Here’s The Latest On When Some Automakers Might Resume Production
Here's where some automakers stand on restarting factories that have been closed for at least a month due to fears of spreading the coronavirus.
Mercedes plans to reopen in Alabama on Monday, April 27. Toyota says its restart will begin gradually the week of May 4 in the U.S. and Canada. The company is still waiting for word from the Mexican government on when it can restart there.
Volkswagen announced it will restart its Tennessee plant May 3. Fiat Chrysler has a May 4 restart date, with Ford and General Motors expected around the same time. Though all three are negotiating with the United Auto Workers union. Detroit automakers employ about 150,000 factory workers in the U.S., while international manufacturers have about 85,000.
Read the article at MSN.
Nuro Driverless Vehicles Become Robot Pack Mules For California COVID-19 Medical Centers
The coronavirus pandemic hit before self-driving vehicle technology was ready to play a significant role helping to keep goods and people moving safely amid stay-at-home rules.
But Silicon Valley startup Nuro is deploying some of its small robotic delivery vehicles to haul critical supplies for medical staff and patients at two temporary California facilities.
Before the COVID-19 crisis, the Mountain View, California-based company focused on using its low-speed, self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries, food and household merchandise to customers mainly in residential and suburban neighborhoods
Read the article at Forbes.
Your Company’s Idle Vehicle Problem and Potential Solutions
By Jake Ernest, Director of Sales, Motus
Recessions are unforgiving. Decisions that took months of carefully planning and preparation have become pain points in a matter of weeks.
The clearest example of this? The company-provided vehicle. While some businesses cannot function without a fleet of specialty vehicles – utility and waste management companies, for example, top that list – the chances are all your fleet vehicles are not similarly essential to your business. This guide will walk you through the less obvious costs of idle vehicles and alternative methods to manage them.
Cruise Becomes First Self-Driving Company to Power Vehicles With 100% Renewable Energy
While electric vehicles produce vastly fewer emissions than internal combustion engines over the course of their lifetimes, the fossil fuels burned to produce electricity still emit harmful greenhouse gases.
Cruise is the only self-driving company to operate an entire fleet of all-electric vehicles and has taken this commitment a step further by running their San Francisco fleet of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on 100% renewable energy.
The Cruise Origin, a recently unveiled self-driven, all-electric, and shared transportation vehicle is complete with the world’s first million mile battery.
Read the article at Medium.com.
DRIVE Software Solutions Announces Chairman, CEO and CCO
ODO SaaS Platform Enables Leasing Brokers and SMEs to Develop Digital Business
DRIVE Software Solutions (DRIVE) has attracted a top technology executive team into its C-Suite of senior managers to position itself as the de facto platform of choice in cloud-enabled fleet management.
Richard Parris, Chairman of Sabien Technology Group plc and Chief Executive Officer at Salt Cybersecurity Ltd, will become Chairman of the Board upon completion of a current assignment. Joining DRIVE as CEO is David King who has built and exited successful technology firms for 20-plus years. Robert Gorby, Chief Commercial Officer, brings 20 years of sales and marketing experience to DRIVE.
