European commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska has branded diesel cars “the technology of the past”, saying that “I think in several years they will completely disappear”, with the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal being a catalyst for this. Bienkowska, speaking to Bloomberg, said that following the emissions scandal, public sentiment is moving towards cleaner cars and a greater awareness of emissions. The… Continue reading European commissioner: ‘Diesel cars are finished’
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China’s Ningbo Jifeng Auto in talks to buy German partner Grammer in $872m deal
May 29, 2018 Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co. affiliates are in talks to buy out partner Grammer AG in a possible deal that could value the German maker of vehicle seats at about 750 million euros ($872 million). The German company said in a stock exchange statement Tuesday that it had received an indicative proposal… Continue reading China’s Ningbo Jifeng Auto in talks to buy German partner Grammer in $872m deal
Car maker: The struggle for Opel’s future is a clash of civilizations
Opel in Ruesselsheim RüsselsheimOpel is a unique piece. The only constant in the car maker seems to be the crisis. While Volkswagen. BMW and Daimler despite the diesel scandal rushing from one sales record to the next and bring in dream returns crumble Opel Quarter by quarter the market shares. For almost 20 years, the… Continue reading Car maker: The struggle for Opel’s future is a clash of civilizations
The well-funded startups driven to own the autonomous vehicle stack
At some point in the future, while riding along in a car, a kid may ask their parent about a distant time in the past when people used steering wheels and pedals to control an automobile. Of course, the full realization of the “auto” part of the word — in the form of fully autonomous… Continue reading The well-funded startups driven to own the autonomous vehicle stack
Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing
Julian Hattem, Associated Press Published 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 | Updated 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 This May 11, 2018, file photo released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a Fire Department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South… Continue reading Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing
Auto industry scrambles to make sense of import tariff proposal
Brand new cars sit in a lot at the Auto Warehousing Company near the Port of Richmond on May 24, 2018 in Richmond, California. U.S. president Donald Trump is threatening to impose heavy tariffs on auto imports and has directed Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross to look into and determine if auto imports could be considered… Continue reading Auto industry scrambles to make sense of import tariff proposal
UAW: Elon Musk's tweet violates federal labor law
CLOSE Elon Musk criticized the news media for what he described as irresponsible reporting and suggested he would launch a website to assess the legitimacy of reporters. Time Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the new Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif., in 2010. Next to him is the Tesla electric car Model S sedan. (Photo: Paul… Continue reading UAW: Elon Musk's tweet violates federal labor law
UPDATE 3-Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car -U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March after failing to identify the pedestrian, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine a… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car -U.S. agency
Uber in fatal crash detected pedestrian but had emergency braking disabled
The initial report by the National Transportation Safety Board on the fatal self-driving Uber crash in March confirms that the car detected the pedestrian as early as 6 seconds before the crash, but did not slow or stop because its emergency braking systems were deliberately disabled. Uber told the NTSB that “emergency braking maneuvers are… Continue reading Uber in fatal crash detected pedestrian but had emergency braking disabled
Trump administration launches vehicle import probe
President Donald Trump has ordered a national security probe into vehicle imports, which could bring new tariffs. Mr Trump said the US car industry was “critical to our strength as a nation” and ordered the Department of Commerce to investigate. The probe rests on 1960s legislation which lets the president restrict imports if they threaten… Continue reading Trump administration launches vehicle import probe