Self-driving Chevy Bolt EV test car gets a ticket for not yielding to pedestrian, GM contests

A lot of eyes are on self-driving test programs right now, especially since the fatal accident involving a Uber test vehicle earlier this month. Now a self-driving Chevy Bolt EV test car gets a ticket in San Francisco for not yielding to a pedestrian, but GM doesn’t agree with the police officer. Home Solar Power A pedestrian… Continue reading Self-driving Chevy Bolt EV test car gets a ticket for not yielding to pedestrian, GM contests

Magna to undertake full vehicle development for VinFast

Asia represents one of the strongest growing automotive markets in the world, and Magna International has further strengthened its presence in the region through a cooperation agreement to provide complete vehicle engineering and development services for VinFast Manufacturing and Trading Company of Vietnam. Magna’s complete vehicle team has responsibility for the full vehicle development of two… Continue reading Magna to undertake full vehicle development for VinFast

Singapore says Uber-Grab deal may violate competition laws

Uber’s exit from Southeast Asia is under scrutiny from regulators in Singapore who believe that Grab’s purchase of the U.S. firm’s business in the region may violates competition laws. Singapore-based Grab, Uber’s chief rival in the region, announced the acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asian business on Monday. In return, Uber is taking 27.5 percent of the Grab… Continue reading Singapore says Uber-Grab deal may violate competition laws

Copenhagen’s carbon neutral plan

It’s a prodigious goal: a carbon neutral city. The changes required to make it happen extend beyond Copenhagen’s city planners. Residents, businesses and infrastructure will all have to come together to make a carbon neutral Copenhagen by 2025. It’s an incredibly complex subject, carbon neutrality. It does not mean carbon-zero, or a complete lack of… Continue reading Copenhagen’s carbon neutral plan

At Uber, a New CEO Shifts Gears

The Indian city of Gurugram, which in Hindi means “village of the guru,” is a technology-and-business hub twenty miles south of New Delhi, reached by highways filled with auto-rickshaws, exhaust-spewing buses, and the occasional immovable cow. The city’s glass high-rises contain dozens of multinational corporations, including Pepsi, Google, and Microsoft. On a recent morning, a… Continue reading At Uber, a New CEO Shifts Gears

RSS Readers Are Due for a Comeback: Feedly, The Old Reader, Inoreader

The modern web contains no shortage of horrors, from ubiquitous ad trackers to all-consuming platforms to YouTube comments, generally. Unfortunately, there’s no panacea for what ails this internet we’ve built. But anyone weary of black-box algorithms controlling what you see online at least has a respite, one that’s been there all along but has often… Continue reading RSS Readers Are Due for a Comeback: Feedly, The Old Reader, Inoreader

Press Release – Magna Provides Engineering Expertise to New Automaker VinFast

Please click HERE for a PDF version of the release. Complete vehicle development for two models Advanced engineering methods reduce development time to 12 months Vehicles will be built at the VinFast production plant in Haiphong, Vietnam SHANGHAI, China, March 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asia represents one of the strongest growing automotive markets in… Continue reading Press Release – Magna Provides Engineering Expertise to New Automaker VinFast

AN EYE OPENER FOR PROTON DEALERS

PRESS AN EYE OPENER FOR PROTON DEALERS Posted on Mar 30, 2018 Subang Jaya, 30 Mac 2018 – A group of 33 PROTON dealers from Malaysia were recently treated to a visit to the Geely Research Institute (GRI) in Hangzhou Bay, China. The intention of the visit was to take a peek at the future… Continue reading AN EYE OPENER FOR PROTON DEALERS

Nissan, Renault in Talks to Merge, Create New Company

Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. are in talks to merge, seeking to solidify their two-decade-old alliance under a single stock as an unprecedented shift toward electric and shared cars transforms the industry, people with knowledge of the matter said. A deal would end the current alliance between the companies and marry them as one… Continue reading Nissan, Renault in Talks to Merge, Create New Company

Uber has settled with the family of the homeless victim killed last week

Uber has reportedly come to a fast settlement with the family of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who was fatally struck last week by one of the company’s self-driving vehicles as she crossed a darkened street, pushing a bicycle. Terms of the settlement are not being disclosed; Uber declined to comment when we asked the company for further… Continue reading Uber has settled with the family of the homeless victim killed last week