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Aug 13, 2020, 4:58 PM

Electric Carmakers In The US Seek Out Blank-Check Firms For Funding As Virus Spooks Private Markets

Electric commercial truck maker Nikola Corp of Phoenix, Arizona, tried unsuccessfully to raise $1 billion (766 million pounds) in the private markets and only turned to a merger with a so-called blank-check company to go public as a way to raise the needed funds, its chief financial officer said.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Aug 12, 2020

  Ford Freestyle Flair Edition Launched In India; Prices Start Rs. 7.69 Lakh

  Ford India today launched a new special edition Freestyle for the festive season. Christened the Ford Freestyle Flair Edition, the new model will be offered in both petrol and diesel option, priced 7.69 lakh and Rs. 8.79 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) respectively.

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  Shubham Parashar | Aug 12, 2020

  Audi India Introduces New 'One App'; Provides A Single Platform For All Services

  The new One App is segregated in six broad categories and caters to the needs of both existing and prospective buyers.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 12, 2020

  Sony Marching Ahead With The Development Of The Vision-S Concept Electric Car

  The car also gets some goodies from Sony's iconic audio group with technologies like a 360-degree reality audio system which has speakjavascript:void(0)ers built-in the seat.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 12, 2020

  Google To Add Calendar And Other Driver-Focused Apps In Android Auto

  Google states that there are over 3,000 applications in the Play store that are meant for car-infotainment systems running Android Auto.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 11, 2020

  Google Maps Now Supports CarPlay Dashboard

  CarPlay Dashboard will enable users to have the turn-by-turn navigation interface appear alongside controls for music, podcasts, audiobooks amongst others.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 11, 2020

  Hyundai Motor Shares Rise As Much As 10% On Ioniq EV Plan

  Hyundai Motor Co stock jumped as much as 10.2% on Monday to its highest price since May 2018, after the automaker said it would create a family of Ioniq-brand electric vehicles (EVs) as it aims to become the third-largest EV maker by 2025.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 10, 2020

  Jaguar Land Rover Invents A Way To Counter Motion Sickness In Autonomous Cars

  Solving the problem of motion sickness in driverless cars is the key to unlocking the huge potential of this technology for passengers, who will be able to use the travelling time for reading, working or relaxing," said Dr Steve Iley, Jaguar Land Rover Chief Medical Officer.

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  Sahil Gupta | Aug 10, 2020

  Chinese Tech Majors Didi Chuxing, Baidu And Autox Start Testing Robotaxis

  These self-driving taxis alongside delivery services have been thrown into the mix for autonomous vehicles to collect tonnes of data that can enable them to perfect their self-driving algorithms.

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