Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and COSCO all are said to be weighing new ship orders. Evergreen and COSCO, along with COSCO affiliate OOCL and CMA CGM, are all members of the Ocean Alliance; Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express are members of THE Alliance. The Danish website ShippingWatch said it had “market sources
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Toyota will add automatic engine shut off and auto-park to all new vehicles
2019 Toyota Corolla The safety features could prevent "rollaway" injuries... Beginning with model year 2020, Toyota will include automatic engine shut off and auto-park features in its new vehicles. If a vehicle is left running for a predetermined amount of time, the engine will automatically shut off. If a driver exits a vehicle without
Toyota speeds up electrified vehicle schedule as demand heats up
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp aims to have half of its global sales from electrified vehicles by 2025, five years ahead of schedule, and said it will tie up with Chinese battery makers to accommodate an accelerated shift to electric power. The change illustrates both the breakneck growth in the
Robot valets may soon park your car at this London airport
San Francisco (CNN Business) - Travelers flying out of London's Gatwick Airport may soon have a robot parking their car. Later this year, the airport will test an autonomous robot that slides a large, slender bed beneath vehicles and totes them to spots in the lot. The airport plans to experiment with
Ford goes local in India, aims for bigger slice of competitive market
DHL flies medicine via fixed-wing drone to Lake Victoria island
DHL has completed testing of “Deliver Future,” its pilot project to transport medicine using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Ukerewe Island in East Africa’s Lake Victoria. Over a six-month period, the fixed-wing “DHL Parcelcopter 4.0” (pictured), which utilizes German drone manufacturer Wingcopter’s tilt-rotor technology, successfully flew a 37-mile route to
Boeing CEO Says Air-Taxi Prototype Will Be Ready for Takeoff Next Year
‘You’re going to see rapid progress here,’ Muilenburg says Company is also working with regulators on air-traffic system Boeing Co. says the age of air taxis is getting closer. A prototype will be in the air next year, Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg said. The planemaker is also working with
Uber is searching for a third city to test its flying taxis
Uber's flying taxi service was supposed to debut in Dallas, Los Angeles and Dubai, but its deal with the emirate fizzled out before tests could even begin. It still wants to trial UberAir outside the country, though, so it launched a search for a third test city in May. Now, the company has announced that it
Vespa’s first electric scooter goes on sale in Europe this October
A Vespa Elettrica The Vespa Elettrica will hit the US and Asia in early 2019. Vespa's electric scooter has long been slated to start shipping this year, and now the timeline is a little clearer on when you might be able to get your hands on a Vespa Elettrica. Production will start next month, and Vespa
Didi suspends carpool service in China after rape and killing of passenger
China's biggest ride-hailing company, Didi Chuxing, is suspending one of its services for the second time this year after a driver was accused of raping and killing a female passenger. The company apologized for "disappointing mistakes" and said that two senior managers have been removed from their jobs following the death