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UPDATE 1-As Google races ahead, German carmakers look to go faster on autonomous driving

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s top carmakers including BMW and Volkswagen are looking at ways to speed up development of the next generation of self-driving cars, possibly by even working together, as tech giant Google forges ahead with plans to mass produce such vehicles. FILE PHOTO: Three of the fleet of 600 Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid… Continue reading UPDATE 1-As Google races ahead, German carmakers look to go faster on autonomous driving

Jeep Announces Subscription Pilots with Avis, Turo

Owners of Jeeps can put their vehicles on Turo’s platform and rent them out to other drivers during the three-month trial period. Photo via Depositphotos.  In an effort to increase sales of its Jeep brand, Fiat Chrysler (FC) is launching two pilot programs, one with peer-to-peer carsharing app Turo and the other with Avis, Bloomberg… Continue reading Jeep Announces Subscription Pilots with Avis, Turo

Waymo plans to open a self-driving car factory in Michigan

Waymo and Magna plan to build thousands of self-driving cars at a factory in southeast Michigan, including autonomous versions of the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan. Waymo, the former Google self-driving project that spun out to become a business under Alphabet, announced Tuesday that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation voted to approve… Continue reading Waymo plans to open a self-driving car factory in Michigan

Dodge Challenger electric boost, Karma styling, limited autobahns: Today’s Car News

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Plug-in luxury-car maker Karma brought in a new design house to carry it into the future. Germany revealed a plan to impose a national speed limit on its famously unlimited autobahns. And our latest Twitter poll asks readers how soon they expect Ford to come through with an electric F-Series pickup. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

The performance community looks to be getting the electrification message. Chrysler CEO Mike Manly announced that the next version of the Dodge Challenger muscle car will ditch is signature big V-8 for a smaller engine with boost from an electric motor.

After four years under Chinese ownership, Karma, which builds the car famously developed by ex-BMW and Tesla designer Henrik Fisker, plans to take styling in a new direction in a new partnership with Italian design house Pininfarina.

In an effort to combat climate change, a German government agency has proposed limiting speeds on the country's autobahns.

After a senior Ford executive announced last week that the company will build an all-electric version of the bestselling Ford F-Series—with no mention of when—we decided to ask our readers to fill in a date in our latest Twitter poll, in a gauge of how serious electric car fans think the company is.

BMW and its rival Daimler are reportedly in talks about joining forces to develop self-driving cars.

Finally, Uber plans to start a new division to develop self-riding shared bikes and scooters.

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Waymo will build self-driving cars in Michigan

Waymo Waymo just took another major step toward bringing self-driving cars into the mainstream. The Alphabet-owned brand has received approval to establish a factory for its driverless vehicles in Michigan. This will be the first factory in the world to be completely devoted to mass-producing Level 4 autonomous vehicles, the company said. It may be… Continue reading Waymo will build self-driving cars in Michigan

Growing our team and business in Michigan

Growing our team and business in Michigan Waymo TeamBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJan 22 In the US, the auto industry is synonymous with Michigan. Auto manufacturing has created hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state and built an economic engine that helps fuel the entire country. Today, Waymo is excited to announce that we’ll grow our business in Michigan,… Continue reading Growing our team and business in Michigan

Chrysler Pacifica y Ram 1500 entran en la lista 10Best de Car and Driver

Chrysler Pacifica y Ram 1500 entran en la lista 10Best de Car and Driver  Chrysler Pacifica es uno de los 10Best por tercer año consecutivo Chrysler Pacifica encabezó la categoría de Van, mientras que Ram 1500 lideró el segmento de Pickup de tamaño completo La reconocida publicación Car and Driver nombra a sus 10Best evaluando el cumplimiento del propósito del… Continue reading Chrysler Pacifica y Ram 1500 entran en la lista 10Best de Car and Driver

TomTom to sell Telematics unit to Japan’s Bridgestone for $1.03b

January 22, 2019 TomTom, the Dutch navigation and digital maps company, said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its Telematics, or the fleet management business, to Japan’s Bridgestone for 910 million euros (£802.5 million or $1.03 billion). The company will return 750 million euros of that to shareholders via a capital repayment and share… Continue reading TomTom to sell Telematics unit to Japan’s Bridgestone for $1.03b