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  Volkswagen and Ford closed the week with the announcement of a new agreement expanding the automakers' strategic partnership to the self-driving and all-electric segments. Recall that we learned about the completion of negotiations between the parties on Monday, but now the details have become known with a public announcement.  As part of the new phase, Volkswagen will invest a total of as much as $ 2.6 billion in the development of Argo AI, which develops technologies for self-driving cars. Recall that Argo AI was created by former employees of Google and Uber, earlier Ford itself invested $ 1 billion in it. In fact, Volkswagen invests in real money exactly the same amount - $ 1 billion. Another $ 1.6 billion was estimated by assets - a subsidiary of Audi Autonomous Intelligent Driving ( AID), created to develop self-driving technologies, which Volkswagen has agreed to transfer to Argo AI. AID headquarters in Munich will become the European subsidiary of Agro AI.  Agro AI is

 As you know , Tesla cars are quite popular among Ukrainians, despite the fact that they are not officially sold here and are very expensive. Actually, as of May 8, 2019, 845 of them were registered. We have yet to wait until Tesla decides to enter the Ukrainian market or at least build the long-promised Tesla Supercharger fast charging stations. In the meantime, Ukrainian owners of new Tesla cars bought in Europe, in order not to lose the warranty, can go to the MOT in neighboring Poland.  Yes, you read everything correctly, the first official Tesla service center has opened in Poland. Of course, it is located in the capital of Poland - Warsaw. The service is already working and is mentioned among others on the corresponding page of the Tesla official website.  "It's just that money is really needed." Tesla Increases Full Self-Driving Package Price by $ 1000 Again  Tesla yesterday removed the most affordable (Standard Range) configurations of the Model S and Model X

 In this material , five compact crossovers have been collected at a price of about $ 15-18 thousand, certainly with automatic transmission and in a minimum -sufficient configuration. I operate only with those cars that I have in my reviews (below you will understand why), but with the help of points in individual categories, you can choose the best model - both in absolute terms and in the price / quality ratio.  Top five cars for comparison  Under the terms of this Buyer's Guide, I have selected five vehicles that meet the above requirements. And even then I had to work with reservations - the price range is too small: for example, Citroen and Renault are sold at a price only subject to promotional offers (auto in 2018 or purchase with all possible discounts). But the "French" with diesel engines - the more interesting the comparison. The Suzuki SX4 and Nissan Juke models represent the "Japanese" and also reflect the traditional approach to car design. The o

  FlixMobility , the parent company of the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands, has raised € 500 million in investment and is about to launch a competitor to the BlaBlaCar service called FlixCar.  The money was raised from private investment firms TCV and Permira, after this round, the total cost of FlixMobility is estimated at more than 2 billion euros.  One of the founders and CEO of the company, Johan Engert, said that the raised money will be spent on development at a global level: FlixBus plans to enter the Latin American and Asian markets in 2020. FlixMobility is also going to create its own carpooling service FlixCar - an analogue of BlaBlaCar, which will increase the coverage of the route network.  “We initially positioned ourselves not as a bus or transport company, but rather as a mobility provider: we offer smart, affordable and sustainable travel, whether it be bus, train or - very soon - a car.   FlixCar is a logical step towards expanding our network so that even more peopl

  Earlier this year, American automaker Ford officially announced that it will release an all-electric version of its iconic Ford F-150 pickup truck. Today the company has published a video in which a prototype of the future novelty is towing a cargo weighing more than 1 million pounds (over 450 tons).  Video of the Day: Ford F-150 Electric Pickup Prototype Tows Over 1 Million Pounds (450 Tonnes) Train  To demonstrate the power of the future novelty, the company representatives assembled a "train" of 10 double- deck railway cars, into which they loaded 42 new Ford F-150 pickup trucks of the 2019 model year. The total weight of the cargo exceeded 1 million pounds or 453,592 kilograms.  The prototype presented in the video is assembled on the basis of a conventional ICE model Ford F-150, so we did not receive any hints of the appearance of the future novelty. The all-electric Ford F-150 pickup truck is expected to enter the market in late 2020 - early 2021.  Video of the

 After Milan ordered 250 electric buses from the Polish company Solaris, Warsaw drew attention to its products. The Polish capital has also decided to start getting rid of diesel buses in its public transport system and has placed an order with Solaris for 130 electric accordion buses.  The customer was the local public transport operator MZA (Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe), who is ready to pay $ 100 million (PLN 400 million) for a batch of electric buses. Unlike the Urbino 12 models for Milan, the extended Urbino 18 electric buses, which are designed for 47 seats, will be delivered to Warsaw.  The Urbino 18 electric bus is equipped with a 150 kWh battery with a seven-year warranty, which can be charged from high-speed charging stations with a capacity of up to 400 kW (ports are located at the beginning and end of the body - above the right front wheel arch and behind the last doors) or using a pantograph located on the roof ... Operator MZA said it will build its own charging net