Lamborghini And Ducati Could Be Made Into A Separate Entity, Says Volkswagen

The premium Italian brands, including the supercar maker Lamborghini, could be spinned off by the Volkswagen Group, confirmed the automaker’s executives to the media. The motorcycle manufacturer Ducati and Italdesign Giugiaro, a design and engineering consulting company could also be included in the potential spinoff. There are on going discussions in the company about restructuring…

Uber Open To Partner With Competitors In Autonomous Driving Segment

The United States based ride hailing company Uber has said that its self-driving unit is seeking to strike partnerships with other companies that are currently working on autonomous driving and self-driving vehicles, said the company’s chief executive officer on Wednesday. “Our view is that we will partner with other autonomous providers over a period of…

Amazon.com Inc outsources manufacturing of delivery drone project, cuts jobs

On Thursday, in a report the Financial Times stated, Amazon.com Inc has cut off dozens of R&D and manufacturing staff from its delivery drone project, Amazon Prime Air. Amazon has tentative reached manufacturing deals with two external manufacturers to build components for its long-awaited drone said the report while adding that more deals with third…

Amazon Pushes Into Pharmacy Segment With Launch Of Amazon Pharmacy

With a new offering called Amazon Pharmacy, Amazon is now officially entering the pharmacy business. This new service can be used by Amazon customers to home deliver prescription medications in the United States. Delivery will be free for Amazon Prime members. For the last few years, its pharmacy offering has been slowly and quietly built…

Foxconn’s display unit in Vietnam becomes operational: Vietnamese government

In a statement the Vietnamese government said, Foxconn had commenced constructing a factory in the northern part of the country, to produce displays. The factory was scheduled to commence production after a year, said the Vietnamese government. Foxconn’s $26-million factory in Quang Ninh province has now produced its first batch of displays, said the government…

Tesla, Uber along with major utilities form lobby group, Zero Emission Transportation Association

In a significant development, a group of major U.S. utilities which includes Uber and Tesla said they are launching a new lobby group which will lobby for national policies to boost the adoption of electric vehicles. The lobby group named Zero Emission Transportation Association, aims to boost the adoption of consumer electric vehicle and encourage…

Twitter announces global launch of disappearing tweets – fleets

Twitter Inc has announced the global launch of a new feature – tweets that disappear after 24 hours. The feature has similarities with Snapchat’s stories, and Instagram’s status feature. “Some of you tell us that Tweeting is uncomfortable because it feels so public, so permanent, and like there’s so much pressure to rack up Retweets and…