Sentences with phrase «vehicle industry as»

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It's all based on my plan to build a computerized vehicle valuation platform, as well as a national network, which quickly became the de facto standard for the entire insurance industry.

Industries that rely heavily on fuel, such as shipping companies, airlines, vehicle fleet operators and other transportation companies, are seeing rising costs, which eventually will be passed on to consumers.

Musk told employees in a company - wide email cited by auto industry blogs on Monday that Tesla had just passed the 2,000 per week rate for the Model 3, a cheaper vehicle seen by analysts as crucial to the company's long - term profitability.

According to the industry's increasingly complex nomenclature, the new Ford is a battery electric vehicle (BEV), such as Nissan's Leaf.

Her research focuses on innovation and strategy in high technology industries such as smartphones, video games, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, electric vehicles, and renewable energies.

Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement, and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles to survive in an industry which is moving rapidly into electric and self - driving cars.

As the city wends its way through bankruptcy court this fall and its core industry lurches back to solvency, the Motor City is revving up to become a manufacturing hub again, this time for a vehicle that has no motor at all: the bicycle.

The deal is a clear indication of Uber's determination to ditch drivers in in its minicabs, and is the latest move by traditional vehicle manufacturers looking to team up with Silicon Valley firms long seen as disruptive threats to their industry.

In late 2017, as part of an industry - first collaboration with Ford Motor Company, Domino's began a meaningful test of delivery using self - driving vehicles.

Beyond the consumer, Chan said she sees an opportunity to sell its 4G LTE - connected car service to businesses that deal with vehicles, such as the trucking industry.

We've heard an awful lot about entrepreneurs attempting to «disrupt» the tech ecosystem with new innovations, but few sectors are experiencing as much disruption as the auto industry, where dozens of start - ups are aiming to create the vehicle of the future.

Known as «Gamergate,» the controversy — ostensibly over ethics in gaming journalism, but used as a vehicle to lash out against women in the gaming industry — has shone a spotlight on the ugliest part of gaming culture.

The Nissan people kept hectoring Levandowski about vehicle - to - vehicle communication, which the company's engineers (and many in the automotive industry) seemed to see as a significant part of the self - driving car solution.

26 Cleantech and Defense Alliance exhibits were part of the program, such as e-ride Industries» innovative Medium Weight Electric Vehicle, already being purchased by DoD.

Many products made in America use foreign metals, including the Ford F - 150, a classic American truck that is consistently ranked as one of the most «made - in - America» vehicles in an industry known for sourcing parts from around the world.

Google just hired a man who's worked in the automotive industry for 25 years, John Krafcik, to lead the company's self - driving vehicle project as Google Auto's CEO.

Since our team combines the innovation and speed to market characteristics of Silicon Valley firms with the experience of leading automotive companies, we believe that we will be able to rapidly and cost effectively introduce additional vehicles, such as our planned Tesla Model S sedan, and stay at the forefront of the electric automobile industry.

Other buyout funds which do not have a presence in the consumer and healthcare industries and would not be able to use existing portfolio companies as an acquisition vehicle have been advised against entering the process, they said.

As the auto industry races to develop and build emissions - free vehicles, lithium - abundant countries such as Chile are set to emerge as valuable partners for the world's biggest car companieAs the auto industry races to develop and build emissions - free vehicles, lithium - abundant countries such as Chile are set to emerge as valuable partners for the world's biggest car companieas Chile are set to emerge as valuable partners for the world's biggest car companieas valuable partners for the world's biggest car companies.

The holidays may be over, but the auto industry is acting like Christmas is on the way — as they prepare to unwrap dozens of new vehicles at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

(This «Northern Gateway» pipeline is seen by the oil industry as an essential vehicle to develop new markets for Canadian petroleum, especially if the Keystone XL pipeline to move Alberta bitumen to the U.S. Gulf is not approved).

If something like this happens, the cryptocurrency industry will find itself with a huge amount of real users — people who are using it not as a programmer's toy or investment vehicle, but for real purposes like investment and international markets.

The decal wraps, which cost between US$ 1,600 and US$ 2,100, act as moving billboards and send the message that the trucking industry is more than just big vehicles.

Should the Tesla 3 become wildly successful, as industry analysts say it could, Tesla will be hard pressed to mass produce the vehicle due to current battery production limitations.

