automotive

The EV Transition Is Revving Up Connected Efficiencies for Commercial Fleets
The EV Transition Is Revving Up Connected Efficiencies for Commercial Fleets
September 27, 2023  |  Connected Economy

No product might be more emblematic of today’s technical innovation than the car. That’s because the humble automobile has been so swept up in the...

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Mercedes and Mastercard Debut Fingerprint Payment Offering in Germany
Mercedes and Mastercard Debut Fingerprint Payment Offering in Germany
September 25, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard has launched an in-car payment partnership aimed at Mercedes drivers in Germany. The collaboration will let customers use a fingerprint sensor in their car to make digital...

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Uber Freight and Waabi Team on Autonomous Trucks Deployment
Uber Freight and Waabi Team on Autonomous Trucks Deployment
September 21, 2023  |  Partnerships

Uber Freight and Waabi, a builder of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and simulation for autonomous driving, partnered to accelerate the deployment of AI-powered autonomous trucks...

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Spanish Startup Revel Raises $125 Million for Car Subscription Platform
Spanish Startup Revel Raises $125 Million for Car Subscription Platform
September 15, 2023  |  Investments

Spanish digital car subscription service provider Revel has reportedly raised 115 million euros (about $123 million) in a funding round. The money, which includes a...

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Carputty Deploys AI to Add Transparency to Auto Lending Process
Carputty Deploys AI to Add Transparency to Auto Lending Process
September 14, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Carputty has added artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to its auto financing platform and says that one-third of the applications it receives are now AI-decisioned. AI makes...

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Westlake Financial and Pagaya Partner to Enhance Automotive Credit Decisions
Westlake Financial and Pagaya Partner to Enhance Automotive Credit Decisions
September 07, 2023  |  Partnerships

Westlake Financial has partnered with Pagaya Technologies to provide Westlake’s auto dealer partners access to Pagaya’s tech-enabled credit-decisioning product. Westlake Financial is an automotive FinTech company with nearly...

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Hyundai Pay Shows Rubber Meeting Road for in-Car Commerce
Hyundai Pay Shows Rubber Meeting Road for in-Car Commerce
September 07, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The list of initiatives to make the car the ultimate mobile wallet grows longer, as Big Tech, providers and the carmakers themselves introduce new in-vehicle...

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Automotive Supplier Continental Adds Google Tech to Vehicle Dashboards
Automotive Supplier Continental Adds Google Tech to Vehicle Dashboards
September 04, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Continental is the latest car company to incorporate Google technology in its products. The partnership will see the auto supplier add Google Cloud services to its vehicle dashboard system, letting drivers ask...

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Tesla Leads the Pack in Fed EV Charging Funding
Tesla Leads the Pack in Fed EV Charging Funding
September 03, 2023  |  Retail

Tesla is reportedly leading its rivals in receiving federal grants for electric vehicle chargers. According to a Saturday (Sept. 2) report by the Wall Street...

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