Industry Update: India
JLR and Waymo will together develop selfdriving electric vehicle for Waymo’s driverless transportation service Jaguar Land Rover and Waymo have entered into a long-term strategic partnership. Together, the two companies will develop the first premium self-driving electric vehicle for Waymo’s driverless transporta on service. Jaguar Land Rover and Waymo will work together to design and engineer selfdriving Jaguar I-PACE vehicles. Waymo Jaguar I-PACEs, equipped with Waymo’s self-driving technology, will start tes ng later this year. On-road tes ng and capturing real-world data will allow Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover engineers to refine technology and deliver op mum safety and reliability. Up to 20,000 I-PACEs will be built in the first two years of produc on and be available for riders of Waymo’s driverless service, serving a poten al one million trips per day.
Mahindra Electric and Zoomcar partner to promote the concept of shared mobility of electric cars in India
The e2oPlus connected to a wall charger. Image Courtesy: Mahindra.
Mahindra Electric has announced partnership with Zoomcar. Under the aegis of this strategic associa on, both companies will encourage and promote the concept of shared mobility of electric cars in India. This partnership will enable individuals to buy the new all-electric Mahindra e2oPlus on ZAP, Zoomcar’s frac onal car ownership program. The ZAP program allows individuals to purchase the e2oPlus on Zoomcar’s self-drive pla orm, list the vehicle on a dynamic basis whenever idle, get bookings from Zoomcar’s customer base and earn cash to help offset the monthly ownership costs (by sharing in the profit on a daily, weekly and monthly basis).
Wipro and State Bank of India join global electric vehicles initiative, EV100
Image Courtesy: Waymo
The Jaguar I-PACE was launched earlier this month and is the company’s first fullelectric SUV. It is all-new from the ground up and is a no compromise, desirable and prac cal electric performance car. Jaguar Land Rover is commi ed to inves ng heavily, becoming automo ve leaders in autonomous, connected and future electrified technologies. To date, Waymo is the only company with a fleet of fully self-driving cars — with no one in the front seat — on public roads. Later this year, Waymo will launch the world’s first self-driving transporta on service allowing members of the public to use Waymo’s app to request a vehicle.
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Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, with representatives from Wipro and The Climate Group Image Courtesy: The Climate Group
Global so ware firm Wipro and State Bank of India (SBI) have joined The Climate Group’s, global electric vehicles ini a ve, EV100. Wipro will begin rolling out its plan in the Indian ci es of Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune, involving nearly 2000 vehicles, before also addressing interna onal markets. As interim goals, the company expects to scale up the use of EVs to 500 in the next three years and 1,000 by 2023. SBI will transi on its vehicle fleet to EVs in major ci es by 2030. As part of this commitment, the bank will also set up charging sta ons in major residen al spaces to support the uptake of EVs by staff. www.telema cswire.net I www.coe-iot.com
