Ford, UAW to kick off contentious contract talks

DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co (F.N) will officially launch talks on a four-year contract on Monday that are expected to be contentious, with rising healthcare costs, job security and the use of temporary workers expected to be major sticking points. FILE PHOTO: United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Gary… Continue reading Ford, UAW to kick off contentious contract talks

In the flow of time

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UPDATE 1-Yandex, Uber JV to buy Vezet Russian assets in expansion push

(Adds details, comments) By Anna Rzhevkina and Nadezhda Tsydenova MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) – Russian internet company Yandex NV said on Monday its ride-sharing and food delivery joint venture with Uber had agreed to buy intellectual property and local call centres from Vezet group as it plans further expansion in the country. Yandex and Uber… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Yandex, Uber JV to buy Vezet Russian assets in expansion push

Fast, efficient, reliable: Artificial intelligence in BMW Group Production

Munich, Germany. Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise in automotive production. Since 2018, the BMW Group has been using various AI applications in series production. One focus is automated image recognition: In these processes, artificial intelligence evaluates component images in ongoing production and compares them in milliseconds to hundreds of other images of the… Continue reading Fast, efficient, reliable: Artificial intelligence in BMW Group Production

A warning sound is mandatory for electric vehicles

Since 1 July 2019, it has been mandatory to install a warning sound generator in electric cars. This is due to a new EU Directive. This stipulates that initially in newly certificated hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles – also trucks and buses – the Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) must be installed for the… Continue reading A warning sound is mandatory for electric vehicles

NEVS and AutoX – robot taxis for Europe

NEVS and AutoX have joined forces to provide Autonomous Driving in Europe. The Swedish company NEVS, which originated from the company Saab, works on the autonomous driving with electric vehicles and is already with Phantom car entered into a cooperation. Now you work with the startup AutoX who have already received permission to operate robotic… Continue reading NEVS and AutoX – robot taxis for Europe

Europe’s sat-nav network crippled by ‘technical incident’

Sponsored Links NurPhoto via Getty Images Europe’s Galileo satellite network, freshly approved by the FCC for US smartphones, has suffered a serious outage. The system has been down since Friday due to what officials at the European GNSS Agency (GSA) have described as a “technical incident related to its ground infrastructure.” That means users with… Continue reading Europe’s sat-nav network crippled by ‘technical incident’

Hellobike, survivor of China’s bike-sharing craze, goes electric

Just two years ago, investors were heavily pouring money into China’s dockless bike-sharing startups. Now that boom has busted with derelict bikes littering the streets of cities. Meanwhile, a new race has started for two-wheelers with motors — and one of the main players is a survivor from the bike-sharing craze. Blessed with fundings from… Continue reading Hellobike, survivor of China’s bike-sharing craze, goes electric

Tesla (finally) releases CHAdeMO adapter for Model 3

Tesla owners are fortunate to have their own network of DC fast chargers – the Superchargers – which are sufficient for many drivers’ long-distance travel needs. However, more charging choices are always better, so several years ago, Tesla introduced an adapter to allow Model S and X drivers to use CHAdeMO fast charging stations. Apparently,… Continue reading Tesla (finally) releases CHAdeMO adapter for Model 3