Arrival and Microsoft to develop open data platform for vehicles and fleets
Electric vehicle technology developer Arrival has announced a tie up with Microsoft to develop an open data platform for vehicles and fleets to improve the utility of vehicle generated shared data. Arrival says an ever-increasing amount of data is produced and stored in the cloud...
Virtual Valet technology could prevent e-scooters cluttering footpaths
Irish smart scooter technology company Luna and US based company JUMPWatts have announced a project to find a solution to the escalating problem of e-scooters being in the wrong location relative to user demand and discarded scooters cluttering footpaths. The companies are to work together...
Spain’s national railway company invests in multimodal door-to-door MaaS platform
Siemens Mobility and business transformation consultancy everis have been awarded a five-year contract by Renfe, the national railway company of Spain, to develop and operate a countrywide, intelligent Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform. The platform will integrate various modes of shared and public transport...
TotalEnergies wins Amsterdam EV public charging network concession
The municipality of Amsterdam has awarded the concession for the expansion of its electric vehicle public charging network to TotalEnergies. As part of this new concession, TotalEnergies will expand Amsterdam's network with 2,200 new EV charging points, to be installed by Autumn 2022. The installation...
Commercialisation of SiFAB battery technology could overcome critical EV barrier
BCG Digital Ventures, the corporate innovation and business building arm of Boston Consulting Group, and Unifrax, a provider of high-performance specialty materials backed by Clearlake Capital Group, have announced a collaboration on a new battery technology for improving energy density, accelerating charges, and lengthening battery...
Ford, Argo AI, Lyft to launch US autonomous ride service this year
Argo AI, Lyft and Ford have announced they are working together to commercialise autonomous ride hailing at scale in the US. Ford’s self-driving cars, with safety drivers, will be rolled-out on the Lyft network, as part of a network access agreement, with passenger rides beginning...
Tap to ride demo on Californian buses supports seamless multimodal journeys
A new contactless tap to ride bus fare payment system in California marks the early stages in a programme designed to make it easier to use public transportation by improving trip planning and simplifying payments across transit modes. The new fare payment system is part...
Real-time data underpins future mobility services insurance model
Connected vehicle and drone insurance tech startup Flock has received $17 million in its series A funding round. Flock provides exposure-based insurance for fleets of commercial vehicles, including drones, cars, and vans. Its proprietary “risk engine” uses real-time data such as vehicle sensor and location...
Ottopia to provide remote vehicle assistance tech for Motional’s robotaxi fleet
Driverless technology developer Motional has selected Ottopia, the Israeli developer of technologies to control vehicles remotely, to support the deployment of its robotaxi fleets. Motional, a joint venture of Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, will use Ottopia's teleoperation technology to provide remote vehicle assistance for...
VW to acquire Europcar anticipating mobility services complementing car ownership
Volkswagen (VW) has confirmed it is to buy French car rental company Europcar. VW is interested in gaining access to Europcar’s infrastructure and technology as the basis for developing future mobility services such as ride-hailing and car-sharing. In a news release, VW said, “The Volkswagen...
