What's New - December 2, 2014 - Driverless Transportation

The D20 Stock Index was up 1.53%, gaining a modest 2.12 to end the Thanksgiving Holiday week at 140.27. There were 18 gainers and only 2 losers, Denso (DNZOY) down $0.17 and Mobileye (MBLY) down $0.30. Daimler (DDAIF) continued a five-week positive run and was the percentage gainer with a $4.18 or 5.24% gain to end the week at $83.90. Google was the absolute largest gainer of the week adding $4.33 or 0.81% to finish at $541.83.

As we close out November, there was a flurry of global news regarding how, who, when and why driverless transportation and its underlying technologies continue to evolve. Touching on just some of the corners of our globe: In Brussels at the CLEPA Aftermarket Conference Delphi Europe, Middle East and Africa president Michael Gassen reiterates the question of how the infrastructure of megacities will handle the shift to vehicle automation. Arab News shared a descriptive outline of world-wide auto manufacturers and where they stand with each of their systems and when deployment is anticipated. New Zealand’s newly appointed Transport Minister Simon Bridges is excited about all of the possibilities. And last, but not least, Korea and France join forces on R&D.

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