NEOM invests $100m in Pony.ai to deliver autonomous vehicles in the Middle East
NEOM has announced an investment of $100 million into Pony.ai as part of a joint venture agreement for autonomous technology solutions in the Saudi Arabian region. Through the joint venture, NEOM and Pony.ai will develop, manufacture and deliver autonomous driving services, advanced vehicles, and smart...
DigiSure and Zeelo announce partnership at MOVE America
At MOVE America 2023 Sam Ryan CEO of Zeelo and Mike Shim CEO of DigiSure announce the recent partnership between their respective companies and how it will be a game-changer for expansion into the United States. As a transit technology company Zeelo and DigiSure joined...
UK government announces support for moratorium on deep sea mining
The UK Government has announced its backing of a moratorium on deep sea mining as part of a measure to protect the world’s ocean and improve the conservation of marine biodiversity. After a huge amount of petitioning from various organisations and with COP28 only a...
“We want to turn your car into a payment device”: Mercedes Pay’s mission for fintech mobility
Jana Breitkopf CEO of Mercedes Pay USA claimed that her company have developed a software that can allow a vehicle to pay directly from itself and act as a payment device. The fintech branch of Mercedes-Benz is focused on developing in-car payments without the card...
ALD Automotive I LeasePlan announce collaborative rebrand as Ayvens
ALD Automotive I LeasePlan has unveiled a new global mobility brand Ayvens to bring the two companies together under a single common identity. The combined group Ayvens has claimed that it is aiming to become a leading global sustainable mobility player. With reportedly the world’s...
Could AI help to prevent EV battery fires?
Eatron Technologies have announced that they are utilising Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a potential method of predicting and preventing battery fires in electric vehicles (EVs). Vehicle fires are nothing new but EV fires are far more dangerous as they are much more difficult to extinguish...
California DMV suspends Cruise robotaxis after hit-and-run
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced the suspension of Cruise's driverless vehicles after a hit-and-run incident where a woman was further injured by the autonomous vehicle's (AV) safety manoeuvre response to the crash. A human driver struck the woman with their car...
Lime assures they have more e-bikes in Paris than ever before since e-scooter ban
Andrew Savage VP & founding team from the popular micro-mobility company Lime has reassured riders that the company's e-bikes are thriving on the streets of Paris despite the recent ban of all e-scooters in the French capital. Savage addressed the trend at the MOVE America...
Milan proposes banning cars from its city centre
Milan have made a proposal to ban the use of cars in the city centre due to heavy amounts of air pollution from traffic and congestion. After Stockholm recently announced the ban on petrol and diesel cars from the city centre in 2025, Milan has...
Mitsubishi to invest €200m in Renault’s new EV company Ampere
Photo: Flickr Mitsubishi Motors has announced that it will be investing €200 million in Ampere, an electric vehicle (EV) and software company set up by Renault Group. The investment comes as part of the Japanese automaker's mid-term management plan which was announced in March 2023...
