German automakers BMW and Daimler have agreed to merge their respective mobility services business units into a joint venture (JV) in which each company will hold a 50% stake. The agreement will bring together the companies’ ...
BMW is set to showcase its new Mini Electric at this year’s upcoming New York International Auto Show to be held between 30 March 30 and 8 April this year. The classic Mini Electric combines the historic look of the world’s ...
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Daimler's Mercedes-Benz will be showcasing its future mobility concepts, including its autonomous vehicle, Formula One hybrid technology and the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE car, at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show in Japan. The smart vision EQ ...
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Ford Motor has decided to relocate its autonomous and electric vehicle business to Detroit, US. The company is moving its autonomous and electric vehicle business and strategy teams to the recently renovated industrial complex called The ...
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German luxury automaker BMW will be investing EUR400m to expand its its FIZ research and innovation centre in Munich. The “FIZ Future” masterplan, which was developed as part of an urban development competition, will expand ...
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HERE has launched HERE Mobility On-Demand, a flexible toolkit with built-in location-centric features for developers of on-demand app developers. HERE Mobility On-Demand is priced and packaged specifically for on-demand companies, ...
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Volkswagen has launched its own mobility services company, Moia, which will focus primarily on autonomous vehicles. The move will allow the German firm to compete with Uber and Lyft. Moia will connect the car with the new mobility ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation will be exhibiting at the 23rd Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)1 World Congress (hosted by ITS Australia), which will be held from October 10 to 14 in Melbourne, Australia. The primary theme of the Congress ...
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General Motors' personal mobility brand, Maven continues to expand and has started its business in Los Angeles, California. In nine months, Maven has grown to nine markets: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los ...
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General Motors’ personal mobility brand Maven and Uber Technologies have joined hands to offer people who want to drive and earn money on the Uber platform the option to lease qualified vehicles by the week or longer at discounted ...
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Volkswagen is systematically moving ahead with its transition to the mobility world of tomorrow initiated by the "TOGETHER – Strategy 2025" program for the future. The Group presented its next steps on the road to becoming a ...
nuTonomy, a developer of software for self-driving cars, and South-east Asian ride-hailing service Grab have partnered to expand public trial of on-demand self-driving car service in Singapore. The trial will give select Grab users a ...
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The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Volkswagen Group will collaborate over the next three years to jointly develop innovative solutions for making urban mobility more environmentally-friendly, safer, more reliable and more ...
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Volkswagen is planning to build electric vehicles in North America by 2020, in a bid to regain its lost image following the diesel emission scandal. The announcement was made by newly appointed Volkswagen America head Hinrich Woebcken ...
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Toyota Mobility Foundation has joined the New Cities Foundation as its latest Global Strategic Member. The partnership between the two organizations aims to activate the next generation of urban mobility solutions. Innovation is ...
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