BMW wants to bring personal assistants to the car, but it doesn’t want to build its own. Instead, it wants to work with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others to bring the best features of their platforms to its cars. “We don’t want Alexa to drive our car. That’s not a good fit,” Dieter May, BMW’s… Continue reading BMW says in-car digital assistants have to go beyond being ‘Echo Dots in a cup holder’
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Soon California’s Autonomous Cars Will Drive All on Their Own
In Brief California’s DMV just lifted restrictions prohibiting manufacturers from testing driverless vehicles without a human behind the wheel. This move puts us one step closer to a future in which human drivers are no longer a part of the transportation equation. Fully Driverless Vehicles California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is making it easier… Continue reading Soon California’s Autonomous Cars Will Drive All on Their Own
Creating Driving Tests for Self-Driving Cars
Illustration: Jude Buffum At a test track east of Gothenburg, Sweden, people are ushered into autonomous vehicles for a test drive. But there’s a twist: The vehicles aren’t actually autonomous—there’s a hidden driver in the back—and the people are participating in an experiment to discover how they’ll behave when the car is chauffeuring them around. At Zenuity—a… Continue reading Creating Driving Tests for Self-Driving Cars
Hands up who remembers the mad, 225mph Noble M600?
Have we mentioned the carbon yet? Noble – long-time purveyors of rather sublime to drive supercars – has confirmed that a British Racing Green, carbon-fibre M600 will make an appearance at the London Motor Show. It is called the M600 CarbonSport. And as the name suggests, it features dashes of carbon fibre throughout. Exposed carbon fibre,… Continue reading Hands up who remembers the mad, 225mph Noble M600?
Axon Automotive expands in larger factory
Axon Automotive has recently moved from its start-up location in Wollaston to a significantly bigger 4180 sq. m (45,000 sq. ft) factory site on the Brackmills Industrial Estate, also in Northamptonshire. This relocation, funded by new parent company Bawtry Investments, is in response to a fourfold increase in business over the last two years. Growth… Continue reading Axon Automotive expands in larger factory
Driving bans for diesel cars: give gas, automakers – with new proposals
All articles and backgrounds 02/27/2018 Driving bans for diesel cars Give gas, automakers – with new proposals DPA Activists before the Federal Administrative Court: The verdict on driving bans is a swatter for German carmakers The driving ban judgment is a swatter for Germany’s automaker. There is little time left for constructive, voluntary solutions –… Continue reading Driving bans for diesel cars: give gas, automakers – with new proposals
Ford abandons Blanquefort
The manufacturer has announced that it will no longer invest in its gearbox production site in Gironde. For his part, Bruno Le Maire reacted, asking the manufacturer to ensure the sustainability of the plant. A thousand jobs are threatened. Would Ford abandon Blanquefort? Given the release sent by the American brand, it takes the way.… Continue reading Ford abandons Blanquefort
Diesel cars can be banned from German cities, court rules
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) – German cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move likely to be mirrored in other parts of Europe and to force automakers to pay to improve exhaust systems or switch to cleaner vehicles. There has been a global backlash against… Continue reading Diesel cars can be banned from German cities, court rules
Ford launches self-driving pilot with delivery partners in Miami
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co is taking a different approach from rival General Motors Co in deploying self-driving vehicles, focusing initially on partnering with and operating vehicles for a variety of companies, from Domino’s Pizza to Lyft, executives said. Ford said on Tuesday it has launched a pilot delivery program in Miami with Domino‘s, and… Continue reading Ford launches self-driving pilot with delivery partners in Miami
Mahindra, LG Chem to develop Li-ion battery
The facility will come up on a 88-acre plot, and create 600 jobs, said industries minister RV Deshpande. NEW DELHI: Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has announced a tie-up with Korea-based battery manufacturer LG Chem for development of a unique cell exclusively for India. LG Chem will develop a unique cell exclusively for India application… Continue reading Mahindra, LG Chem to develop Li-ion battery