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UPDATE 3-Fiat Chrysler recalls 5.3 mln vehicles for cruise control defect

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling more than 5.3 million vehicles in North America over a defect that could prevent drivers from deactivating cruise control, the company said on Friday, warning owners not to use the function until they get software upgrades. A car hauler transports Chrysler vehicles from the FCA Jefferson… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Fiat Chrysler recalls 5.3 mln vehicles for cruise control defect

Common Sense: ‘Mustang Means Freedom’: Why Ford Is Saving an American Icon

A souped-up 1967 Mustang fastback stars in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.” But Mustangs aren’t all about high testosterone. A 1966 convertible is featured in “The Princess Diaries,” and Ford said 27 percent of Mustang buyers are women. William Clay Ford Jr., Ford’s executive chairman and the great-grandson of founder Henry Ford, is… Continue reading Common Sense: ‘Mustang Means Freedom’: Why Ford Is Saving an American Icon

Tesla settles class action suit over Autopilot claims for $5M

Tesla has paid out $5 million to settle a class action lawsuit against it alleging that the Autopilot feature in the company’s cars was “essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous.” Owners who paid $5,000 for Autopilot will be reimbursed to the tune of a couple hundred bucks, Reuters reported. Although Tesla claimed that the semi-autonomous driving… Continue reading Tesla settles class action suit over Autopilot claims for $5M

Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing

Julian Hattem, Associated Press Published 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 | Updated 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 This May 11, 2018, file photo released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a Fire Department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South… Continue reading Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing

BMW and MIT reveal Liquid 3D Printed Pneumatics for self-assembling car interiors

Skylar Tibbits, who coined the term 4D printing back in 2013, and his team at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab have released the details of an ongoing collaboration with car manufacturer BMW. Named Liquid Printed Pneumatics, the project applies the Self-Assembly Lab’s “Rapid Liquid Printing” technique to the development of next generation car interiors, capable of taking… Continue reading BMW and MIT reveal Liquid 3D Printed Pneumatics for self-assembling car interiors

Northvolt factory to be almost as big as Tesla’s “Gigafactory”: Siemens enters Europe’s largest battery factory

All articles and backgrounds 05/25/2018 Northvolt factory to be almost as big as Tesla’s “Gigafactory” Siemens enters the largest battery factory in Europe North volts Northvolt: The Swedish battery factory should be finished in 2023 and make Tesla’s “Gigafactory” competition Germany’s largest industrial group Siemens Show stock market chart gets a foot in the door… Continue reading Northvolt factory to be almost as big as Tesla’s “Gigafactory”: Siemens enters Europe’s largest battery factory

UPDATE 2-Tesla settles class action lawsuit over ‘dangerous’ Autopilot system

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tesla on Thursday reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit with buyers of its Model S and Model X cars who alleged that the company’s assisted-driving Autopilot system was “essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous.” FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model S car is seen in a showroom in Santa Monica,… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Tesla settles class action lawsuit over ‘dangerous’ Autopilot system

Daimler threatens recall hundreds of thousands of diesel

According to SPIEGEL information, the Federal Motor Transport Authority examines further Daimler models. Not only the transporter Vito should have manipulated the corporation, but also in popular mass models. Tom Grünweg Mercedes C-Class at the 2014 premiere in Detroit Friday, 25.05.2018 12:00 o’clock The Daimler Group threatens the official recall of more than 600,000 diesel… Continue reading Daimler threatens recall hundreds of thousands of diesel

Valeo lifts the veil on its low-cost hybrid

The Vivatech exhibition served as an exhibition space for the new product of the Valeo range. This is the realization of the concept of hybridization with a battery of 48 volts. The VE enters the era of low-cost. On the occasion of Viva Technology, which is being held in Paris from May 24th to May… Continue reading Valeo lifts the veil on its low-cost hybrid