Uisee, a Chinese autonomous mobility startup, has announced a $155 million funding round, as China continues to dominate emerging markets for self-driving and new-energy vehicles (NEVs). In a signal that China’s Communist…
Germany’s Auto Giant Switches Focus to China NEV Market
Volkswagen, Germany’s largest company, knows where its future lies. The Wolfsburg-based giant, with quarterly revenues of $69 billion, has committed $91bn to electric vehicles (also shortened to NEVs, or new energy vehicles)…
TIER Mobility’s Bröskamp: “We want to be the new normal – every mobility company should aim for climate neutrality”
Björn Bröskamp is team lead, sustainability at TIER, a Berlin-based mobility startup whose scooters are now available across 11 European countries. In this op-ed he tells the story of how TIER became…
Progress Speeds Up on Dubai to Abu Dhabi UAE Hyperloop
Five years after Elon Musk imagined the Hyperloop, two companies are vying to make it a reality between the United Arab Emirates’ two most prominent cities. The proposed Hyperloop between Dubai and…
Supercars and Startups: How Italy and Israel are Forging Closer Ties
Italy is a nation of iconic, world-beating industry, from food and fashion to cars and household appliances. But despite its size – Italy is the third largest economy in the eurozone, and…
In the Race to Build the Car of the Future, Israel is Speeding Ahead
Israel’s status as a leading tech nation is not in doubt. The Middle Eastern state of just eight million people, known as “Silicon Wadi”, is home to 5,000 startups and 750 venture-backed…
Volkswagen’s MOIA Debuts All-electric Ridesharing Vehicle in Berlin
German automaker Volkswagen has just taken electric ridesharing a step further, with the unveiling of an all-electric ride-pooling vehicle. The six-passenger car by MOIA, the company’s year-old mobility wing, will be unveiled…