Volkswagen in Wolfsburg VW is already battling with shareholders who are misled by the group because of too late information on the exhaust gas scandal on 22 September 2015. (Photo: AP) Of the VWGroup does not rest. As has now become known, the prosecution in Braunschweig in another case for more punishable acts Volkswagen, This… Continue reading Diesel scandal: New searches shake Volkswagen
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(LEAD) Kia aims to sell 26,000 K9 sedans annually
(ATTN: CHANGES headline and lead; CHANGES photo; ADDS more details) SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, aims to sell more than 26,000 units of its all-new K9 flagship sedan in global markets this year, the company said Tuesday. Kia said it started receiving preorders for the premium… Continue reading (LEAD) Kia aims to sell 26,000 K9 sedans annually
Public prosecutor’s office searches BMW headquarters
The prosecution has searched the BMW headquarters and initiated investigations into suspected fraud. Approximately 11,400 diesel cars should have been specifically equipped with incorrect exhaust gas software. BMW denies that. BMW headquarters in Munich Tuesday, 20.03.2018 4:00 pm The Munich public prosecutor has the BMW headquarters in Munich because of the initial suspicion of inadmissible… Continue reading Public prosecutor’s office searches BMW headquarters
Gatwick Airport to trial British self-driving car system from Oxbotica
Gatwick Airport will trial self-driving vehicles running software from Oxbotica Image: Oxbotica Gatwick claims it will be the first airport to operate self-driving cars “airside”, using a system from Oxford University spin-off Oxbotica. The vehicles will move staff around the airport, but at this stage, they will not be used by airline passengers. If the… Continue reading Gatwick Airport to trial British self-driving car system from Oxbotica
FordPass dongle adds LTE, WiFi and app control to older cars
Ford Last January, Ford introduced a new gadget it would test in a pilot program that added connected functionality to old cars. The SmartLink plugged into the On-Board Diagnostic-II (OBD-II) port to function as a 4G WiFi hotspot with other features. Today, they’re releasing it to the public, and 2010-17 model year Ford vehicles that… Continue reading FordPass dongle adds LTE, WiFi and app control to older cars
Self-Driving Cars Need to Slow Down After Uber Crash
March 19, 2018, 11:21 PM EDT
Uber’s transparency is key to making self-driving cars safer
Yesterday evening, a self-driving Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona, struck a woman at a crosswalk. She would later die in the hospital as the result of the accident. Even though there was a human safety driver behind the wheel, the car is said to have been in autonomous mode at the time. The incident is… Continue reading Uber’s transparency is key to making self-driving cars safer
Uber is ‘likely’ not at fault in the fatal self-driving car crash, local police chief says
A self driving Volvo vehicle, purchased by Uber, stops at an intersection in Tempe, Arizona, U.S., December 1, 2017. Photo taken on December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Natalie Behring Uber is “likely” not at fault in a crash by one of its self-driving cars that killed a 49-year-old woman, the local police chief has said. The accident,… Continue reading Uber is ‘likely’ not at fault in the fatal self-driving car crash, local police chief says
Here’s how Uber’s self-driving cars are supposed to detect pedestrians
A self-driving vehicle made by Uber has struck and killed a pedestrian. It’s the first such incident and will certainly be scrutinized like no other autonomous vehicle interaction in the past. But on the face of it it’s hard to understand how, short of a total system failure, this could happen when the entire car… Continue reading Here’s how Uber’s self-driving cars are supposed to detect pedestrians
Desktop Metal close new financing round with Ford
Desktop Metal, a 3D printer manufacturer, has received $65 Million in a new funding round led by Ford. The latest financing round follows a successful 2017 for the Burlington Massachusetts based company and brings total funding to $277 Million. In June 2017 the closure of a series D finance round brought unicorn status to the… Continue reading Desktop Metal close new financing round with Ford