LiDAR technology, the RS-LiDAR-M1Pre, developed by China’s RoboSense. This is the first time that solid-state LiDAR has been  used in the development of an unmanned vehicle,clsim the companies,  heralding the beginning of  the solid-state LiDAR era in driverless vehicles. RoboSense… Continue reading Alibaba, RoboSense launch unmanned vehicle using solid-state LIDAR

AUTOHAUS next: OBD dongles and their benefits for the trade

Transmitted vehicle data via the OBD interface to the retail trade can be the solution for ever-increasing customer requirements. With new cars, the data transmission is already in use, but now there is also a retrofit solution for used. The information platform for your daily business. more on the subject Studies show that customers want… Continue reading AUTOHAUS next: OBD dongles and their benefits for the trade

(2nd LD) Hyundai mulls investing in local car-manufacturing JV

(ATTN: ADDS Gwangju City’s comment in last 2 paras) By Choi Kyong-ae SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker by sales, said Friday it is considering investing in a local car-manufacturing joint venture (JV) proposed by a municipal government. The Gwangju city government seeks to establish a vehicle production JV… Continue reading (2nd LD) Hyundai mulls investing in local car-manufacturing JV

Goodyear Expands Mobility Work with Leading Research Center

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is extending its worldwide innovation network to include Mcity, the University of Michigan-led public-private partnership to advance connected and automated vehicles and technologies. Goodyear will conduct testing at the Mcity Test Facility with electric and autonomous vehicles, further developing its intelligent tires and the application of sensors, and extending… Continue reading Goodyear Expands Mobility Work with Leading Research Center

Waymo’s Uber-rivalling ride-hailing app to enter service in 2018

Google parent company Alphabet and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have announced that the Uber-rivalling ride-hailing service Waymo will commence public service later this year.  It’ll be the first ride-hailing service offered to the public to use driverless vehicles on public roads upon launch, using a fleet of over 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica MPVs across the Waymo service.… Continue reading Waymo’s Uber-rivalling ride-hailing app to enter service in 2018

Hyundai mulls investing in local car-manufacturing JV

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest carmaker by sales, said Friday it is considering investing in a local car-manufacturing joint venture (JV) proposed by a municipal government. The Gwangju city government seeks to establish a vehicle production JV to generate jobs and help support the local economy. The city proposed… Continue reading Hyundai mulls investing in local car-manufacturing JV

Zipcar and the City of New York Announce Two Major Initiatives to Reduce Personal Car Ownership and Increase Access to Car Sharing

Through separate partnerships with the DOT and NYCHA, Zipcar will add 127 new locations throughout the city and for the first time introduce Zipcar at housing authority properties NEW YORK CITY, May 31, 2018 – Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network, and the City of New York, today announced two major initiatives that will soon… Continue reading Zipcar and the City of New York Announce Two Major Initiatives to Reduce Personal Car Ownership and Increase Access to Car Sharing

Tesla: Engineers disassemble the Model 3 and consider it profitable

Logs of several engineering service providers prove according to a report that the electric car Tesla Model 3 can be produced profitably. The service providers have bought four cars on behalf of German car companies and disassembled in their works. from Stefan Hajek/ Wirtschaftswoche June 1, 2018, 8:53 am The material and supply costs of… Continue reading Tesla: Engineers disassemble the Model 3 and consider it profitable

Ant Financial Invests $321M In Hellobike At $1.47 Billion, Creating A New Unicorn In China

Alibaba’s financial services unit Ant Financial has invested RMB2.06 billion (US$321 million) in bike sharing firm Hellobike, valuing the latter at US$1.47 billion and giving birth to a new unicorn company in China, according to Shanghai-listed Yonou Bike’s security filing. In October 2017, Youon Low Carbon Technology, a dockless bike-sharing subsidiary of docked public bike… Continue reading Ant Financial Invests $321M In Hellobike At $1.47 Billion, Creating A New Unicorn In China