An Uber driver in a self-driving car was streaming television until moments before the vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian, according to police. Rafaela Vasquez repeatedly looked down instead of at the road prior to the collision in Tempe, Arizona, a report from the Tempe police department stated. It suggested the driver was distracted and… Continue reading Arizona Uber driver was ‘streaming The Voice’ moments before fatal crash
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Daimler expects less profit
Thursday, 06/21/2018 09:52 clock The car company Daimler has reduced its outlook for 2018. As reasons were the trade conflict between the USA and China and the diesel affair called. Daimler expects earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to be slightly below the previous year’s level in the current year, the Dax Group announced in… Continue reading Daimler expects less profit
A New Kind of Proving Ground: How We’re Reimagining the Future of Mobility in Detroit
A New Kind of Proving Ground: How We’re Reimagining the Future of Mobility in Detroit By Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company As Ford Motor Company ushers in its next era, it is building a new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The new Corktown campus will be a hub where Ford and its partners will work… Continue reading A New Kind of Proving Ground: How We’re Reimagining the Future of Mobility in Detroit
Ford Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station as Centerpiece of New Detroit Campus to Usher in Ford’s Smart, Connected Future
  Ford has acquired the iconic Michigan Central Station and plans to transform it into the centerpiece of a vibrant new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood that will serve as an innovation hub for Ford’s vision for the future of transportation The Corktown campus is a place where Ford and its partners will work on… Continue reading Ford Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station as Centerpiece of New Detroit Campus to Usher in Ford’s Smart, Connected Future
Young at heart? Mercedes cultivates its aging workforce
BERLIN (Reuters) – Too slow, inflexible, forgetful, always off sick. Those are some attitudes about older workers that carmaker Mercedes-Benz is trying to dispel as Germany grapples with the challenges of an aging society. People visit an exhibition about demografic change called ‘Ey Alter’ by carmaker Mercedes Benz in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Axel… Continue reading Young at heart? Mercedes cultivates its aging workforce
Reactions to Stadler arrest: “Trickery and cheating have been tolerated from the very top”
All articles and backgrounds 06/18/2018 Reactions to Stadler arrest “The story of the auto industry has collapsed” DPA In the diesel scandal of the Volkswagen Group, a senior manager in Germany has now been arrested for the first time Green Group Vice Oliver Krischer sees the provisional arrest of Audi CEO Rupert Stadler in the… Continue reading Reactions to Stadler arrest: “Trickery and cheating have been tolerated from the very top”
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday, injuring seven people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said. The incident took place as residents and visiting soccer fans thronged the center of Moscow on… Continue reading Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven
How GM trains human drivers to monitor its autonomous cars
Cruise Automation, a self-driving unit of General Motors, is revealing new details about its training program for its human test drivers. Drivers undergo a month-long training session as well as in-car audits, incident response drills, and exams. Moreover, testers who sit in the driver’s seat are instructed to keep their hands on the steering wheel… Continue reading How GM trains human drivers to monitor its autonomous cars
In auto talent war, GM hires 9,000, spends $1 billion on offices
General Motors Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Mark Reuss. (Photo: Steve Fecht for General Motors) Oct. 2, 2017, is historic inside General Motors human resources. That’s the day when product development boss Mark Reuss told a group of reporters at GM’s Design Dome in Warren that the automaker would introduce 20 new electrified vehicles… Continue reading In auto talent war, GM hires 9,000, spends $1 billion on offices
ERJ Business News Tracker
SBR shut-downs in China… EU chemical output up… India NR warning… Pirelli in F1… SBR prices’ uptrend… German rubber pay rise… Wanli shelves US tire plant?… Rubber share prices… India tire price hikes… BMW investing in 3D technology… JUNE 2018 15/6 China’s Shen Hua Chemical Industrial is planning to carry out maintenance work on a 70… Continue reading ERJ Business News Tracker