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title: "Monday Tech News Roundup: Flying Taxis, Short-Term Battery Prices, EV Architecture"
description: "Your daily mobility technology news roundup, collected by a robot under safety driver supervision."
date: "2019-09-16"
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# Monday Tech News Roundup: Flying Taxis, Short-Term Battery Prices, EV Architecture

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- [Volocopter Air Taxi Flies Over Mercedes-Benz HQ - Autoevolution:](<https://www.autoevolution.com/news/volocopter-air-taxi-flies-over-mercedes-benz-hq-137480.html>) ... trying to make flying taxis, be it piloted or autonomous, a figment of reality. ... This weekend, during the Vision Smart City - Experience future mobility ...
- [Are flying taxis coming to our cities soon? - FT:](<https://www.ft.com/content/7809fe41-2792-4b01-977a-b16e6e2e127a>) Chinese carmaker Geely is investing in German flying taxi start-up Volocopter. Josh Noble discusses China's interest in this technology and the future of flying ...
- [Jaguar Land Rover boss: electric cars won't get cheaper soon - Autocar:](<https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/jaguar-land-rover-boss-electric-cars-wont-get-cheaper-soon>) Ralf Speth claims battery prices won't reduce for five years; better charging network would allow use of smaller batteries
- [Didi Chuxing Is Moving Forward With Autonomous Driving - Pandaily:](<https://pandaily.com/didi-chuxing-is-moving-forward-with-autonomous-driving/>) It has been slightly over two months since Didi's autonomous driving division was spun off into an independent entity in an attempt to stimulate the company's ...
- [MIT'S Driverless Cars Drive More like Humans - Acenewz:](<https://www.acenewz.com/mits-driverless-cars-drive-more-like-humans/>) The idea is to create a system that would analyze and navigate the road like human drivers. The self-driving car has been a fascination for many tech giants, with ...
- [Survey: People expect electric cars ‘to be known as cars by 2030’ - Irishexaminer:](<https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/survey-people-expect-electric-cars-to-be-known-as-cars-by-2030-951033.html>) More than two thirds (69%) of people in the UK expect electric cars to be simply known as "cars" by 2030, a new survey suggests. The poll also indicated that ...
- [VW, BMW, JLR differ on best choice for EV architecture efficiency - Automotive News:](<https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/vw-bmw-jlr-differ-best-choice-ev-architecture-efficiency>) Electric cars need to be constructed differently from combustion-engine cars. Ulf Sudowe, r&d director for chassis at Gestamp, gives the example of the ...
- [China's Chery to build NEV plant - Argusmedia:](<https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/1977709-chinas-chery-to-build-nev-plant?backToResults=true>) Argus provides commodity news and insights from around the world, illuminating the markets.
- [Cymbet Corporation Announces Availability of New Products - Prweb:](<https://www.prweb.com/releases/cymbet_corporation_announces_availability_of_new_products/prweb16574256.htm>) Coming soon: The next generation of integrated products from Cymbet - the iRTC - which combines the PMRTC and EnerChip solid state battery into ...
- [Product Review: Jeda Wireless Pad and USB Hub For Tesla Model 3 - Insideevs:](<https://insideevs.com/features/370963/tesla-model-3-jeda-wireless-review/>) We test out and review the Jeda wireless charging pad and USB hub made for the Tesla Model 3. These are much needed accessories for the Model 3.
- [Truck Manufacturer Ashok Leyland To Launch Electric Vehicle JV - Inc42:](<https://inc42.com/buzz/truck-manufacturer-ashok-leyland-to-launch-electric-vehicle-jv/>) Indian truck manufacturer Ashok Leyland is reportedly in talks with a clutch of multinationals to start a joint venture in the electric mobility space.
- [China's electric vehicle companies have yet to prove themselves to investors - Abacusnews:](<https://www.abacusnews.com/digital-life/chinas-electric-vehicle-companies-have-yet-prove-themselves-investors/article/3027498>) After years of explosive growth, EV companies like BYD are hurting since China slashed subsidies.
- [Mobile Mapping Companies - Monacospizza:](<https://monacospizza.com/g99ze/2m5.php?wb=mobile-mapping-companies>) ... Road Experience Management (REM™), which uses crowd-sourcing, is a unique, low-cost solution for building and rapidly updating this HD map.
