German automaker Volkswagen has invested $300m in Israeli ride hailing provider, Gett, which competes with Uber, Lyft, and Didi Chuxing. Volkswagen's investment comes months after General Motors injected $500m into privately held American ...
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a wholly owned technology startup named as InMotion, to build apps and develop on-demand services to overcome travel and transport issues. The startup will begin real-time testing of services such as ...
BMW has launched a new car-sharing service in Seattle called, “ReachNow”, similar to its European service, “DriveNow”. With this service, US customers will be able to choose from a range of services from bespoke ...
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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 ...
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Advantech Wireless Inc of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems) has launched the 2500-G Series 50W Ku-band gallium nitride (GaN)-based airborne-grade solid-state power block/block up-converter ...
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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 ...
The Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced its plans to launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology by 2020. The company said that the technology will hit mainstream, mass-markets in the US, Europe, Japan and China at ...
A consortium of European automakers consisting of Audi, BMW and Daimler has completed the acquisition of Nokia’s maps and location services Here for €2.55bn. HERE is a location based platform that can deliver high definition ...
In all, 100 new BMW i3 electric cars can be availed under DriveNow car sharing for urban mobility in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich in Germany. DriveNow, which has added 470,000 customers across the globe during the past four years, has been ...
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Advanced infotainment systems, over-the-air (OTA) updates, big data analytics, mobility services and in-car security are key technologies that will shape the global connected car market in 2015. Human machine interface (HMI) input and ...
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During the Automotive News World Congress this week, IBM revealed results of its new Automotive 2025 Global Study, outlining an industry ripe for disruptive changes that are breaking down borders of the automotive ecosystem. The study ...
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German car maker BMW has unveiled the facelifterd version of the BMW 1 Series with revised engine line-up and reduced fuel consumption and emission level. BMW has used EfficientDynamics technology in the latest edition which claimed to ...
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German car maker BMW has unveiled the facelifted versions of BMW M6 Coupe, M6 Convertible and M6 Gran Coupe. Powered by 4.4-litre turbocharged V8 engine, the cars are capable of producing 560 hp between 6,000 and 7,000 rpm, and pump ...
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Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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