Toyota starts a new $2.8 billion company to develop self-driving software

Toyota is expanding its pursuit of self-driving cars by starting a new company called Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, or TRI-AD. The Japanese automaker is starting the company in conjunction with automotive supplier Aisin Seiki and Denso, and together, they plan to invest $2.8 billion into TRI-AD in the coming years and hire around 1,000 employees… Continue reading Toyota starts a new $2.8 billion company to develop self-driving software

The Italian car market falls 1.4% in February, but rises almost 1% in the two months

Posted 02/03/2018 11: 30: 38CET ROME, 2 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – Automobile registrations in the Italian market experienced a decline of 1.42% during the month of February, with a volume of 181,734 units, according to data from the National Archive of Vehicles of Italy collected by Europa Press. The best-selling brand in Italy in February… Continue reading The Italian car market falls 1.4% in February, but rises almost 1% in the two months

FCA Canada Reports Record Jeep® Sales

Jeep® brand total sales increased 46 per cent in February 2018 to 6,563, setting a monthly record. Two Jeep products also set monthly sales records in February. Jeep Wrangler posted a 175 per cent increase in February to 2,898. Jeep Grand Cherokee sales were up 10 per cent to 1,337, while Jeep Compass sales soared… Continue reading FCA Canada Reports Record Jeep® Sales

The Stratos is coming back, but don’t call it a Lancia

Yes, the Stratos is being reborn, though nobody at FCA has cared enough about Lancia to do it themselves. Instead, it’s being built by Manifattura Automobili Torino (MAT), the same custom low-volume builder that takes care of the Apollo Arrow and James Glickenhaus’s fabulously crafted SCG003S. And Lancia itself has had nearly eight years to… Continue reading The Stratos is coming back, but don’t call it a Lancia

New V-12 Apollo Intensa Emozione

Supercar start-up Apollo is an Italian based firm backed by Chinese capital investments. The Apollo Company has its evolution roots planted in German automobile manufacturing enterprise Gumpert. Roland Gumpert, the founder of Apollo, once held the position of director of Audi Sport. Under his management, Audi won a total of 25 World Rally Championship races… Continue reading New V-12 Apollo Intensa Emozione

FCA to review potential Magneti Marelli spinoff in second quarter

DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said on Wednesday that in the second quarter the automaker would review the possible spinoff of its Magneti Marelli unit. Last month FCA Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said he had recommended to the company’s board that the automaker spin off the maker of components for… Continue reading FCA to review potential Magneti Marelli spinoff in second quarter

Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video

Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video To bring Waymo’s technology to life, we leaned on the unique format of 360 video. By Meiling Tan, Head of Marketing, Waymo Waymo has been working on self-driving technology since our early days at Google in 2009. Today, we have the world’s first and only… Continue reading Recreating the self-driving experience: the making of the Waymo 360° video