The auto industry news of the week has to be Volkswagen’s apparent crisis and plan to cut four factories, half of its models, and about 100,000 employees. So, when I saw other news coming out of Germany, I had to think about Volkswagen and what it’s been lacking, or has … [continued]
Another self-driving vehicle development crossed the wires this past week. MOIA America, LLC, which is part of Volkswagen Group, is partnering with Uber on self-driving vehicle deployment in Los Angeles. In the testing phase, they plan to have 100 autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles rolling around the streets of the city. Naturally, … [continued]
Well, it’s a week of Uber robotaxi coverage! After covering Uber’s quite successful partnership with robotaxi tech company Waymo, and Uber’s fast-growing partnership with robotaxi tech company WeRide, I just noticed other recent robotaxi news concerning the ride-hailing platform. Uber is partnering with Volkswagen — yes, Volkswagen — to launch … [continued]
Volkswagen has been talking about ID Buzz robotaxis for years. More than three years ago, I wrote that the ID Buzz would be the first Volkswagen vehicles to drive autonomously, according to Volkswagen. Last year, we wrote about 10 self-driving ID Buzz vans coming to Austin, Texas. Naturally, these don’t … [continued]
Volkswagen and Argo.AI intend to begin real-world testing of the ID. Buzz equipped with Level 4 autonomy before the end of 2021.
There’s a clear race across the auto industry to lead (or at least not be too late) on autonomous driving. You’ve got Tesla’s well known and unique “Full Self Driving” effort, you’ve got Waymo and its growing list of automotive partners, you’ve got Nvidia and its own growing list of … [continued]
Volkswagen is launching into what could be a huge electric decade that reinvents and rejuvenates the large global automotive group. Yes, the Volkswagen ID.3 — which is sort of supposed to be the VW Beetle or Golf of this century — has some delays. Reinvention can be tough.
One of the most exciting electric vehicle announcements of the past few years for me was Volkswagen Group’s MOIA launch. Word on the street is that MOIA, which is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, is finishing up tests of 10 of MOIA’s electric shuttles in Hamburg, Germany. After that is done, a fleet of 100 is supposed to launch in Hamburg in April.
So much electric vehicle news, so little time, but what actually changed in the electric vehicle industry last month? Below is some notable news.
MOIA, the ride hailing division of Volskwagen, has unveiled its new electric van capable of transporting up to 6 people in comfort. Customers can use an app to schedule pickups and drop offs.
