Thursday 7th March 2019
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced a
recommendation to select The Boring Company (TBC) to design, construct
and operate a people mover for the Las Vegas Convention Centre via a
loop of underground express-route tunnels that could carry passengers in
autonomous electric vehicles at high speeds.
Thursday 7th March 2019
German automaker, Audi, provided the first look of the Q4 e-tron
concept, a compact four-door all-electric SUV with an exterior length of
4.59 metres whose relation to the Audi e-tron is apparent at first
glance.
Thursday 7th March 2019
The Škoda Vision iV is a fully electric four-door crossover-coupé, the
brand’s first car built on the Volkswagen Group’s modular platform for
electric vehicles (MEB). The production car evolving from this study
will be made in 2020.
Thursday 7th March 2019
Blink Charging Co., a leading owner, operator and provider of electric
vehicle (EV) charging station products and networked EV charging
services, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with
InterEnergy Systems, the technology focussed wholly owned subsidiary of
InterEnergy Group, a leading owner and operator of power generation and
distribution assets in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Wednesday 6th March 2019
Harman , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.,
focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and
enterprise markets, announced a new product – Smart Delta for Maps for
connected vehicles.
Wednesday 6th March 2019
Silicon Valley-based GenZe is boosting the electric bike fleet category
by introducing the GenZe Fleet e-Bike – the only electric bicycle
designed and assembled in the US that is purpose-built for fleet use and
features IoT technology designed to help independent operators easily
launch and maintain a rental, corporate or shared e-Bike fleet.
Wednesday 6th March 2019
TomTom, the leading independent location technology specialist,
announced that it will supply connected navigation solutions to Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles’ line of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV),
the Jeep Renegade and Compass.
Wednesday 6th March 2019
HyreCar Inc., the carsharing marketplace for ridesharing, has launched
the HyreCar mobile application for both Apple iOS and Android devices to
expedite the new driver onboarding and verification process.
Wednesday 6th March 2019
Iteris, Inc. announced that it has been selected by the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission (MTC) to enhance and upgrade the intelligent
transportation systems (ITS) across five cities in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Wednesday 6th March 2019
Honda took to the stage at Geneva to announce the further acceleration of its electrification ambitions.
Wednesday 6th March 2019
ubitricity Gesellschaft für verteilte Energiesysteme mbH has
successfully raised €20 million ($22.6 million) in Series C funding that
will enable the company to accelerate its growth and further develop
its unique mobile metering technology.
Tuesday 5th March 2019
At the Geneva International Motor Show 2019, PAL-V unveiled the
distinctive features of the PAL-V Liberty Pioneer, world’s first
production model flying car. The 90-piece limited edition is based on
the PAL-V Liberty which was unveiled last year at the GIMS.
Tuesday 5th March 2019
By showcasing the Klement mobility concept at the Geneva Motor Show,
Škoda is providing an insight into the car manufacturer’s vision for the
future of micro-mobility in cities.
Tuesday 5th March 2019
The Volkswagen Group Components brand will be showcasing the near-series
design study of its flexible quick charging station at the Geneva Motor
Show. With compact dimensions, it can be installed wherever there is
demand or where there is still no charging infrastructure.
Tuesday 5th March 2019
China Post and Deppon Express, two of China’s leading delivery and
logistics companies, will begin autonomous package delivery services in
April 2019 with the first self-driving vehicles to be put into daily
commercial use in China.
Tuesday 5th March 2019
Volvo Buses and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have
demonstrated the world’s first 12-metre autonomous electric bus. The
Volvo bus will soon begin trials on the NTU campus.
Monday 4th March 2019
Share Now is the name of the new free-floating carshare company that
brings car2go and DriveNow together under a single roof. Merging the two
services makes Share Now the world’s leading provider of free-floating
carshare.
Monday 4th March 2019
Ola Electric Mobility Pvt Ltd., a company backed by Ola, one of India’s
leading mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing
platforms, announced that it has raised a sum of INR4 billion ($56
million) led by several of Ola’s early investors, Tiger Global and
Matrix India and others, as part of its first round of investment.
Friday 1st March 2019
Continental and Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced a new platform,
expected to be available in 2019, for sharing vehicle data to enable new
digital services that improve driver safety and convenience. At the
same time the platform will help car manufacturers monetise their data
and differentiate their brands.
Friday 1st March 2019
Electrify America announced that it will serve as the newest member of
the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN), a registered association
whose mission is to develop and establish the Combined Charging System
(CCS) as the global standard for charging battery- powered electric
vehicles.
Friday 1st March 2019
Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in Zūm, a fast-growing on-demand ride
sharing service for children, via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, its venture
capital investment arm.
Friday 1st March 2019
Petro-Canada, a Suncor business, is building a network of electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations across the country.
Friday 1st March 2019
Air Liquide, Idex, Société du Taxi Électrique Parisien (STEP), and
Toyota are teaming up with a joint-venture called HysetCo, the first
ever company devoted to the development of hydrogen mobility in the
Paris region. As a part of this venture, Paris will have 600 Hype
hydrogen taxis by the end of 2020.
Friday 1st March 2019
At the Expo Day of Startup Autobahn in Stuttgart, Porsche AG received
the “Global Innovation Award” from the Silicon Valley Tech Centre “Plug
and Play”.
