Swedish car company Volvo announced that it will be testing its autonomous vehicles in China with local drivers and on public roads in every day driving conditions. For this experiment, Volvo will use 100 autonomous cars. In the ...
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Nissan will debut its concept of Micromobility at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. The new micromobility concept from Nissan is aimed at addressing the personal mobility challenges that people face or will be facing in the ...
Ford and Spotify have come together to create a new entertainment experience for FordPass members. Ford is introducing FordPass - a mobility platform that can reimagine the relationship between automakers and car owners. The mobility ...
Tags: Ford And Spofiy, FordPass, Entertainment Experience, Mobility platform
According to several reports, Uber is planning to buy or has already placed a huge order to buy Mercedes-Benz S-class cars. Reports suggest that the ride-hailing company is planning to have fleet of self-driving cars by 2020. With this ...
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Uber has apparently been on an epic shopping spree in Germany, with self-driving cars and high-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles at the top of the list. A report from Reuters have revealed the ride-sharing firm was seeking to place a large order ...
Tags: Uber, Self-driving cars, High-end Mercedes-Benz vehicles
Google has laid out a proposal to bring self-driving cars to market in the United States sooner rather than later. In a letter to transport officials, Google has requested new rules enabling autonomous vehicles that pass federal safety ...
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The UK government has confirmed that it will start trialling driverless lorry technology in the UK. Earlier in the month the Department for Transport said that the UK was to lead the way in trialling "HGV platoons". Now the Chancellor ...
GM and its business partner Lyft announced the launch of a short-term car rental program, known as Express Drive. This rental program is exclusively for the Lyft platform, which will make automobiles available for Lyft users at cheaper ...
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Ford has disclosed that it is developing a driver-less car which can be driven under snowy conditions. The company uses LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology to create 3D maps of the roads that the AV (Autonomous Vehicles) will ...
Tags: Ford, Drive-less car, LiDAR, 3D maps, Snow
Ford has established Ford Smart Mobility, a subsidiary which will specifically design, build, grow and invest in emerging or future mobility technology. Jim Hackett, the former chairman and CEO of Steelcase has been appointed as the ...
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General Motors announced that it is acquiring Cruise Automation, a startup company that makes self-driving kits for certain types of cars. With this deal, General Motors will add Cruise Automation's software talent and rapid ...
Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for “Autonomous Vehicle Entertainment System,” which will enable the company in turning its autonomous vehicles into mobile movie theaters equipped with screens and projectors that vanish ...
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Nissan has announced that it will produce Qashqai crossover with semi-autonomous driving technology at its Sunderland plant in the UK. This will be the first car from Nissan that will feature partial self-driving technology. The ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has unveiled two new shaped tires concepts for future autonomous vehicles at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland. The concepts, the Eagle-360 and IntelliGrip, are expected to reshape ...
Ford to unveil new vehicle for Europe and new advanced in-car technology at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Ford will introduce a new vehicle for Europe, unveil new advanced in-car technology and detail the latest progress on the Ford ...