Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation, will take center stage at ITS America 2016 San Jose on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 10:00 am as the keynote speaker for today’s theme: “The Infrastructure of Things.” We’re thrilled Jim will be sharing his vision of how open source collaboration initiatives will drive the future of intelligent transportation,” said Regina Hopper, president and CEO of the ITS America.
Volkswagen has launched an electric ‘free-floating’ car-share service called WeShare in Berlin.
The fleet comprises 1,500 e-Golfs, and they are to be followed by 500 additional e-up!vehicles in the German capital at the beginning of next year.
The first units of its full-electric ID.3 are due to be deployed in mid-2020, the manufacturer says.
Initially, WeShare will cover around 150 km2 – in the city centre and beyond the city train ring line. The service costs €0.19 per minute but will increase to
Car fleet renewal schemes (cash for clunkers/car scrappage) introduced in the US, France and Germany fell short of their potential to deliver on environmental and safety objectives, according to a new report published by the International Transport Forum at the OECD and the FIA Foundation today.
Amsterdam’s Here Technologies claims its over-the-air (OTA) solution will help keep connected and self-driving vehicles safe with less cost to automakers and car owners. OTA Connect is intended to ensure data, software and firmware can be transferred between the cloud and a car securely to update vehicle functions.
Ralf Herrtwich, senior vice president automotive at Here, says the device allows automakers to update vehicles remotely. Drivers can also purchase upgrades and features more conveniently.
