The UK’s car industry has hit out at the government over unconfirmed reports ministers will target hybrid vehicles as part of a new emissions crackdown. New cars unable to do at least 50 miles on electric power may be banned by 2040, a ruling that would hit the UK’s best-selling hybrid, Toyota’s Prius. The SMMT… Continue reading Car industry on alert over reports some hybrids face a ban
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Self-Driving Cars Won’t Need Accurate Digital Maps, MIT Experts Say
Image: MIT CSAIL Advertisement Editor’s Picks One of the truisms of the self-driving car business is that you can’t begin to function properly without super-detailed, constantly updated digital maps that show buildings, trees, and other features. That might seem no problem at all if you’re a Google spinoff called Waymo. After all, your corporate parent… Continue reading Self-Driving Cars Won’t Need Accurate Digital Maps, MIT Experts Say
Top Automotive Industry News for Week of April 30 – May 6, 2018
Here is the most important news associated with the automotive industry identified by the AEA for the week April 30, 2018 – May 6, 2018. We hope it helps you stay up to speed on the key developments in our industry: -Automotive Manufacturing News- All new cars and SUVs sold in the US must now… Continue reading Top Automotive Industry News for Week of April 30 – May 6, 2018
Pininfarina: why the design house is making an electric supercar
At Palazzo Barberini in the heart of Rome earlier this month, a handful of billionaires, multimillionaires and, tagging along some distance behind, representatives of the world’s automotive press had their first look at a new £1.7 million hypercar. In the imposingly grand surroundings of the 17th-century palace, now repurposed as a fine art gallery, those… Continue reading Pininfarina: why the design house is making an electric supercar
Michael Gove leading plan to ban sale of new hybrid cars by 2040
Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars Environment secretary favours the move but it is hotly contested within government Toyota’s Prius production line in Aichi, Japan. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Michael Gove is spearheading plans to halt the sale of new hybrid cars by 2040 to help tackle UK air pollution, Whitehall sources have said. Ministers have been… Continue reading Michael Gove leading plan to ban sale of new hybrid cars by 2040
Didi Chuxing, Auto Partners Form Global Carsharing Alliance
Photo: Didi Chuxing Didi Chuxing has joined 31 of its auto industry partners to launch the Didi Auto Alliance (D-Alliance or the Alliance). For the first time, the Alliance will bring together resources and the strengths of the new mobility sector with those of key links in the automotive industry chain, with the aim to develop… Continue reading Didi Chuxing, Auto Partners Form Global Carsharing Alliance
Toyota Plans $1.1 Billion Expansion at Canadian Plant
Toyota Motor Corp. is set to announce a C$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion) expansion of its Canadian operations to build the RAV4 sport utility vehicle, a bet on the nation’s manufacturing amid a cloud of uncertainty from ongoing Nafta talks. The Japanese automaker is slated to make an announcement Friday afternoon at its facility in Cambridge,… Continue reading Toyota Plans $1.1 Billion Expansion at Canadian Plant
Exclusive: 2040 UK ban on sale of new combustion-engined cars set to be confirmed
The Government will ban the sale of new cars that achieve less than 50 miles of electric range from 2040, Autocar can exclusively reveal. The plan, called Road to Zero and set to be unveiled imminently, follows on from last year’s announcement that it would ban all diesel and petrol cars in the UK by that year, as… Continue reading Exclusive: 2040 UK ban on sale of new combustion-engined cars set to be confirmed
UPDATE 3-Ex-Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn charged in U.S. over diesel scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday disclosed the filing of criminal charges against former Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, accusing him of conspiring to cover up the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating. Former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn leaves after testifying to a German parliamentary committee on the carmaker’s emissions… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Ex-Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn charged in U.S. over diesel scandal
Toyota Research Institute to Open New Driverless Car Test Bed in MI
The state of Michigan notched another mobility-industry win today when the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced that a 60-acre parcel in Ottawa Lakes, MI, will be the home of a new autonomous vehicle development and testing facility, the first dedicated exclusively to TRI’s use. TRI is Toyota’s research arm, which aims to enhance the safety of… Continue reading Toyota Research Institute to Open New Driverless Car Test Bed in MI