Category: Automotive

Tesla Driver, Passed Out Drunk, Tells Highway Patrol Autopilot Was in Charge

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says a driver was found passed out in his Tesla with a very high blood alcohol content on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge on Friday. The driver, according to CHP, claimed the car had been “set on autopilot” in an apparent attempt to defend himself. The highway patrol, seemingly unimpressed, arrested… Continue reading Tesla Driver, Passed Out Drunk, Tells Highway Patrol Autopilot Was in Charge

Jaguar Land Rover to cut production at Halewood plant

Jaguar Land Rover has announced its intention to trim Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport production, citing challenges facing the auto industry, including Brexit. The UK’s largest car manufacturer said it would adjust output at its Halewood plant on Merseyside between March and June despite a record year of sales for the company worldwide in… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to cut production at Halewood plant

Waymo to start testing self-driving cars in Atlanta

(Reuters) – Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit, would start testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta, it said on Twitter on Monday. “Atlanta is a major hub for technology and innovation, and a natural fit for Waymo’s testing program,” Waymo said on Twitter. (bit.ly/2DyOp6W) With over eight years of testing under its belt, Waymo is… Continue reading Waymo to start testing self-driving cars in Atlanta

JLR cuts Land Rover production amid diesel uncertainty

Jaguar Land Rover will cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars. The company will temporarily scale back output of the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models later this year. Last week, JLR said its global sales hit a record in 2017, but that the UK… Continue reading JLR cuts Land Rover production amid diesel uncertainty

Bringing Forward Collision Warnings to our open source self-driving car

Bringing Forward Collision Warnings to our open source self-driving car At comma.ai we are building openpilot, open-source software that can drive your car. Right now support includes Toyotas with TSS-P, the Honda Civic and CR-V (with Honda Sensing) and Acura ILX. In this post, I will describe how we built the Forward Collision Warning (FCW)… Continue reading Bringing Forward Collision Warnings to our open source self-driving car

Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars

Waymo continues to expand the pool of locations where it’s testing its autonomous vehicle tech, and the latest destination is metro Atlanta. The former Google self-driving car company revealed the news on Twitter, noting that it’s expanding considerably its geographic testing footprint now that it’s got fully driverless test vehicles on the road in Phoenix.… Continue reading Waymo heads to Atlanta to test its self-driving cars

DELFINGEN open a new plant in Nicaragua

DELFINGEN open a new plant in Nicaragua | DELFINGEN By continuing your visit in this site, you accept the use of cookies in order to offer you an optimal navigation and to create statistics of visits More Information OK To continue to expand our global footprint and to enter in a strategic stage of our… Continue reading DELFINGEN open a new plant in Nicaragua

BVRLA publishes diesel transition roadmap

As London launches its T-Charge Clean Air Zone for cars and commercial vehicles, the BVRLA has today published a blueprint for delivering a cost-effective transition away from diesel vehicles in urban areas. Applying the same methodology used by government policymakers to assess their national air quality plan, the BVRLA has produced a high-level blueprint for… Continue reading BVRLA publishes diesel transition roadmap

A third of London car journeys could be autonomous by 2025

A third of London private vehicle journeys could be made using autonomous vehicles forecasts Addison Lee-led MERGE Greenwich consortium. MERGE Greenwich is a project set up to investigate how to improve the way we travel around cities, reduce total vehicle journeys and reduce emissions, using new and future developments in electric and autonomous vehicles.  The… Continue reading A third of London car journeys could be autonomous by 2025