In a statement Group14 Technologies said, it has entered into a battery materials supply agreement with Europe’s InoBat under a partnership to manufacture high-energy density cells for electric vehicles. Demand for high-capacity, lithium-silicon batteries has increased as manufacturers shift to electric vehicles to tap a rapid transition to cleaner sources of energy. InoBat, established in…
In a joint statement Amadeus and IBM said, the former will integrate IBM’s digital health pass into its Traveler ID platform. The move will simplify the verification of passengers’ health credentials during the boarding process, said the companies on Thursday. Ever since the pandemic began, the tourism industry, along with the aviation and tech sectors…
On Wednesday, in a statement, China-based autonomous driving startup WeRide, said will deepen its autonomous driving technology partnership with Nissan Motor and aims to raise $310 million in a new funding round which chasing a valuation of $3.3 billion. Guangzhou-headquartered WeRide, which is testing vehicles in California, did not disclose details on the size of the…
In a statement, Volkswagen’s sports car unit Porsche AG said it is setting up a joint venture with Customcells to produce high-performance batteries which purportedly will significantly decrease battery charging times. The statement mentions that the partnership with Customcells, a company which specializes in producing lithium-ion cells, is aimed at producing car batteries with higher energy…
On Friday, in a statement Dutch charging infrastructure company Fastned said, it has partnered with Tesla to build electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at a hub in Oxford, UK. The hub, featuring 26 charging stations, will also include 12 Tesla Supercharger stalls and 14 Fastned fast chargers and will be built in cooperation with Oxford…
According to four sources with knowledge of the matter at hand, embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is expanding its smart car partnership with state-owned Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd to include the design and development of semiconductors for the auto sector. In the last 6 months both companies have been collaborating informally on designing…
Storytel , a Swedish audiobook streaming group has teamed up with Spotify to allow its subscribers to listen to its library of audiobooks on Spotify from later this year. Storytel offers listening and reading of more than 500,000 titles across 25 markets and competes with the likes of Amazon’s Audible. “We will also be tapping into the opportunity…
In a statement Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 said, it will partner with Nokia for the deployment of its core 5G network in Sweden and in the Baltics. The new core infrastructure will support both 4G and 5G connectivity, thus allowing higher speeds with lower latencies in the network. “We are proud to be expanding on…
According to a report from South Korean media house IT News, Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc will be signing a partnership deal in the coming weeks on autonomous electric cars. A deal could be on the cards to start their production in the United States sometime in 2024. Earlier last week, another report had said,…
Uber Technologies is in advanced talks to sell “Uber Elevate”, its air taxi business, to aerospace firm Joby Aviation said sources familiar with the matter at hand. Uber did not immediately respond to requests for comments. With the news reaching the market, Uber’s shares rose by more than 6%. Earlier this year in January Hyundai…
