On the heels of becoming the latest investor in Ola, today Hyundai announced another key deal to further its ambitions in next-generation automotive services. Yandex, the Russian search giant that has been working on self-driving car technology, has inked a partnership with Hyundai to develop software and hardware for autonomous car systems. This is Yandex’s […]
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Ola raises $300M as part of a new electric vehicle partnership with Hyundai and Kia
Ride-hailing platform Ola announced today that it has raised $300 million from Hyundai and Kia as part of a strategic partnership focused on electric vehicle development. This brings the company’s total raised to $3.8 billion according to Crunchbase. Ola’s last funding was announced just three weeks ago, when the company said it had raised $56 […]
View More Ola raises $300M as part of a new electric vehicle partnership with Hyundai and KiaKia’s Imagine concept car uses 21 smartphones to mock dash screens
The Geneva Motor Show car expo in Switzerland is no stranger to some bizarre and funky designs for future cars. This year, Kia’s Imagine all-electric concept car may take the cake, just based on its interior design.
The Imagine car looks like your ty…
Transportation Weekly: Polestar CEO speaks, Tesla terminology, and a tribute
Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch . This is the fourth edition of our newsletter, a weekly jaunt into the wonderful world of transportation and how we (and our packages) move. This week we chat with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath, dig into Lyft’s S-1, take note […]
View More Transportation Weekly: Polestar CEO speaks, Tesla terminology, and a tributeNissan’s new Leaf e+ is packing more than just 226 miles of range
Electric vehicle competition is heating up and it’s pushing some of the first entrants to add range and other features in hopes of keeping up with automakers that are just bringing EVs to the market. Nissan has been in this EV game for nearly nine years now. The company has sold more than 380,000 Leaf […]
View More Nissan’s new Leaf e+ is packing more than just 226 miles of rangeKia’s all-electric e-Niro is a crossover with 300 miles of range
Kia is finally sharing more details about its upcoming all-electric crossover — the 2019 Kia e-Niro — that made its debut in Korea earlier this year. The upshot: it’s got some range. The production version of the all-electric crossover, which Kia is showing off at the Paris Motor Show this week, has a range of […]
View More Kia’s all-electric e-Niro is a crossover with 300 miles of rangeGoogle Assistant gets a new home: Kia cars
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The voice-activated home assistant revolution has arrived — and it’s moving onto cars.
On Monday, the South Korean auto manufacturer Kia announced at the 2018 CES tech conference that the Google Assistant has been introduced into their vehicles’ infotainment systems, specifically for the Niro Plug-In, Soul EV, Optima Plug-In, and K900.
Kia’s current system, which it calls UVO, allows users to do simple, but somewhat helpful things like checking a vehicle’s charging status remotely from a phone or linking Apple’s hands-free texting to the system. Read more…
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