Ignore the fact that under the green paint lies a fairly stock-looking Vmoto Super Soco TC Max; the interesting part of Valeo’s newly revealed electric bike prototype is the mass-manufactured powertrain that the firm plans to offer as an off-the-shelf solution to motorcycle companies looking for a shortcut into the electric market.
Valeo is a French automotive supplier with a global reach and massive production abilities spread across an astounding 187 production sites in 33 countries, backed up by 63 R&D facilities and 110,300 employees. Until now, the company has had little involvement with motorcycles, but its expertise in electric vehicles means it’s well positioned to develop a powertrain for bikes.
Lenovo has selected artificial intelligence capabilities for voice processing from Synaptics to power its Yoga Tab 11, providing users of the tablet with a robust voice assistant experience, according to the announcement, and setting up future implementation of voice biometrics and other features.
Announced after last night’s closing bell, Parisian refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market has raised €450 million in a Series E round. The fresh influx of fundings will be used to further the company’s growth plans, specifically in the US market. Since 2017, the scale-up has raised north of $1 billion, and as of May of last year, was sitting at a valuation of $3.2 billion, a number that has now risen to $5.7 billion.
LAS VEGAS — Valeo unveiled a third-generation, long-range scanning lidar during last week's CES that can "detect objects invisible to the human eye, cameras and radar" at distances of more than 650 feet. It also can enable self-driving at speeds of up to 80 mph.
France is undoubtedly one of Europe’s startup hubs and the tech ecosystem has been growing from strength to strength over recent years. Thanks to a combination of an influx of highly skilled young professionals, booming VC investments and an ecosystem that supports and promotes growth (including incubators and accelerator programmes), the country has the elements to mark itself as a giant on the global startup map.
There is great interest in developing renewable energy sources and alternative technologies in European companies as they strive to become leaders in sustainable development. As Europe tries to position itself more strongly in the global marketplace, one thing should be clear: it is a continent with a wealth of technology companies.
La French Tech Booth Interviews CES Show 2022
French automotive manufacturer Valeo initiated its transition to electric mobility in 2021. Along with electric powertrains for cars, the firm diversified its offerings with the Smart E-Bike System, which was the first electric bicycle to implement an adaptive automatic transmission. Now, Valeo is branching out even further, revealing a new 48V electric motorcycle prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The chip shortage is likely to persist through 2022, despite wishful thinking that it could ease by midyear, a semiconductor company executive says.
Synaptics (SYNA) Chief Executive Michael Hurlston says all signs point to the chip shortage continuing. The semiconductor industry is dealing with limited foundry capacity and chip demand remains "red hot," Hurlston told Investor's Business Daily.
Clara Chappaz, directrice de la French Tech.
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