From Wednesday on, the local government of Beijing will ban high-emission vehicles from the city in order to fight the severe air pollution. China is ...
UK aims at implementing new insurance regulations for self-driving cars
The UK government plans to implement new insurance rules to ensure that victims of accidents with self-driving cars are compensated quickly, as it wants to ...
Honda collaborates with Israeli smart mobility innovation center
The Honda Silicon Valley Lab (part of Honda R&D USA) and DRIVE, a new smart mobility innovation center based in Tel Aviv, Israel, have entered a ...
A successful year for Daimler’s EV car2go service
In 2016 the number of car2go users has almost doubled at locations where the service is offered. Around 270,000 car2go users in Stuttgart, Amsterdam and ...
Mercedes-Benz introduces urban e-truck
Mercedes-Benz Trucks will introduce its all-electric heavy-duty truck to the market this year. It will be just a small series, though. The electric trucks ...
Uber, Intel and Aeris form coalition to secure autonomous driving
Several companies, including Uber, Intel and Aeris, have formed the Future of Automotive Security Technology Research (FASTR) coalition to secure connected ...
Smart in-car payment system at Shell gas stations
Jaguar and Shell are collaborating on a first new in-car payment feature that allows drivers to pay via Apple Pay or PayPal for gas without leaving their ...
VW and Mobileye collaborate on autonomous driving
Volkswagen and Mobileye will cooperate and implement a new navigation standard for autonomous driving which will start in 2018. Future VW models will use ...
Gasoline powered Smarts will not be sold in North America anymore
Smart cars will not be sold anymore in the United States and Canada when the 2017 model with a gasoline engine ends in autumn this year. Daimler will only ...
100 million EVs worldwide by 2035 but the oil demand will not decline
BP’s recently released Energy Outlook report states that 100 Million EVs on the road by 2035 but internal combustion engines (ICE) will still make ...