- [Solar Alliance Becomes Certified Electric Vehicle Charger Installer for Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW and General Motors - Press Release - Digitaljournal:](<https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4444606>) As a Certified Installer of electric vehicle chargers for Jaguar/Land Rover, BMW and General Motors we have an incredible opportunity to expand our sales and ...
- [Inertial Measurement Unit Market Technology Progress 2019-2026 By Companies Analog Devices ... - Ispressrelease:](<https://ispressrelease.com/inertial-measurement-unit-market-technology-progress-2019-2026-by-companies-analog-devices-northrop-grumman-6987/>) Our research authorities organize a triangulated approach of primary as well as secondary research on Global Inertial Measurement Unit market and ...
- [EVs need paying and charging conformity, says top charger maker - Autocar:](<https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/evs-need-paying-and-charging-conformity-says-top-charger-maker>) ABB's boss of electrification says competition between large-scale manufacturers is delaying mass EV adoption The adoption of common charging and payment standards is a vital step towards the widespread take-up of EVs, according to one of the biggest makers of charging points.
- [LG Display to replace its chief executive amid mounting losses - Reuters:](<https://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INtechnologyNews/~3/wb66cCotAsM/lg-display-to-replace-its-chief-executive-amid-mounting-losses-idINKBN1W10TA>) South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd on Monday said it has named LG Chem President Jeong Ho-young as its new chief executive officer.
- [Valmet accelerates fuel cell work - Just-Auto:](<https://www.just-auto.com/news/valmet-accelerates-fuel-cell-work_id190850.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed>) Valmet Automotive says it is increasingly focusing on the fuel cell as part of the drive towards long-term e-mobility. The company now under the lead of its Business Line Engineering business unit has established a 'Centre of Competence Fuel Cell'.
- [Shanghai Free-Trade Zone doubles in size to include Tesla base, drawing US$1.55 billion ... - Scmp:](<https://www.scmp.com/video/china/3027446/shanghai-free-trade-zone-doubles-size-include-tesla-base-drawing-us155-billion>) The Chinese government has formally expanded the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (FTZ) to include the city's Lingang area, which is home to US ...
- [Recovery of lithium and manganese from scrap LiMn2O4 by slurry electrolysis - Acs:](<https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04127>) Recycling of lithium and others metals from lithium-ion batteries scraps are significant to prevent resource depletion and environmental protection.
- [South Dakota School of Mines & Technology vying to establish international center for solid-state ... - Greencarcongress:](<https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/09/20190916-sdsmt.html>) The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is vying to establish an international center to develop solid-state batteries which will be safer, ...
- [Carbon neutral rail: fuel cell study highlights travel of the future - Governmenteuropa:](<https://www.governmenteuropa.eu/carbon-neutral-rail/94697/>) The study, commissioned by the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU), analyses ...
- [Honda has big hopes for retro-styled EV - Automotive News:](<https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/honda-has-big-hopes-retro-styled-ev>) Honda expects to sell around 10,000 a year of the Honda e small electric car in Europe, double the amount it predicted two years ago ...
- [Air Liquide to show off sustainable technologies at upcoming 2019 CIIF - Hydrogenfuelnews:](<https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/air-liquide-to-show-off-sustainable-technologies-at-upcoming-2019-ciif/8538251/>) A hydrogen, nitrogen and biomethane charging station mockup will be displayed. Those solutions can significantly lower the particle emissions and ...
- [Audi reveals autonomous SUV off-roader with its own army of drones - Esquireme:](<https://www.esquireme.com/content/39026-audi-reveals-its-autonomous-off-roader-that-comes-with-its-own-army-of-drones>) When Audi teased the Audi AI Trail Quattro as an "electrically-driven off-roader of the future", we had no idea just how futuristic it meant. This year at ...
- [Grab says its food business could push the company to profitability - CNBC:](<https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/16/grab-says-its-food-business-can-steer-the-company-to-profitability.html>) Grab's food business started in 2016, but it expanded broadly across Southeast Asia last year after the start-up acquired Uber's regional operations.
- [US, Europe headed in different directions on emissions controls - Automotive News:](<https://www.autonews.com/keith-crain/us-europe-headed-different-directions-emissions-controls>) The repercussions of Dieselgate on all of Europe and automakers selling cars there have been profound. The huge changes governments are forcing ...

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