Vehicles

TikTok is everywhere. It’s even in cars, starting with the autumn 2023 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. MBUX, a forerunner of MB.OS, will be updated in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. MB.OS will debut in Mercedes’ late 2024 automobiles. The Mercedes E-Class will have more than TikTok. Mercedes’ involvement in the Chinese market makes it …

Mercedes-Benz and Google formed a long-term partnership to give the German automaker control over its IP and marketplace while offering drivers navigation, maps, and YouTube. It’s a strange deal that aims to give consumers Google services without giving up control over the car’s operating system. Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius told …

Even Tesla has agreed to new requirements for companies seeking funding from the Biden Administration’s $7.5 billion EV charging initiative. The Biden Administration announced Wednesday the final standards for its plan to build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers along highways, including a requirement that all Inflation Reduction …

Otonomo, a connected automotive company that went public in 2021 and has seen a sharp decline in the value of its stock, recently announced a reverse merger with roadside assistance tech company Urgent.ly. In an all-share merger, Urgently shareholders will receive 67% of the combined company, and Otonomo shareholders will …

Charging a battery In an effort to start up its $1.6 billion gigafactory, Our Next Energy announced this morning that it had closed a sizable $300 million Series B round. The two-and-a-half-year-old company, which closed a $25 million Series A in October 2021 and a $65 million Series A1 in …

The Munich-based car subscription startup Finn is moving into long-term corporate rentals in addition to individual consumer rentals in the United States. For about the same cost as a lease, car subscription services provide flexibility, maintenance, roadside assistance, and, in many cases, direct delivery of the vehicle to your door. …

In the case of Ana Walshe, the prosecution has read out a list of Google searches that the defendant, Brian Walshe, who is accused of killing and disinterring a body, is said to have conducted. On the morning that Ana is thought to have vanished, Brian is said to have …

Bitwarden, an open source password management platform, has made its first known acquisition by purchasing Passwordless.dev, a young Swedish startup that specializes in assisting software developers in integrating passwordless authentication technology. The information was released shortly after Bitwarden, a competitor of 1Password and LastPass, revealed that it had received $100 …

Formerly the richest man in the world, Elon Musk has now lost the most money personally of any person in history, breaking the previous record. Since November 2021, Musk has lost over $182 billion, according to Guinness World Records. In any case, the loss has overtaken the previous record holder, …

After breaking yet another world record by flying nonstop for six hours, the largest plane in the world has gone to the skies to demonstrate that having a 117-meter (385-foot) wingspan does not prevent it from traveling the distance. The current largest plane in the world, Stratolaunch’s Roc, flew for …