Category Archives: transportation

TravelCar Tech Platform now for Car Makers, Rental Companies

Posted on 20 October 2018 by Ken Zino

No prices were disclosed. The problem with such mobility solutions is that they are often very expensive. Continue reading →

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Consumers Can Save up to $3,000 on Auto Loan Packages?

Posted on 17 October 2018 by Ken Zino

In 2017, Americans spent $568.6 billion in auto loans1, yet 60 percent of buyers don’t know they can bring their own financing to the dealership. The company’s new Outside Financial (OF) Markup Index* reveals that, on average, new car buyers are charged $1,717 in hidden markups when arranging their loans through a dealer. Continue reading →

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Variables Abound – Meet the New NAFTA

Posted on 16 October 2018 by Ken Zino

AutoInformed agrees that the text offers greater certainty about the future of North American automotive production, trade, and investments, the USMCA still must be signed, ratified, and the enabling legislation must be passed in each of the three countries before the agreement can go into effect on the target date of 1 January 2020. It’s by no means a sure bet. Continue reading →

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Alliance Ventures Invests in Coord, a US Mobility Data Platform

Posted on 14 October 2018 by Ken Zino

Application programming interface – API – is a set of tools for MAKING software from defined methods of communication between various components. A strong API makes it easier to develop computer instructions by providing separated pieces, which are then put together by the programmer. Continue reading →

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Beware of Self Interest in Mobility Promotion says NADA

Posted on 12 October 2018 by Ken Zino

“I get it. You can’t go to an automotive or a tech conference these days without hearing about the end of personal vehicle ownership,” he said. “But I’m asking you: Question the hype, ask for proof, and find out what they’re not telling you. The future will work itself out regardless. I just want us to be informed in the meantime.” Continue reading →

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Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to Begin Seven-Year $650m Renovation

Posted on 10 October 2018 by Ken Zino

For the first few years, some of the most popular artifacts will remain on display, including the “Spirit of St. Louis,” the 1903 Wright Flyer, Bell X-1, the Apollo Lunar Module and Skylab. The first set of galleries are scheduled to reopen in 2022. Continue reading →

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NAFTA Lite – US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Hurts US Workers

Posted on 9 October 2018 by Ken Zino

Roughly 30% of the 2.33 million vehicles imported to the U.S. from Mexico in 2017 don’t meet the current 62.5% content requirement. Continue reading →

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Bosch Enters the Car-Sharing Business with Electric Vans

Posted on 9 October 2018 by Ken Zino

Bosch already has a nascent sharing services business, as demonstrated by Coup, its rental service for electric scooters. Since its launch in 2016, Coup has constantly expanded, and now has a fleet of 3,500 scooters in Berlin, Paris, and Madrid. Continue reading →

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FAA Targets UAS or Drone Violators for Enforcement

Posted on 28 September 2018 by Ken Zino

In July 2016, Congress authorized the FAA to impose a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for anyone who operates a drone and deliberately or recklessly interferes with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response efforts. Continue reading →

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Route 66 on Regent Street?

Posted on 28 September 2018 by Ken Zino

While Regent Street is arguably the English capital’s prime shopping “High Street,” Illinois is the start of America’s Route 66. Celebrated in both rock ‘n roll history and car culture, America’s epic ‘Mother Road’ in its original form stretched for almost 2,500 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica in California. Continue reading →

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Toyota to supply its hydrogen technology to Caetanobus

Posted on 26 September 2018 by Ken Zino

The latest move supports Toyota’s vision of a de-carbonised society―as stated in its 2050 environmental challenge, Toyota is promoting the application of its hydrogen fuel cell technology beyond passenger cars, including heavy duty trucks, small delivery trucks, forklifts and buses. Continue reading →

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Ford, Uber And Lyft Announce Agreement to Share Data

Posted on 26 September 2018 by Ken Zino

Ford Motor Company, Uber and Lyft today announced a pledge to SharedStreets, a new data platform designed – it’s claimed – to make it easier for the private sector to work with cities around the world to use your driving data to improve urban mobility. No mention of privacy or legal issues arising from the personnel data were addressed. Continue reading →

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Lexus LY 650 Luxury Yacht Revealed

Posted on 9 September 2018 by Ken Zino

Now, Lexus returns to the water with its next expression of a Lexus yacht in the form of the LY 650. Said to be the most contemporary expression of Lexus design language, L-finesse, applied beyond the world of automobiles, the production LY 650 picks up where a Lexus Sport Yacht Concept left off This one floats… Continue reading →

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Harley-Davidson, Tuscany Motor Tease Concept Pickup

Posted on 31 August 2018 by Ken Zino

Co-designed by Tuscany and the Harley-Davidson styling team, the Harley-Davidson concept truck (www.HarleyTruck.com) takes cues from the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle. Continue reading →

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Canada Frozen Out of United States-Mexico Trade Agreement

Posted on 28 August 2018 by Ken Zino

According to the Center for Automotive Research’s (CAR’s) latest trade briefing, applying a Trump’s 25% tariff on all automobile and parts imports would result in 2 million fewer U.S. vehicle sales, 715,000 fewer U.S. jobs and nearly $60 billion in lower U.S. economic output. The policy would increase the price of the average vehicle sold in the United States an average of $4,400 (including both domestic and imported products). Continue reading →

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