Automaker Toyota has temporarily ceases its public road testing of its fully autonomous ‘Chauffeur’ system in the U.S. after an accident earlier this week saw an Uber self-driving test vehicle strike a pedestrian, which ultimately resulted in her death. Police have stated that initial findings suggest the accident would’ve been extremely difficult to avoid regardless… Continue reading Toyota pauses automated driving testing on U.S. roads following Uber accident
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Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet has nearly doubled in the last two months
Apple seems to be ramping up its autonomous vehicle efforts, nearing doubling the number of vehicles in its fleet since January. The company now has 45 autonomous vehicles in California registered with the DMV, according to the Financial Times. This makes Apple’s AV fleet the second largest in the state of California, outsized only by… Continue reading Apple’s autonomous vehicle fleet has nearly doubled in the last two months
Valentigney: Peugeot Japy taken back with less social damage than feared
The Commercial Court of Grenoble has decided to entrust the company of Valentigney (Doubs) to one of its suppliers, the group of forge and foundry Farinia, one adds. Farinia, which was the last buyer to compete after 4A Industrie’s sponge roll, initially had 58 redundancies out of a workforce of 316. After negotiations, the number… Continue reading Valentigney: Peugeot Japy taken back with less social damage than feared
Bollinger updates all-electric utility truck with bigger battery pack for 200 miles of range
Bollinger Motors is working on their off/on-road all-electric utility truck and the startup is putting their prototype to the test to prove its capacity leading up to the start of production. Now, they have updated the capacity of the vehicle with a new battery pack for a longer range. Home Solar Power When unveiling the… Continue reading Bollinger updates all-electric utility truck with bigger battery pack for 200 miles of range
UPDATE 1-BMW searched by German police in emissions swoop
FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) – BMW’s headquarters were raided on Tuesday by German prosecutors investigating the suspected use of illegal emissions control software capable of manipulating exhaust levels. A car with the BMW logo badge is seen on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst About 100… Continue reading UPDATE 1-BMW searched by German police in emissions swoop
Volkswagen again targeted by justice
New searches at Volkswagen. Investigators from the prosecutor’s office in Braunschweig searched and seized documents in 13 offices at the manufacturer’s headquarters in Wolfsburg in early March, the weekly Wirtschaftswoche reported on Tuesday. The prosecution suspects the group of having published in December 2015 false information on the CO2 emission levels of some of its… Continue reading Volkswagen again targeted by justice
VW should have played down further emissions problems
Prosecutors have again searched the VW headquarters, trigger is a dubious stock market announcement of the Group. Should investors be misled by the extent of the irregularities in C02 emissions? Getty Images Symbolic Tuesday, 20.03.2018 15:40 clock No respite for Volkswagen: The prosecutor Braunschweig has again on suspicion of market manipulation Searched offices in the… Continue reading VW should have played down further emissions problems
VW's 'SUV offensive' means more work for Tennessee plant
Volkswagen released this image of a concept version of a new 5-passenger SUV based on its 7-passenger Atlas SUV. The vehicle will debut at the New York auto show in late March 2018. A production version will be manufactured at VW’s Chattanooga, Tenn. plant. (Photo: Volkswagen) CLOSE American brands need to step it up. Time… Continue reading VW's 'SUV offensive' means more work for Tennessee plant
German prosecutors raid VW over carbon dioxide emissions
Berlin: German authorities said Thursday they had again raided the headquarters of the world’s largest carmaker Volkswagen in a probe over financial market manipulation related to excessive exhaust emissions from its vehicles. “Papers and large volumes of data” were confiscated from 13 VW offices in Wolfsburg early this month, a spokesman for Brunswick prosecutors told… Continue reading German prosecutors raid VW over carbon dioxide emissions
Bollinger B1 Electric Truck – A “Making Of” Video
Bollinger Motors captured the attention of the automotive world after revealing its all-electric Bollinger B1 Sport Utility Truck (SUT) last year. The unveiling was a memorable capstone to company founder Robert Bollinger’s lifelong childhood dream of one day designing and creating a vehicle of his own. As Bollinger Motors ramps up B1 production in earnest,… Continue reading Bollinger B1 Electric Truck – A “Making Of” Video