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Uber’s self-driving policies, tech face questions after fatal crash

Just_Super via Getty Images In the wake of a fatal crash where one of Uber’s self-driving SUVs struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, a New York Times report has dug into the company’s program and found it’s significantly trailing the competition. Specifically, while the former Google project Waymo could have its cars average 5,600… Continue reading Uber’s self-driving policies, tech face questions after fatal crash

Sensor supplier to self-driving Uber defends tech

Keith Naughton, Bloomberg Published 11:41 a.m. ET March 23, 2018 This image, made from video Sunday, March 18, 2018, of a mounted camera provided by the Tempe Police Department, shows an exterior view moments before an Uber SUV hit a woman in Tempe, Ariz. (Photo: AP) A top executive for the maker of sensors used… Continue reading Sensor supplier to self-driving Uber defends tech

Car manufacturer: refurbishment talks at Opel falter

Opel plant in Rüsselsheim Works Council Chairman Wolfgang Schäfer-Klug stated that he did not want to accept any subsequent conditions for contracts from the new parent company. (Photo: AP) At the crisis carmaker Opel The restructuring talks between the employee representatives and the new parent company PSA are faltering. In a statement distributed on Friday… Continue reading Car manufacturer: refurbishment talks at Opel falter

BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells

Follow John BMW sold more than 100,000 cars with plugs last year, adding together its battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models. That’s roughly on a par with Tesla, and ahead of both General Motors and Nissan, two other pioneers in modern electric cars. The company has put far more plug-in cars on the road to date… Continue reading BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells

Car manufacturers despair of the new emission regulations: BMW also stops production of X5 and X6 gasoline

All articles and backgrounds 03/23/2018 Car manufacturers desperate for new emission regulations BMW also stops production of X5 and X6 petrol engines BMW BMW X5: From late May to early 2019 no longer available with gasoline engine For a year, the BMW 7 Series is in Europe not available as gasoline engine – This sales… Continue reading Car manufacturers despair of the new emission regulations: BMW also stops production of X5 and X6 gasoline

UPDATE 2-Nissan sees electric car sales surging to 1 mln annually by 2022

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) announced plans to sell 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) annually by 2022, a six-fold jump from what it sold last year, and said it had no plans to stop testing its self-driving cars on public roads, calling them safe. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nissan is seen… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Nissan sees electric car sales surging to 1 mln annually by 2022

Vospers invests £12m in Exeter multi-franchise dealership

Vospers is investing £12m in a new multi-franchise site in Matford, Exeter to open in late 2018. The site will have a FordStore, showrooms for Ford, Mazda, Fiat, Jeep, and Alfa Romeo and a 28-bay workshop. There will also be four larger car and van bays for while u wait servicing, where two technicians will… Continue reading Vospers invests £12m in Exeter multi-franchise dealership

200,000 electric audis until 2021: Audi CEO Stadler sets high electrical targets

All articles and backgrounds 03/23/2018 200,000 electric audis until 2021 Audi CEO Stadler sets high electrical targets Audi Audi A8: In the future only electric? The Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer Audi Show stock market chart wants to sell significantly more electric cars in the next few years than previously known. “We want to sell around 200,000… Continue reading 200,000 electric audis until 2021: Audi CEO Stadler sets high electrical targets

Jim Ratcliffe’s battle plan for his own Land Rover Defender

Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire chemicals tycoon, is nearing a decision on where to build his new alternative to the Land Rover Defender — with two sites in Britain still in the running. The £700m project is expected to create 1,000 direct jobs and support possibly 5,000 more in the supply chain. A team of 200… Continue reading Jim Ratcliffe’s battle plan for his own Land Rover Defender