A police department in Connecticut bought a Tesla Model 3 and disclosed that they are “in direct conversations with Tesla” to use Sentry Mode for policing needs in Tesla police patrol cars. Earlier this week, the Westport police department announced that they bought a Tesla Model 3 that they are currently upgrading to use as… Continue reading Tesla is in talks with police department to use Sentry Mode for policing needs
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Tesla and other EVs block gas station in protest against charging station Icing
Tesla vehicles and a few other electric vehicles blocked a gas station in Croatia in a protest organized by the local unofficial Tesla owners club against the lack of action to prevent EV charging stations being blocked by parked gas-powered cars, also known as Icing. Icing is what the EV community calls an internal combustion… Continue reading Tesla and other EVs block gas station in protest against charging station Icing
AI, to Be Precise: Brooklyn Company Detects Manufacturing Anomalies with Tools Powered by Deep Learning
Nanotronics is pushing the limits of precision manufacturing with AI powered by NVIDIA Quadro RTX technology. The Brooklyn-based company combines super-resolution images with deep learning in its nSpec line of advanced optical inspection tools. Delivering a wide range of scanning methods and imaging techniques, these tools help customers find anomalies, defects and other features of… Continue reading AI, to Be Precise: Brooklyn Company Detects Manufacturing Anomalies with Tools Powered by Deep Learning
As Ford, Chevy exit sedan market, Asian makers gain share
Phoenix — A year after Ford and Chevrolet abandoned the compact-car segment to prioritize SUVs, buyers are abandoning those makes and shopping for cars made by Hyundai, Toyota and Honda. Some 42% of Ford Focus and Chevy Cruze compact car owners have stayed in the compact car segment with a significant percentage buying competitors’ vehicles, according to an industry… Continue reading As Ford, Chevy exit sedan market, Asian makers gain share
Inchcape opens new Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Derby
Inchcape has opened a new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Derby. The six acre site combines the previous Jaguar dealership next to the former Derby Cattle Market and the Land Rover dealership at Pride Park. Marcus Jones, our head of business at Derby said: “Having worked with the brand for over 20 years, it… Continue reading Inchcape opens new Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Derby
Self-driving lorry ‘crosses America in three days’
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Transportation is ‘broken’ — head of GM’s driverless car unit
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@VW Group: Volkswagen passenger cars grows deliveries in November
The Volkswagen brand delivered 586,400 vehicles worldwide in November, 3.9 percent more than in November 2018. Volkswagen made further gains in market shares in a shrinking overall global market. That also applies to China, the brand’s largest single market, where Volkswagen grew deliveries by 4.0 percent despite the shrinkage in the overall Chinese market. Significant… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen passenger cars grows deliveries in November
@VW Group: ŠKODA delivers 109,000 vehicles in November
Alain Favey, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Sales and Marketing, emphasises: “Globally we are above the market level, except for China, where we are getting under the pressure due to the continuously decreasing market. Our successful product campaign has been crucial to our success: alongside our successful SUV models, the SCALA, the KAMIQ, the first two… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA delivers 109,000 vehicles in November
@VW Group: Being tested: Audi production tests exoskeletons for overhead tasks
Audi wants to further improve its employees’ ergonomics in its production facilities. For this reason, the company is currently conducting a comparative study of two exoskeletons. These external support structures are designed to help employees when they are performing overhead tasks by protecting their joints and tiring their muscles less quickly. All in all, around… Continue reading @VW Group: Being tested: Audi production tests exoskeletons for overhead tasks