Adient and Arvind set up JV for automotive fabrics

Global leader in automotive fabrics, Adient has announced the launch of its joint venture (JV) with Arvind Group, for manufacturing and selling of automotive fabrics in India. The JV christened Adient Arvind Automotive fabrics will produce high-performance fabrics from the manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad for domestic and global markets. The JV will benefit from synergies… Continue reading Adient and Arvind set up JV for automotive fabrics

Fatal U.S. self-driving auto accident raises novel legal questions

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel, legal experts said. Traffic passes an intersection just north of the location where a… Continue reading Fatal U.S. self-driving auto accident raises novel legal questions

Toyota pauses automated driving testing on U.S. roads following Uber accident

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

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