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Artist concept of the SpaceX Starship on the surface of the moon. SpaceX NASA has inked a deal with SpaceX for a second mission to put astronauts on the lunar surface before the end of this decade. The space agency last year selected SpaceX for the first crewed lunar landing in 50 years using a modified version of its in-development Starship spacecraft. That mission could take place as early as 2025, with the second landing following in 2027. NASA and SpaceX’s crewed missions currently involve sending astronauts to…

TVS Motor Company has joined hands with Amazon India to strengthen electric mobility, electric infrastructure and connected services. Under this agreement, Amazon will use a fleet of electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers from TVS for its last-mile deliveries. Both the companies have decided to work in sync for examining EV use cases for various Amazon business groups for its network and logistical requirements. TVS and Amazon will pilot EV solutions through partner base and delivery associates across India. Also Read: …

Officials at the deal signing Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies have signed a “strategic partnership agreement” for the development of commercial vehicle specific electric motors. In a statement, the automaker said the agreement had been signed with a focus on “building up expertise in process development and prototype construction of commercial vehicle specific (‘truck-e-fied’) electric motors and…

Ford Europe said it was entering memorandums of understanding with Salzgitter Flachstahl, Tata Steel Nederland and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to secure supply of low carbon steel. The suppliers have individual plans to increase the production of low carbon steel in coming years. “Based on the strong relationships with these partners Ford will significantly improve the CO2 footprint of its supply chain, with steel…

Drone as a Service (DaaS) company Garuda Aerospace has signed up with Israel's defence systems major Elbit Systems to develop Skylark 3 drones for land mapping and other services, said a top official of Garuda Aerospace."We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Elbit Systems to initially develop two Skylark 3 drones to be deployed of large-scale surveying and mapping of villages under the Indian Government's Swamitva Scheme," Agnishwar Jayaprakash, founder, CEO of Garuda Aerospace told IANS.The MoU was…

Rude-hailing platform Uber and Motional, a global driverless technology leader, announced a 10-year agreement to offer fully driverless rides using Motional's new all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxis.With this, Uber has now returned to the game of robotaxis after it sold its struggling autonomous vehicle business to US-based Aurora Innovations in 2020.Read AlsoThe companies said they will strategically deploy the service in cities across the US, with the first trips expected to start later this year. "Motional now has…

Ssangyong Motor Company said it had signed a final contract to export 170,000 semi knocked down (SKD) kits to a Saudi Arabian distributor by 2030, as the South Korean automaker’s recovery from technical bankruptcy and court protection continued to gather pace. Ssangyong signed a preliminary agreement last January to supply vehicles to Saudi National Automobiles Manufacturing Company over a seven year period starting in…

Motorola and the NBA’s Chicago Bulls announced a multi-year partnership starting with the 2022-23 season which will see the official team jerseys donning the iconic Motorola batwing logo as their jersey patch. The Bulls will debut their new jerseys on October 4 in a preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Motorola Mobility’s headquarters are located in Chicago and the two sides share mutual respect and prior partnerships. Motorola and the Bulls not only share an immense amount of hometown pride, but…

Beauty company Glossier Inc. has reached a deal for Sephora stores and Sephora.com to carry its products next year, its first external retail partnership and a move that significantly expands the brand’s retail distribution. Sephora locations in the U.S. and Canada will begin carrying Glossier products beginning in early 2023, Glossier said Tuesday. Sephora, which is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, has thousands of shops across the U.S. and…

The company's Cargo Dragon spacecraft rolls out to the launchpad in Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket.SpaceXMattel inked a multiyear deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to create a line of toys inspired by the space venture, the companies announced Wednesday."As space exploration advances more quickly than ever before, we are thrilled to work with SpaceX and help spark limitless play patterns for the space explorer in every kid," said Nick Karamanos, Mattel's senior vice president of entertainment partnerships, in a news…