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Zurich Acquires
Bright Box, Specialist in Telematics, Connected Car Technologies
Zurich acquires Bright Box, specialist in telematics, connected car technologies
Zurich Insurance Group announced it has purchased 100 percent of the shares of Bright Box HK Ltd. and its subsidiaries... Read more
First public ultra-fast EV charging station in Europe is now
operational
First public ultra-fast EV charging station in Europe is now operational
An ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging station that just opened in Germany could offer upcoming models of EVs a range of 100 kilometers, or around 62 miles, in a snappy five minutes... Read more
Vertiv ranks the world’s most critical industries
Vertiv ranks the world’s most critical industries
As Smart Cities continue to advance, the risk of a moment of downtime becomes even greater. See what other industries are ranked most critical with respect to the cost of downtime... Read more
Faraday Future secures Hail Mary investment, and Jia Yueting takes
over as CEO
Faraday Future secures Hail Mary investment, and Jia Yueting takes over as CEO
Just weeks before Faraday Future was set to exhaust its cash supply, the company has secured a major new investment... Read more
Faraday Future expats spin off a new electric car startup
Faraday Future expats spin off a new electric car startup
Over the past few months, things appeared to be out of control at the high-profile electric car startup Faraday Future. The new leadership brought in by billionaire founder Jia Yueting... Read more
Denso enters into strategic partnership with Ridecell
Denso enters into strategic partnership with Ridecell
Ridecell has entered into a strategic partnership with DENSO for the advancement of new mobility services. It is known that Ridecell is a leading platform developer for carsharing and ridesharing operators... Read more
China’s Didi raises S$5.4b to go global as battle of
ride-hailing apps intensifies
China’s Didi raises S$5.4b to go global as battle of ride-hailing apps intensifies
BEIJING — Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing Technology on Thursday (Dec 21) said it has raised US$4 billion (S$5.38 billion) in funds earmarked for expansion overseas... Read more
Zoomcar launches PEDL in Mumbai, 5th city to offer cycle sharing
service
Zoomcar launches PEDL in Mumbai, 5th city to offer cycle sharing service
Self-drive car company, Zoomcar, on Thursday said it has launched PEDL in Mumbai at India's largest privately developed smart city, Palava, developed by Lodha Group... Read more
Honeywell, Karamba Join Forces on Connected Car Cybersecurity
Honeywell, Karamba join forces on connected car cybersecurity
Honeywell and Karamba Security announced the two companies are collaborating to showcase an end-to-end automotive cybersecurity solution for monitoring and securing vehicle communications... Read more
Emphasizing the auto in automobile—a unified approach for
automated vehicles
Emphasizing the auto in automobile—a unified approach for automated vehicles
The idea of driverless cars continues to make headlines across the world, including the recent revelation that researchers drive around wearing car seat costumes to observe how the public interacts with cars that appear driverless... Read more
Apple Patents Navigation System For Autonomous Vehicles
Apple patents navigation system for autonomous vehicles
Apple has secured a patent for a navigation system designed for self-driving vehicles. Dubbed ‘Autonomous Navigation System’, the patent application notes a method used by Apple to improve the efficiency of navigation systems... Read more
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