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Mobility: VW wants to prevent traffic collapse with quantum computers

traffic jam on the highway Quantum-optimized navigation could prevent traffic jams in the future, Volkswagen believes. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Volkswagen wants to redeem a decade-old promise. Car makers, manufacturers of navigation devices and IT companies had been there when the early 1990s, the first GPS devices came on the market. However, when later on new… Continue reading Mobility: VW wants to prevent traffic collapse with quantum computers

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor may raise stake in China truck JV

Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday it was considering raising its stake in its underperforming truck joint venture in China, potentially joining other foreign automakers in boosting ownership in the world’s biggest car market. Sichuan Hyundai Motor is Hyundai‘s only commercial car venture in China that makes cargo trucks and buses. Beijing relaxed rules last year on foreign firms controlling any… Continue reading South Korea’s Hyundai Motor may raise stake in China truck JV

Hyundai Motor may raise stake in China joint venture

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Motor is pictured at the second media day for the Shanghai auto show in Shanghai, China April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) said on Tuesday it was considering raising its stake in its underperforming truck joint venture in China, potentially joining other foreign automakers… Continue reading Hyundai Motor may raise stake in China joint venture

Tesla takes you behind the scenes at its crash-test lab

Tesla has earned a strong reputation for occupant safety. And in a video posted Tuesday by Tesla, the California carmaker shows that, as with every other automaker, there's physical testing and probably a degree of trial and error involved.

The brief look at its in-house crash-testing regimen covered computer simulations all the way through to the crushing of real-life metal and the analysis that inevitably follows. And it shows both the computer-simulated crash testing procedure along with providing an up-close look at Tesla's physical crash-testing facility and the systems behind it.

The company keeps it electric in the lab, too; two Model S Performance drive units to propel its test models into crash barriers.

The video shows Teslas undergoing both front- and rear-end crash tests, and we also get to see a crashed model on a rotisserie for post-collision evaluation.

Tesla has been criticized on multiple occasions for overstating the crashworthiness of its cars. The company was accused of misusing methodology from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to assert that the Model 3 was the safest car the federal agency had ever tested.

Tesla Model 3 crash

NHTSA issued a statement in response, saying: “A 5-star rating is the highest safety rating a vehicle can achieve. NHTSA does not distinguish safety performance beyond that rating, thus there is no 'safest' vehicle among those vehicles achieving 5-star ratings.”

In September, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the Model 3 a Top Safety Pick+ rating, which is the highest rating it can bestow on a 2019- or 2020-model-year vehicle. It joins the Audi E-tron in achieving that honor.

Volvo to pay battery charges in bid to help sell electric SUVs

Gabrielle Coppola, Bloomberg Published 12:01 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2019 Volvo Cars isn’t just electrifying its lineup to cut carbon emissions. Now the Swedish automaker says it will pay customers to make sure they plug in. Volvo is tying the launch of its first all-electric vehicle – the XC40 Recharge crossover – to a broader… Continue reading Volvo to pay battery charges in bid to help sell electric SUVs

Porsche: we must diversify beyond selling cars to survive

Porsche must invest in companies looking to solve issues such as traffic in cities rather than rely on selling cars to survive in the future, according to Porsche finance and IT boss Lutz Meschke. “Cities want to reduce traffic, therefore we have to look for solutions which fit our brand. Shared mobility is not enough… Continue reading Porsche: we must diversify beyond selling cars to survive

VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible

Andreas Renschler Traton CEO Andreas Renschler criticizes the lack of infrastructure on the truck stops. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt At the VWTruck segment According to CEO Andreas Renschler, Traton could drive one third of its sold trucks by 2030. However, it still lack the necessary infrastructure on the truck stops, said Renschler the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” according… Continue reading VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible

Hybrid drives are to be cheaper

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