Israeli blockchain startup Orbs receives investments from South Korea’s Kakao Investment

Orb will use the proceeds for R&D, and growth purposes. On Thursday, Israeli blockchain startup Orbs disclosed, it has received an investment from Kakao Investment – the venture capital arm of South Korean internet conglomerate Kakao Corp. Orbs did not disclose the size of the investment. Earlier this year, Kakao had stated it would establish…

Audi to sink in $15.9 billion into autonomous driving, digitalization and e-mobility

Audi is taking a very systematic approach to the future of mobility. On Tuesday, Volkswagen’s Audi stated, it would sink in $15.9 billion (14 billion euros) through 2023 in autonomous driving, electric mobility and digitalization. For the next five years, Audi has projected its total expenditure to be around 40 billion euros, said the carmaker…

ZF Friedrichshafen acquires 35% stake in autonomous vehicle specialist ASAP

ASAP specializes in developing and testing software and electronic architecture for human to machine interfaces, software for autonomous driving, and car-to-x communication. As part of its strategic push into the future of mobility, car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen has acquired a 35% stake in ASAP – a Germany-based company which specializes in developing software and…

Prudential and Babylon launches healthcare platform for Asian clients

While the platform will allow existing customers to monitor and better manage their health so as to avoid, if not prevent, an onslaught of a disease, its preventive measures is also likely to lure in customers who want to better manage their current and future health requirements. On Thursday, global insurer Prudential announced a strategic…

Toyota to expand production of hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles

Given hydrogen’s availability and its weight to storage energy quotient, Toyota believes hydrogen powered fuel cells will play a significant role in the clean-energy-powered auto industry in the coming future. In a significance development, Toyota Motor Corp announced that it plans on increasing investments in its hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles, as design more cost-effective mass-market…

Samsung forays into autonomous self-driving vehicles; gets permit to test its car in California

Samsung is part of a huge conglomerate that manufactures a wide range of products starting from car audio, connected-car technologies, washing machines, smartphones, to heavy machinery. On Thursday, in a significant development, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd disclosed that it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California. The news marks the entry of…