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25/06/2019Russian company Yandex is pressing down on autonomous driving cars. Starting in August, the company intends to remove human safety drivers from five of its autonomous vehicles operating in the Russian city of Innopolis and conduct completely driverless commercial operations. Deploying vehicles without safety drivers on public roads represents a... -
25/06/2019Subaru has launched new initiatives aimed at reducing direct CO2 emissions of the Group. The new initiatives, together with the already launched other efforts, will contribute to reducing the Subaru Group’s direct CO2 emissions by approximately 20,000 t-CO2/year, equivalent to around 3% of annual emissions, by fiscal 2020 (FYE March 2021). The... -
25/06/2019Volkswagen has opened a new IT Development Center today in its Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden. In Software Development Center Production, up to 80 newly hired IT specialists will be working on the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud. In the future, the Industrial Cloud will link all 122 Group-wide Volkswagen production facilities. The goal is to... -
24/06/2019After consolidating its organisational structure with the appointment of its management team and increasing its staff by 50%, Cupra has started building its new headquarters, as announced by company Ceo Wayne Griffiths in front of the brand's dealers after the second stop of the Seat Cupra on Tour tour in Liverpool (UK). Located next to the Seat... -
21/06/2019Tesla is revamping its Asia operations to put more focus on China as the company prepares to start manufacturing in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. The company is dismantling its Asia Pacific business unit and forming a new division for Greater China that will cover the mainland as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Tom Zhu, who... -
21/06/2019Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor and Waymo have entered into an exclusive agreement to explore all aspects of driverless mobility services for passengers and goods deliveries in France and Japan. The agreement is designed to bring together the strengths of each party and expand expertise by assessing market opportunities, working together to research... -
20/06/2019Renault revealed Triber, a world-first vehicle designed and produced for the Indian marke. Triber is an entirely new modern, spacious yet compact, ultra-modular and fuel-efficient compact vehicle (less than 4 metres long) offering unbeatable flexibility. It can carry one to seven people and features the largest boot capacity of its category in...