Striking a Deal Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle wing, just struck a legendary deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA): Fiat will supply the self-driving car ride service with thousands of Chrysler Pacifica hybrids for an undisclosed amount of money. These new vehicles will join the 600 Pacificas that are already active in Waymo’s test cities, such as Phoenix, Arizona.… Continue reading Google’s Self-Driving Division Is Expanding Its Fleet of Autonomous Vehicle
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Mercedes drove around the globe to train its autonomous cars
On a rainy September day in Frankfurt Germany, Mercedes-Benz executives and I got in a specially built semi-automated S-Class to track our drive to Stuttgart. It was the first leg in a five-month, five continent training of the automaker’s self-driving system called the Intelligent World Drive that ended at CES earlier this month.
Uber is piloting a bike-sharing service with JUMP
Uber is launching a bike-sharing service next week in partnership with JUMP, a startup that recently received the first and only permit to operate dockless bike-sharing in San Francisco. JUMP’s contract with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency enables it to launch 250 of its dockless, electric bikes in San Francisco. After the first nine months… Continue reading Uber is piloting a bike-sharing service with JUMP
California to have 5 million zero-emission vehicles on its roads by 2030
Governor Jerry Brown strikes again as a US climate leader after signing an executive order mandating the state of California to deploy at least 5 million zero-emission cars by 2030.
ZF Supervisory Board Appoints Wolf-Henning Scheider as ZF´s new Chief Executive Officer
Friedrichshafen. With effect from February 1, 2018, ZF will have a new Chief Executive Officer, Wolf-Henning Scheider, who succeeds Dr. Konstantin Sauer as CEO and head of the ZF Group. The 55 year …
New 208mph Lister Thunder sports car revealed with Jaguar F-Type origins
New 208mph Lister Thunder sports car revealed with Jaguar F-Type origins EvoThe Lister Thunder is a lightning-quick Jaguar F-Type Motoring ResearchLister Thunder Is A 666 HP Jag That Can Be Yours For £139950 Carscoops (blog)Full coverage
Drive better without rear view mirror: Why carmakers say goodbye to the rearview mirror
The ignition key is usually just a chip for your pocket, the tape deck is retired, and now it goes to the mirror on the collar. Because soon cameras should facilitate the view to the rear. And in the medium term you will not need them anymore.
Scandal over animal testing: VW wants to prevent use of monkey study in the process
Social Dialogue Allows New Agreement at Zaragoza Plant and Ensures its Sustainable Future
Rüsselsheim/Zaragoza. After intense and challenging negotiations carried out in a spirit of partnership, management and three out of five unions – UGT, CCOO and ACUMAGME – representing 75% of the employees, reached a social framework agreement at the …
A successful business year in 2017
Bosch significantly increases sales and earnings