Browsing: Industry Collaborations

“We are at the forefront of a new way to transport goods, complementing and enhancing transportation capacity, and thereby enabling trade and societal growth,” states Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions.

Bridgestone, a global leader in premium tyres and sustainable mobility solutions, has been chosen by Maserati to develop bespoke 20’’ tyres for its first all-electric SUV, the Maserati Grecale Folgore.

Suzuki Motor Corporation has invested in Glydways, Inc. Glydways is a startup company based in the US that develops on-demand Personal Rapid Transit of autonomous, battery-operated compact electric vehicles with the size of mini-vehicles travelling on dedicated lanes.

“We are bringing ultra-fast charging to all brands in Taiwan, as our intention is to electrify Taiwan and serve the growing number of electric vehicle owners,” said Steffan Knapp, Managing Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars in Taiwan.

Dhiman Gupta, Chief Financial Officer, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd. and Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd., said, “Our dealer partners are integral to our business, and we are happy to actively work towards solutions to help them in ease of doing business. Together, we aim to further grow the market and offer our New Forever portfolio to an increasing set of customers.”

Gautam Narang, CEO and co-founder of Gatik remarked “In 2021, Gatik launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with a Fortune 500 retailer, and we are thrilled to be once again achieving an industry-first milestone by working with our partner Isuzu towards mass production of SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks.”

Honda and IBM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining their intent to collaborate on the long-term joint research and development of next-generation computing technologies needed to overcome challenges related to processing capability, power consumption, and design complexity for the realization of the software-defined vehicles (SDV) of the future.

“Of primary concern to EV drivers these days is convenient access to reliable charging stations at locations where they spend time – and this partnership is focused on filling that need,” said Jim Hurless, Global Head of Real Estate for CBRE EV Solutions.

Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO VECV said “Eicher took a lead to introduce 100% connectivity over five years ago. Since then, all Eicher Trucks and Buses are monitored 24X7X365 at our industry-leading Uptime Center. Through the MyEicher App customers have unlimited access to advanced fleet management systems. The JV with iTriangle is a next step in this journey.”

“The creation of Leapmotor International is a great step forward in helping address the urgent global warming issue with state-of-the-art BEV models that will compete with existing Chinese brands in key markets around the world,” said Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares.