In a statement, Toyota Motor Corp disclosed, its automated driving R&D unit plans on deploying advanced self-driving capabilities in mobility service vehicles before it does so in personal-use vehicles. “‘Level 4’ (driving capabilities) is really what we’re striving for to first appear in mobility as a service,” said James Kuffner, CEO of Toyota Research Institute-Advanced…
The Chinese ride hailing giant aims to focus on its core businesses this year. On Friday, a source familiar with the matter at hand disclosed, Chinese ride sharing giant Didi Chuxing will be laying off 15% of its workforce, roughly 2,000 people, in 2019. According to the source, Didi Chuxing’s CEO Cheng Wei told during…
The info was disclosed by PSA’s director of mobility services at the Paris Motor Show. According to a senior executive from PSA, the maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars stated, it will launch a car-sharing service in Washington DC at the end October 2018. At the outset, PSA will use 600 Chevrolet cars in Courtehoux,…
The alliance is weighing its options of extending their collaboration in various technologies including, autonomous vehicles, advanced batteries and mobility services. On Wednesday, Renault-Nissan and Daimler stated, they could possibly expand their cooperation to include autonomous cars, battery technology and mobility services. “The industry being in transformation in the area of connectivity, autonomous cars and…
Through Waze and Waymo, Alphabet’s strategy of positioning itself as a key player in the transportation industry becomes clear. In what is seen as the largest ever rollout of Alphabet-owned Waze, starting from next week, the navigation app will expand its carpool service throughout California, including the key car hub of Los Angeles. The ride…
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