The Future of Mobility Design

News about Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Cars, Micromobility and their intersection with Urban Planning and Design.

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

The CEO of Tesla wannabe Lordstown Motors is out. Insiders say he exaggerated demand and hired interns to do his engineering.

https://t.co/hZiKVya1wp

#Lordstown #AutoIndustry #ElectricVehicles #ElectricTrucks #Tesla

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Toyota is buying Lyft’s autonomous car division for $550 million. Lyft is the latest company to abandon the expensive development of AVs.

https://t.co/eHu4i55Dhi

#Toyota #Lyft #AutonomousVehicles #ResearchAndDevelopment #Acquisitions #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Honda Commits to Selling Only EVs and Fuel-Cell Vehicles by 2040

https://t.co/VUXODPmbJ3

#ElectricVehicles #AutoIndustry #Honda #Japan #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Washington State bans gas cars by 2030: The state legislature has passed Clean Cars 2030, a bill setting a goal to require all light-duty vehicles from 2030 on to be electric.

https://t.co/Lk5AZ5Qhm9

#ElectricVehicles #FutureCities #WashingtonState #FutureMobility #Policy

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Tim Cook hinted that Apple was working on an autonomous electric car — but said many Apple projects 'never see the light of day'

https://t.co/dw3zVmE2AW

#Apple #ElectricVehicles #AutonomousVehicles #AutoIndustry

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Huge news from Volkswagen! VW plans to halt combustion engine development as they phase our ICE technology all together. 👏👏👏

https://t.co/2oO9HKdr4C

#Volkswagen #ElectricVehicles #InternalCombustion #AutoIndustry #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Bjarke Ingels gives shape to the Virgin Hyperloop.

https://t.co/KdkJUmEfXm

#Hyperloop #FutureCities #UrbanPlanning #UrbanDesign #FutureMobility #ConceptVehicles

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Video: Announcing the Canoo Truck. EV startup Canoo takes the wraps off their multifunctional truck platform.

https://t.co/d3KEI1xdOG

#ElectricVehicles #Startups #Canoo #CanooTruck #ElectricTrucks #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Tesla is slowly losing its electric-vehicle crown as Ford's Mustang Mach-E cuts into sales. Ford's new electric car has been widely successful, winning awards and Wall Street's approval.

https://t.co/gQFRvuWfVh

#Tesla #Ford #MachE #ElectricVehicles #AutoIndustry #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Arrival Unveils Electric Van Taking to Public Roads This Summer.

https://t.co/bF9p7HaZnT

#Arrival #Startups #ElectricVehicles #ElectricVans #ElectricDelivery #UK #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

The City Where Cars Are Not Welcome: As automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos.

https://t.co/sFHi0tI7Lt

#FutureCities #FutureMobility #UrbanPlanning #UrbanDesign #LandscapeArchitecture #Germany #TheFutureMoDe

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Joby Aviation is the latest futuristic mobility company to go public via a reverse merger with a SPAC. To celebrate, the company released the first footage of its electric aircraft in flight.

https://t.co/iKyLOZmTQr

#Joby #VTOLs #Startup #SPAC #FutureMobility #FlyingTaxis

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Tesla’s success helped aim a fire hose of cash at EV startups in 2020

https://t.co/440CDYw1Ek

#ElectricVehicles #Startups #Tesla #Canoo #FaradayFuture #XPeng #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Porsche is developing an "eFuel" that's theoretically "as "clean as an EV".

What do ya'll think? Is Porsche just trying to hang on to outdated ICE technology? Or is this a viable path forward for future transportation?

https://t.co/qIgr6KoAUQ

#porsche #randd #futuremobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Aptera solar electric car with ‘1,000 miles’ of range gets $4M in backing, more than 7,000 preorders

https://t.co/DYPtqbdYNZ

#ElectricVehicles #Aptera #Preorders #Startups #ElectricMobility #FutureMobility #SolarPowered

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Apple is in discussions with multiple suppliers of self-driving car sensors known as LIDAR, according to people familiar with the matter, a key milestone toward development of its first AV.

https://t.co/qdqHBKIsHl

#Apple #SelfDrivingCars #AutonomousVehicles #LIDAR

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

As if we needed more evidence that the days of internal combustion are almost over, Japan's second-largest oil company will start selling an electric car later this year.

https://t.co/SnYSIYDPtL

#ElectricVehicles #FutureMoblity #Japan #AutoIndustry #EndOfOil

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

With a reported deal in the wings for Joby Aviation, electric aircraft soars to $10B business

https://t.co/tKNKY6sqYZ

#JobyAviation #UrbanAirMobility #FlyingCars #FlyingTaxis #UberElevate #Fundraising #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan he wants the new Tesla Roadster to hover... "Without, you know, killing people."

https://t.co/c9OGWZX1k7

#Tesla #TeslaRoadster #ElonMusk #ElectricVehicles #FutureMobility

[The Future of Mobility Design @thefuturemode]

U.S. Trade Authorities Deal Blow To Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plans: A fight between two South Korean manufacturers puts the already shaky supply of batteries for U.S. electric vehicles in jeopardy.

https://t.co/N0WeIT1CEk

#AutoIndustry #BidenAdministration #ElectricVehicles