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Toyota adds Renovo Motors to its Woven Planet R&D team

TOKYO — Japanese automaker Toyota is revving up acquisitions in mobility technology, adding Renovo Motors, a Silicon Valley software developer, to its Woven Planet team, which is working on automated driving. The addition, announced Tuesday, follows the purchase earlier this year of CARMERA, a U.S. venture that specializes in sophisticated road mapping updates made cheaper […] September 29, 2021 at 06:17AM

May Mobility announces A2GO autonomous shuttle in Ann Arbor, Mich.

PONTIAC, Mich. — Today, at the Motor Bella auto show, May Mobility announced it would launch its A2GO autonomous shuttle service in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the company is headquartered. The free service launches on October 11, and users can hail a ride through an app. The program will employ four Lexus RX 450h vehicles, servicing […] September 22, 2021 at 06:12AM

Drivers for Elon Musk’s Loop get a script about their ‘great leader’

Drivers for Elon Musk’s underground Loop system in Las Vegas have been instructed to bypass passengers’ questions about how long they have been driving for the company, declare ignorance about crashes, and shut down conversations about Musk himself. Using public records laws, TechCrunch obtained documents that detail daily operations at the Loop, which opened in […] July 30, 2021 at 07:43AM

GM bringing Ultium battery tech to trains, hydrogen to planes

GM is setting out into both the train and airplane world with its Ultium battery and hydrogen energy component technology. Simply this week, GM reported it would cooperate with Wabtec trains for trains and Liebherr-Aerospace for planes. To be more explicit, GM is anticipating working together with Wabtec to create and market its Ultium battery […] June 19, 2021 at 06:49AM

Hyundai and GM say they’re not kidding about air taxis

The Hyundai S-A1 electric idea is shown at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. (Getty Images) DETROIT — Hyundai and General Motors said on Monday they are pushing ahead with creating “flying cars,” with the South Korean organization communicating confidence it could have an air-taxi administration in activity when 2025. A GM […] June 15, 2021 at 07:18AM

Hyundai and GM say they’re not kidding about air taxis

The Hyundai S-A1 electric idea is shown at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. (Getty Images) DETROIT — Hyundai and General Motors said on Monday they are pushing ahead with creating “flying cars,” with the South Korean organization communicating idealism it could have an air-taxi administration in activity when 2025. A GM […] June 15, 2021 at 06:49AM

Hyundai and GM say they’re not kidding about air taxis

The Hyundai S-A1 electric idea is shown at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. (Getty Images) DETROIT — Hyundai and General Motors said on Monday they are pushing ahead with creating “flying cars,” with the South Korean organization communicating confidence it could have an air-taxi administration in activity when 2025. A GM […] June 15, 2021 at 06:49AM