Phoenix – The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised… Continue reading The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment
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Cummins bags energy management award for 45 plants across 8 countries
Cummins has received a 2023 Energy Management Insight Award from the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a high-level global forum to promote policies and programs that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices and to encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy. Cummins states that it won this award for… Continue reading Cummins bags energy management award for 45 plants across 8 countries
Porsche to increase its stake in IT consultancy MHP to 100% by January 2024
Porsche AG plans to gradually take over all shares in MHP GmbH by January 2024. Already the majority owner, Porsche intends to consistently utilise the growth potential of the management and IT consultancy MHP. Until now, Ralf Hofmann, co-founder, shareholder and chairman of the Board of Management, held 18.2% of the shares. Hofmann will remain… Continue reading Porsche to increase its stake in IT consultancy MHP to 100% by January 2024
India needs 13 lakh charging stations by 2030 to support EV mission: CII
Given the sustained growth of the Indian electric vehicle industry, which saw retail sales cross a million units (10,24,806 units) for the first time in a calendar year in 2022 and January-June 2023 numbers already 70% of that record total, EV demand can be further accelerated by expanding the charging infrastructure across the country. While… Continue reading India needs 13 lakh charging stations by 2030 to support EV mission: CII
India needs 13 lakh charging stations by 2030 to support EV mission: CII
Given the sustained growth of the Indian electric vehicle industry, which saw retail sales cross a million units (10,24,806 units) for the first time in a calendar year in 2022 and January-June 2023 numbers already 70% of that record total, EV demand can be further accelerated by expanding the charging infrastructure across the country. While… Continue reading India needs 13 lakh charging stations by 2030 to support EV mission: CII
2024 Ford Mustang goes back to the ’80s in salute to a hero from Detroit’s darkest days
PASADENA, Calif. — Ford engineers harnessed 21st-century technology to pay homage to an unexpected hero in the new 2024 Mustang: the 1979-’93 “Fox-body” Mustang, a relic of what may be Detroit automakers’ darkest hour, the 1980s. The 2024 Mustang’s high-definition driver information center painstakingly duplicates gauges from the Fox-body, using gaming-level Unreal Engine computer graphics… Continue reading 2024 Ford Mustang goes back to the ’80s in salute to a hero from Detroit’s darkest days
NHTSA proposes cutting fuel use almost in half by 2035
Washington — The Biden administration plans to cut vehicle fuel consumption almost in half by 2035, according to new proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards released Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The rules would once again increase fuel efficiency, pushing car companies to meet an estimated 58 miles… Continue reading NHTSA proposes cutting fuel use almost in half by 2035
Utopia to blight: Surviving in Henry Ford’s lost jungle town
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Tesla team reportedly thwarted range complaints by mass-canceling service appointments
This content is only available to subscribers. Get unlimited digital access. $1 for the rest of the year. Subscribe Now Your subscription supports: Trusted, up-to-date local Detroit and Michigan-wide breaking news. Accurate, fact-based journalism without an agenda, so you get the information you need to make informed decisions. Complete coverage and commentary on Michigan politics… Continue reading Tesla team reportedly thwarted range complaints by mass-canceling service appointments
Mahindra to reveal Scorpio N pickup concept on August 15 in South Africa
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has announced plans to unveil a brand-new pickup concept on August 15, at Cape Town in South Africa and has issued a teaser video of the same. The Scorpio N pickup concept reveal is part of M&M’s ‘Go Global’ strategy, which will also see the company take the covers off the Mahindra… Continue reading Mahindra to reveal Scorpio N pickup concept on August 15 in South Africa