#Vehicles
Splend secures $7.2m to further expand its share economy vehicle network globally
Splend, Australia’s leading supplier of rental vehicles for the ride sharing drivers, has secured a $7.2 million investment from Element Fleet Management, positioning it realise the next phase of its global expansion plans. In exchange for the strategic investment, Element has secured a 12.5% stake in the two-year-old business, which previously received funding from Investec […]
Could Splend mark the advent of a business trend that enables the share economy?
If you’ve ever requested an Uber ride to be later picked up by a 4×4, fuel guzzling behemoth of a vehicle, you’ll understand where this idea came from. Chris King, an avid user of Uber services, realised that there were two potential inhibitors to the flow of new drivers to the platform. While noticing that a […]
Google will test their self-driving cars out on the road
Google’s fully self-driving vehicle will be leaving the company’s testing facilities and hitting the open road.
Ford launches technology that slows down your car by reading speed signs
Ford has launched Intelligent Speed Limiter, technology they say will automatically slow down cars according to road speed limits.
Aussies hold fuel efficiency above safety as top priority
A new report has revealed 80 per cent of Australia’s motorists hold fuel efficiency above high performance and safety as the most important factor when it comes to their vehicles.