Used-car retailing giant CarMax has begun a pilot test of its first all-electric semi-truck as a vehicle hauler in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The truck can travel an estimated 230 miles on a single charge and transport up to seven vehicles at one time, which CarMax said allows it to efficiently service its stores in […] [Read More]

Vehicle logistics, Casey Harmon says, is an “ever-expanding set of decisions,” and as senior vice president of enterprise accounts for RunBuggy, a vehicle transportation technology platform, Harmon is working on ways to use artificial intelligence to make right choices and make vehicle transport faster, smarter and more efficient. During Used Car Week, Harmon joined Cherokee […] [Read More]

Conversational AI technology provider STELLA Automotive AI has joined with Cox Automotive’s Xtime, a provider of end-to-end service department software, in a read-write data integration that companies said will provide benefits for their mutual dealer customers. The partnership integrates STELLA Service Booking into the Xtime platform, which the companies said saves dealers from having to […] [Read More]

Transportation is obviously job one for electric vehicles. But Ford is teaming with a technology company to look into expanding that job description. The automaker announced it is working with Resideo Technologies on a “joint simulation project” to explore vehicle-to-home energy management. The EV-Home Power Partnership is designed to explore the potential of EV batteries […] [Read More]

Technology has been Jarrod Kilway’s passion since he was 5 years old. Now he’s using that passion as chief operating officer for ICOM AI – known as Konect.ai before its recent rebranding – a conversational artificial intelligence communication platform designed to improve customer engagement. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recorded during Used […] [Read More]

UVeye is ready to go big. The developer of automated drive-through inspection systems for vehicles has joined with sustainable technology provider Hypertec in a strategic partnership to drive mass production of UVeye’s products. The collaboration is designed to ramp up production of UVeye’s computer vision/artificial intelligence-powered systems in response to growing demand from the auto […] [Read More]

The word “founder” is all over the resume of Derek White, who started E-Drive Auto in 2011 to “build a better mousetrap” in the auto industry. After speaking on a panel during Used Car Week, he joined Cherokee Media Group associate editor Andrew Friedlander on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss being a serial entrepreneur […] [Read More]

Everyone’s talking about artificial intelligence, but what can it do for your dealership? Neil Alliston has some ideas. His company, Ravin AI, has begun working with U.S. car dealers on ways AI can help drive inventory acquisition from the public, create better and faster vehicle appraisals, avoid service department disputes, and mine dealership databases to […] [Read More]

ACERTUS has entered into an electrifying partnership. The automotive logistics-as-a-service platform has joined with electric vehicle charging systems provider OpConnect to add charging capability to 41 of its 67 nationwide locations. Citing growing demand for transporting EVs, ACERTUS said it will use OpConnect’s charging systems for its storage, hub and prep locations to maintain EV […] [Read More]

Reviver has established partnerships with the city police departments of Atwater and Fort Bragg, Calif., to use its RPlate digital license plate on their fleets. In a news release, Reviver said the digital license plate can provide a significant resource for public safety departments, with its accurate display of vehicle registration and advanced telematics to […] [Read More]