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Trump urges home building
- January 25, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
US president Donald Trump has urged Fiat Chrysler, Ford and General Motors to build more cars in America. He met the heads of the three auto manufacturers in an hour-long meeting yesterday when he restated his pledge to see more auto plants in the country in a bid to create more jobs. Trump said, ‘We [...] -
Mappy goes Europe-wide with TomTom
- January 24, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
TomTom and Mappy have announced that they have extended their long-term relationship. As part of the deal, Mappy has increased its access to TomTom traffic data from 10 countries to the whole of Europe, matching its coverage access to TomTom maps. Mappy is also positioned to leverage TomTom’s next generation map database, leading the way [...] -
Ford moves towards digital dealership
- January 24, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Ford has introduced a new online platform enabling customers to purchase or finance a new Ford vehicle in minutes. Accessible from any device and developed by Ford Motor Credit Company and financial technology company AutoFi, the solution is being trialled in Ohio before roll out to more Ford and Lincoln dealerships across the United States. [...] -
Industry leaders rally behind hydrogen solution
- January 24, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Thirteen leading energy, transport and industry companies are pooling talents to develop a united and long-term ambition to promote hydrogen as a solution to climate goals. In the first global initiative of its kind, the Hydrogen Council is determined to position hydrogen among the key solutions of the energy transition. Hydrogen does not release any [...] -
Autonomous platooning round the corner
- January 24, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Scania says it will design the world’s first autonomous truck platooning operation to transport containers between port terminals in Singapore. The aim is to organise convoys of four trucks – with the following three trucks behind the lead truck autonomously driven, as well as to fully automate the processes for precise docking and undocking of [...]