The way people and packages move from Point A to Point B is in the midst of a remarkable transformation driven by technological innovations in AI, robotics, electric battery development, digital platforms and manufacturing. A mobility revolution is in the making. And TechCrunch is here — and we’re not just along for the ride. We’re […]
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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin
Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. We love the reader feedback. Keep it coming. Never heard of TechCrunch’s Transportation Weekly? Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition, which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to […]
View More Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in AustinNissan’s old Leaf batteries can power this smart pop-up camper for one week
Nissan has turned its old Leaf batteries into an off-grid camping companion. The automaker’s Nissan Energy subsidiary worked with camper manufacturer Opus to create the ultimate “smart” pop-up trailer that integrates cells recovered from its first-generation electric vehicles to provide off-grid power. Add in one to two recharges of the accompanying 400W solar panel accessory and […]
View More Nissan’s old Leaf batteries can power this smart pop-up camper for one weekNissan’s IMs ‘elevated sports sedan’ concept shows what its electric future might look like
Nissan unveiled Monday its latest vision for electric vehicles at the North American International Auto Show — the third consecutive year the automaker has teased what its EV future might look like. This time it’s a sleek EV concept called the Nissan IMs, which the automaker describes as an “elevated sports sedan.” If the IMs name […]
View More Nissan’s IMs ‘elevated sports sedan’ concept shows what its electric future might look likeGM is transforming Cadillac into an electric brand
General Motors is turning Cadillac into its lead electric vehicle brand in a bid to compete against Tesla as well as a host of other automakers bringing EVs onto the market. Plans are already underway to introduce the first model from the company’s new battery electric vehicle architecture, GM said Friday during an investor meeting. […]
View More GM is transforming Cadillac into an electric brandNissan’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 rangeNissan unveils the new Leaf e+ at CES 2019
Nissan is adding range and power to its well-known Leaf all-electric vehicle.
At the CES tech show in Las Vegas, Nissan unveiled the Leaf e+ on Tuesday with 40 percent more range than its predecessor. The car will now run up to 226 miles on a s…
Nissan’s freaky AR concept would project friends in your car, make it look sunny outside
Nissan calls it Invisible-to-Visible, or I2V, technology, but you can call it creepy.
The company wants to project the “invisible” virtual world onto car windshields and windows. The tech isn’t ready now. Instead, through a VR headset next week at CES in Las Vegas, Nissan will show off its concept to demonstrate what’s possible in future cars, especially self-driving vehicles.
Using information from sensors and cameras inside and outside of the car, paired with data stored in the cloud, the I2V tech shows a “mixed reality” world: some of it is really there but some of it is augmented reality (AR). Read more…
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View More Nissan’s freaky AR concept would project friends in your car, make it look sunny outsideFormula E is the real driver behind the future of electric car tech
Formula E is not just an auto race with electric cars, it’s also the largest incubator for the future of electric vehicle technology. Read more…
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View More Formula E is the real driver behind the future of electric car techTesla, GM and Nissan are all part of a new coalition aiming to extend the EV tax credit
Tesla, GM and Nissan are among a group of 15 companies that launched a new coalition aimed at reforming the electric vehicle tax credit. The group, called EV Drive Coalition, brings together a mix of automakers, industry giant ABB, climate change and energy lobbying organizations and EV infrastructure companies, including ChargePoint. The coalition, which officially […]
View More Tesla, GM and Nissan are all part of a new coalition aiming to extend the EV tax creditAutomakers invest in Transit, the app that helps people get around without a car
Transit, a company that built a mobile app designed to help people in cities live without cars, has raised $17.5 million from two automakers in a Series B round. The round was led by RenaultNissan-Mitsubishi’s joint investment arm Alliance Ventures. InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital fund, also joined the round, as well as two past […]
View More Automakers invest in Transit, the app that helps people get around without a carGoogle partners with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to put Android into millions of vehicles
Google will partner with Renault -Nissan-Mitsubishi, the largest auto alliance in the world by vehicle sales, to put Android-based infotainment systems into millions of cars, the companies told Wall Street Journal. The alliance’s next-generation infotainment system and dashboard displays will use Android and launch in 2021. Drivers will be able to access Google’s maps, app […]
View More Google partners with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to put Android into millions of vehicles