July 15, 2019
Waze now shows road toll prices along your driving route
Navigation app Waze is making getting to where you’re going even easier — or at least more transparent. A new feature rolling out today will show you any…
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July 12, 2019
Ford and Volkswagen team up on EVs, with Ford the first outside automaker to use VW’s MEB platform
Automakers Ford and Volkswagen have announced a partnership today that covers a number of areas, including autonomy (via a new investment by VW in Argo AI) and collaboration…
Read articleJuly 10, 2019
Bird plans to hire 1,000 people in Paris
Scooter startup Bird is betting on the French market in a significant way. The company plans to open up its biggest European office in Paris. Eventually, Bird wants…
Read articleJuly 9, 2019
BMW unveils the first all-electric Mini with the Cooper SE
The all-electric Mini Cooper was once just a demonstration car and a dream for EV fans, but now it’s a car people will actually be able to buy,…
Read articleJuly 9, 2019
If you’ll pay more, new Uber Comfort offers Quiet Rides
You can get access to Uber’s controversial Quiet Ride button that lets you ask your driver for silence if you’ll pay a 20% to 40% premium atop the…
Read articleJuly 5, 2019
Toyota testing improved solar roof for electric cars that can charge while driving
Toyota is testing a new and improved version of the solar power cells it previously launched on the Japan-exclusive Prius PHV, in a pilot along with partners Sharp…
Read articleJuly 5, 2019
Smart scooter company Gogoro launches GoShare, an end-to-end vehicle-sharing platform
Founded in 2011, Gogoro now makes the best-selling electric scooters in Taiwan, where it is headquartered. The startup has always seen itself as an end-to-end platform developer, however,…
Read articleJune 29, 2019
Startups at the speed of light: Lidar CEOs put their industry in perspective
As autonomous cars and robots loom over the landscapes of cities and jobs alike, the technologies that empower them are forming sub-industries of their own. One of those…
Read articleJune 29, 2019
Rocket Lab successfully launches seventh Electron rocket for ‘Make It Rain’ mission
Private rocket launch startup Rocket Lab has succeeded in launching its ‘Make It Rain’ mission, which took off yesterday from the company’s private Launch Complex 1 in New…
Read articleJune 27, 2019
Volkswagen launches WeShare all-electric car sharing service
Making good on plans revealed last year to debut an EV-exclusive car sharing service, Volkswagen is actually launching its fleet for customers – debuting WeShare, a new shared service…
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