They are a murky regulatory environment, where states seem to be taking individual initiatives while the industry awaits rulings from the new administration's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao; concerns about both reliability and cybersecurity in hackable robot cars; and the as yet unknown liability guidelines in the inevitable event of autonomous vehicle crashes and human injuries.

«These «moving billboards,» each seen by as many as 16 million peopler per city, are sending a message every day that our industry is more than just large vehicles on the highways,» he said.

As SpaceX and Boeing race to begin test flights of their crew - rated vehicles by year - end 2018, all eyes are on the commercial launch providers ---- and what their success will mean for the American entrepreneurial space industry.

According to Autodata, total vehicle sales slipped 2 percent in August from a year earlier, as inventories continued to pile up and prices of used vehicles declined, driving the industry's sales figures to their lowest in three years.

DETROIT — Major automakers on Tuesday posted lower U.S. new vehicle sales in April as consumer demand continued to weaken and competition intensified following a lengthy boom for the industry.

It is mostly private companies that specialize in this type of financing, with programs designed for specific industries, such as the motor - vehicle, aircraft and industrial equipment sectors, although some banks can provide export - leasing services through subsidiaries.

However, there could be some positive news for the sector going ahead as the destruction caused by the recent hurricanes in the US could lead to higher vehicle sales in the near - term, thereby shoring up the industry somewhat.

Faraday Future, once hyped as a legitimate challenger to electric car industry leader Tesla Motors, finally unveiled a production electric vehicle at CES 2017.

«In our view, the 2017 half - year results reflected the fact the company is very much in strategy reset mode as it moves from a geographic based business model to an industry vehicle model,» Mr O'Shea said.

Industry analysts see ride - hailing firms and delivery businesses as natural customers for the first autonomous vehicles, in part because the cars and trucks are expected to carry high price tags.

As China pushes for technological advances and autonomous vehicles (AVs), new government regulations released in April could have implications beyond the automotive industry.

The Windsor Mold operation is a prime example of the auto sector in the NAFTA era: A Canadian company that adroitly expanded in the United States and Mexico as the auto assembly industry moved south from the Great Lakes region and is now making parts in all three countries that are snapped into vehicles sold in all three countries.

Wine brands are using humor as a vehicle for education, but Gallo has discovered that any effort that encourages wine drinkers to explore, experiment and embark on a journey of discovery will bring the industry closer to reducing fear among budding oenophiles.

UNSW researchers have equipped a vehicle with cameras and robotic technology to help Australian wine producers better predict the coming grape yield, knowledge that could save the local industry as much as $ 200 million a year...

As competition mounts from other probiotic delivery vehicles, the dairy industry needs to continue to educate consumers about the benefits of dairy as a delivery vehicle for healthy bacteriAs competition mounts from other probiotic delivery vehicles, the dairy industry needs to continue to educate consumers about the benefits of dairy as a delivery vehicle for healthy bacterias a delivery vehicle for healthy bacteria.

Most recently, Doug served as the Chief Financial Officer for Truck - Lite, a company with approximately $ 500 million net sales in the commercial vehicle lighting industry.»

A plan to use Australian steel in a new military vehicle industry is being hailed as a potential boost for manufacturing jobs.

We need to use technology, as used in the taxi industry, which will GPS every Access - A-Ride vehicle which will indicate whether the vehicle showed up and how long they waited for their customer.

Stringer also said issues such as worker pay, accessibility and equal access need to be among the issues examined when it comes to the for - hire vehicle industry.

While the finance industry often refuses to offer lines of credit to American businesses struggling in this economy, they operate largely as vehicles to make bankers richer.

As it has for more than a century, air pollution in America largely arises from power plants, industries, vehicles and other sources of fuel burning.

The automotive industry is also going to be important to Microsoft as carmakers continue to add the company's operating systems and software to their vehicles.

Analysts say the 95 g / km 2020 goal as an average across the EU fleet is achievable using conventional combustion engines, but industry opinions are divided over whether pushing below that level could be done with existing engines or require a major increase in electric and hybrid vehicles.

«Sometimes I hear [the] industry talk about autonomous vehicles as though they're about to put the safest driver on the road,» says Nidhi Kalra, senior information scientist at the nonprofit RAND Corp. «The reality is it's more like putting a teenage driver on the road.»

Now, one team reports in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering that the plastic components in these vehicles can be recycled with coconut oil and re-used as foams for the construction, packaging and automotive industries.

As the technology evolves and battery prices fall, though, many believe the future looks bright for the electric vehicle industry, which could in turn provide a backup power source for the aging electric grid.