Monday 3rd September 2018
Audi Brussels begins mass production of the Audi e-tron. The brand’s first all-electric SUV has a range suitable for everyday use. With a charging capacity of up to 150 kW at quick-charging stations, it is ready for the next long-distance stage in about 30 minutes. Audi will present the unveiled electric car for the first time at its world premiere in San Francisco on September 17.
Monday 3rd September 2018
NVIDIA has joined prior backers Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, and GSR Ventures, as well as new investor Robert Bosch Venture Capital and invested in DeepMap, a company providing HD Mapping solutions.
Friday 31st August 2018
Getaround, the carsharing platform that empowers users to instantly rent and drive cars shared by people in their city, announced its availability in Miami.
Friday 31st August 2018
Thanks to a partnership between Connected Signals and The City of Gainesville, area drivers now know when traffic lights are going to change, and that knowledge can save money and lives.
Friday 31st August 2018
Ford’s ride-sharing shuttle service, Chariot, launched its first European routes tailored for companies and campuses promising easier, less stressful commutes.
Thursday 30th August 2018
Following the announcement of the name change planned for 2019, from Daimler Financial Services AG to Daimler Mobility AG, Daimler’s mobility division continued on its growth trajectory in July. With car2go, moovel, mytaxi/Intelligent Apps, the mobility portfolio in the segment of Daimler Financial Services counted 24.4 million customers as of July 30, 2018.
Thursday 30th August 2018
The @CITY research initiative brings together 15 partners from the automotive industry, component supply industry, software development and universities. The two partner projects @CITY and @CITY-AF aim to develop concepts, technologies and prototype applications to enable automated driving in complex urban areas.
Thursday 30th August 2018
According to reports, Didi Chuxing, the largest ride sharing company in China, has temporarily suspended its carpooling service. The company, which was already facing considerable backlash from customers due to extremely long wait times, was forced to take this decision after a passenger was killed in one of its vehicles.
Thursday 30th August 2018
Wipro, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has announced that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) to spearhead the development of blockchain standards and drive blockchain adoption in the transportation industry.
Wednesday 29th August 2018
Perceptive Automata, a provider of human behavior prediction software for machines, announced that it has joined the AWare ecosystem of Renovo, a mobility software technology company.
Wednesday 29th August 2018
ParkMobile, the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in North America, announced that the company has surpassed the 10 million user milestone.
Tuesday 28th August 2018
Wind River, an IoT software company delivering safety-critical domains including automotive, announced collaboration plans with Hyundai Autron to develop a software framework for safe, automated and autonomous driving leveraging intellectual property from Wind River’s automotive software portfolio and the Hyundai Autron Odin product offering.
Tuesday 28th August 2018
Aisin, Advics, Jtekt and Denso to establish JV to develop integrated ECU software for Automated Driving
Tuesday 28th August 2018
Jaguar Land Rover has fitted ‘virtual eyes’ to intelligent pods to understand how humans will trust self-driving vehicles, as research studies suggest that as many as 63% of pedestrians worry about how safe it will be to cross the road in the future.
Monday 27th August 2018
Having announced their first ever publicly available self-driving pilot programme in Frisco, Texas, a few weeks ago, Drive.ai signed a contract initiating a one-year self-driving programme for the City of Arlington.
Monday 27th August 2018
CHAdeMO Association announced their decision to jointly develop the next generation Ultra-Fast charging standard with China Electricity Council, China’s official association of utilities in charge of their national regulations and standards related to electricity. Two entities will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on August 28th in Beijing, China, to kick-start their collaboration.
Monday 27th August 2018
Didi Chuxing shared its latest developments in AI technology applications with students, engineers and academic and industry partners, at the DiDi Tech Day in Beijing.
Monday 27th August 2018
Sweden’s first high-power charging (HPC) station was opened by Fortum Charge & Drive in partnership with McDonald’s. The station is located at McDonald’s in Kristinehamn, some 270 kilometres west of Stockholm and midway between Oslo and Stockholm.
Monday 27th August 2018
AutoX is launching a grocery delivery and mobile store pilot in San Jose, CA, allowing public users to order and receive fresh produce and other goods delivered by AutoX self-driving cars.
Monday 27th August 2018
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Uber Technologies, Inc. announced that they have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale.
Thursday 23rd August 2018
Volkswagen is speeding up the development of its ecosystem with its own software know-how and the strength of external partners. The automobile is expected to evolve into a central hub in the Internet of Things.
Thursday 23rd August 2018
New Zealanders will soon see more of electric vehicles’ versatility, with co-funding for 19 diverse projects announced by Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods.
Thursday 23rd August 2018
The Volkswagen brand is to launch an extensive all-electric car sharing offering in selected major cities under its “We Share†sub-brand. The first fleet of vehicles will be rolled out in the German capital Berlin, and will comprise 1,500 e-Golf when the service begins operating in the second quarter of 2019, with an additional 500 e-up! following later.
Thursday 23rd August 2018
Aptiv announced that it had reached a significant milestone of 5,000 self-driving public rides, powered by the Aptiv autonomous driving platform.
