Motional and Uber Eats launch autonomous deliveries in Santa Monica
Motional, the Boston-based autonomous vehicle joint venture between Hyundai and auto supplier Aptiv has launched an autonomous delivery service for Uber Eats customers in Santa Monica, California, fulfilling a partnership first announced in December 2021. While Motional has extensive experience moving passengers, this is the...
Google powers Birds’ “game changing” augmented reality parking tool
Shared micromobility provider Bird’s new augmented reality parking tool claims to offer a solution to micromobility’s biggest challenges of “providing clearer pavements, more organised parking and better functioning scooter and bike programs.” Powered by Google’s ARCore Geospatial API, Bird’s Visual Parking System or Bird VPS...
Drivers face 18-month wait for new electric cars
Road users face having to wait for up to 18 months to buy new electric cars, as manufacturers such as: Tesla, Porsche and Volkswagen are taking more than a year to deliver new models. Manufacturers are also having to battle with shortages caused by disruption...
Newsome expands green credentials by turning to solar energy and electric vehicles
A Calderdale manufacturer is teaming up with another Elland business to invest in renewable energy. This highlights steps towards greater energy independence and better cost control for the manufacturer. Newsome, temperature and humidity control specialists, hope to protect itself against rising global energy costs...
UK to implement standard to decarbonise buildings
A group of leading industry organisations, such as the Royal British Institute of Architects, have come together to create a building standard that will verify net-zero carbon buildings in the UK. This was after a report was conducted that concluded that a more robust means...
Hydrovolt starts operations at new EV battery recycling plant
Northvolt’s and Hyrdo’s battery recycling joint venture, Hydrovolt, has officially started commercial recycling operations in Fredrikstad, southern Norway. Hydrovolt’s electric vehicle battery plant can process approximately 12,000 tons of battery packs per year, which equates to around 25,000 EV batteries. They have invested NOK 120...
Smart traffic system benefits are “highly compelling” according to new report
New research, Smart Management: Use Cases, Regional Analysis & Forecast 2022-2027, by Juniper research, has identified new benefits from smart traffic management systems. Global savings from smart traffic management systems are forecast to reach 205 million metric tons (MMT) by 2027, which represents growth of...
Subaru to invest US$1.9bn in new EV plant
Subaru has planned to spend JPY250bn to build an electric vehicle factory in Japan and in-house (EV) battery manufacturing capacity over the next five years. The move is part of a multi-billion-dollar investment in electrification, to step up the pace in the battery-car race. The...
Hyundai Mobis agrees software deal with Vector Group
Hyundai Mobis has partnered with Germany’s Vector Group for the joint development of an AUTOSAR-based software platform. AUTOSAR was founded in 2003 and is a development partnership of automotive interested parties. Vector is a premium member of Automotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR) which endorses global...
Government unleashes £200million for zero-emission HGVs
The government has launched a three-year programme, to begin later this year, that will help to decarbonise the UK’s freight industry. It has been announced that it will deliver £200 million funding into boosting zero-emission heavy goods vehicles (HGV). The investment aims to produce, what...
