(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said Thursday an employee had tested positive for COVID-19 at its Kokomo, Indiana, transmission plant but the location will remain open, raising the specter of U.S. shutdowns hitting the industry. The Italian-American automaker said the employee was receiving medical care and his immediate co-workers and others he… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant remains open
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Ford takes aim at Jeep with new Bronco SUVs
DETROIT (Reuters) – Nearly 55 years after the debut of the original Ford Bronco — and 24 years after the demise of the last one — Ford Motor Co. (F.N) is dusting off one of its treasured nameplates this spring in hopes of reviving a decades-old rivalry with Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s (FCHA.MI) popular Jeep brand.… Continue reading Ford takes aim at Jeep with new Bronco SUVs
UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant remains open
(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said Thursday an employee had tested positive for COVID-19 at its Kokomo, Indiana, transmission plant but the location will remain open, raising the specter of U.S. shutdowns hitting the industry. The Italian-American automaker said the employee was receiving medical care and his immediate co-workers and others he… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant remains open
UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant will remain open
(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) said Thursday that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19 at its Kokomo, Indiana transmission plant, but the location will remain open. The Italian-American automaker said the company placed the employee and his immediate co-workers and others he may have come into direct contact with in home quarantine.… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant will remain open
Government to revamp smart motorways after safety concerns
Transport policy Measures include abolition of dynamic hard shoulders and increase in refuge areas The overhaul comes after the deaths of at least 38 people on stretches of smart motorways in the past five years. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA An 18-point plan to tackle the safety of smart motorways has been announced by the UK government,… Continue reading Government to revamp smart motorways after safety concerns
Ride Report raises $10 million to help cities and operators manage shared bikes and scooters
Portland-based micromobility startup Ride Report just closed a $10 million round led by Unusual Ventures to better facilitate relationships between cities and operators. Ride Report works by monitoring micromobility vehicles across cities — currently 70 worldwide — to enable legislators to better understand the impact micromobility has on their respective cities. Ride Report, in partnership… Continue reading Ride Report raises $10 million to help cities and operators manage shared bikes and scooters
Volkswagen hopes new software will banish accidents by 2050
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will launch a new software operating system this year that it hopes will make accidents involving its cars a thing of the past by 2050, the company said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen at a construction completion event of SAIC Volkswagen MEB electric vehicle plant in… Continue reading Volkswagen hopes new software will banish accidents by 2050
Williams Advanced Engineering: driving and disrupting technology
What happens when you combine world-class talent and cutting-edge technology with a deeply ingrained passion for expanding the boundaries of what’s possible? Jonny Williamson finds out. Over the past four decades (and counting), Williams F1 has typified the drive for engineering excellence. From its in-house-developed eight-speed, seamless-shift, semi-automatic gearbox to the carbon-fibre chassis of this… Continue reading Williams Advanced Engineering: driving and disrupting technology
Volkswagen plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms
FILE PHOTO: A logo of VW is pictured at a Volkswagen dealership in Camas, near Seville, southern Spain November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and managing energy, encroaching on business currently dominated by utilities and energy firms,… Continue reading Volkswagen plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms
Tesla got hauled in by Chinese government after it quietly downgraded the chips in some of its Model 3 cars
Tesla Model 3 owners discovered last week the company had quietly downgraded the computer chip inside their vehicles to an older generation. The discovery sparked outcry and Tesla apologised, saying the outbreak of the coronavirus had slowed its production rate and forced it to ship with the old chip. This week Tesla executives were hauled… Continue reading Tesla got hauled in by Chinese government after it quietly downgraded the chips in some of its Model 3 cars