Fully driverless truck demo completed successfully on Chinese highway
Plus, a US-based developer of self-driving truck technology, has completed an autonomous Level 4 truck demonstration on a highway in China. Level 4 autonomy is essentially fully driverless, but within a geographically defined area. The demonstration was completed on the Wufengshan highway in China’s Yangtze...
London gets retractable charge points designed to keep streets clear of clutter
Prototypes of a new design of retractable on-street electric vehicle charge points that sit flush within the pavement when not in use have been installed within the London Borough of Brent. The aim is to deliver on-street charging while keeping streets clear of clutter. Five...
DHL plans US electric express plane delivery network
DHL Express has committed to purchase 12 fully electric eCargo planes developed by Washington state-based electric aircraft maker Eviation. Eviation’s Alice aircraft is a single-pilot flyer capable in cargo variant of hauling loads of up to 1,200 kg. Eviation announced last month that it hopes...
Shared scooter riders – is Big Brother watching you?
Link shared electric scooters are to be fitted with a system that detects improper scooter usage and responds by warning the rider or even stopping the scooter. The Pedestrian Defense system is manufactured by Massachusetts-based MIT spin-off company Superpedestrian. It is however based on technology...
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...
