@VW Group: When fate and two racing hearts meet003672

It’s a peaceful morning in the Swiss village of Bellmund near Lake Biel. Birds are chirping and the 1,500 inhabitants in the pretty little town in the Canton of Bern are getting ready to start the day. Porsche works driver Neel Jani steps out of the front door of his partially restored farmhouse and shatters… Continue reading @VW Group: When fate and two racing hearts meet003672

U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that since January 2018 it had identified 11 crashes in which Tesla models… Continue reading U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes

How Google’s self-driving car project accidentally spawned its robotic delivery rival

Nuro doesn’t have a typical Silicon Valley origin story. It didn’t emerge after a long, slow slog from a suburban garage or through a flash of insight in a university laboratory. Nor was it founded at the behest of an eccentric billionaire with money to burn. Nuro was born — and ramped up quickly —… Continue reading How Google’s self-driving car project accidentally spawned its robotic delivery rival

U.S. opens formal safety probe into some 765,000 Tesla vehicles

The logo of Tesla is seen in Taipei, Taiwan August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)… Continue reading U.S. opens formal safety probe into some 765,000 Tesla vehicles

U.S. opens formal safety probe into Tesla Autopilot crashes

The logo of Tesla is seen in Taipei, Taiwan August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)… Continue reading U.S. opens formal safety probe into Tesla Autopilot crashes

Indian auto industry voluntarily recalls 376,536 vehicles this year, more than double of 2019

The Indian auto industry saw its highest recalls of 1,000,467 units and 932,449 units in 2015 and 2016 respectively, largely due to technical issues facing General Motors India and Honda Cars India. Mumbai: The Indian auto industry voluntarily recalled 376,536 vehicles till August 11 this year, compared with 380,615 units in the entire 2020, as… Continue reading Indian auto industry voluntarily recalls 376,536 vehicles this year, more than double of 2019

Electric car: these newcomers who want to follow Tesla’s path

Where are the young shoots of the electric car? Among the many companies to have followed in Tesla’s wake in recent years, some are already no longer quite start-ups: the Chinese Nio , Xpeng or Li Auto started to deliver cars. They are now well established, at least in their country. Others succeed in raising… Continue reading Electric car: these newcomers who want to follow Tesla’s path

@niche: HARD-FOUGHT RUNNER-UP RESULT FOR MANUEL LETTENBICHLER AT RED BULL TKO001151

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Ram pickups recalled; faulty side air bags can hurl shrapnel

Detroit – Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without warning and hurl shrapnel into the cabin. It’s the second major recall of pickup trucks in the past two months for the same problem. Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, says the recall covers covers… Continue reading Ram pickups recalled; faulty side air bags can hurl shrapnel

Hyundai, Kia recall 600,000 vehicles to fix trunk latch problem

Detroit — Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. because damage to the trunk latches can stop them from being opened from the inside. The recall covers certain 2016 through 2018 Kia Forte and 2018 and 2019 Kia Rio small cars. Also included are certain Hyundai Sonatas from 2017 and… Continue reading Hyundai, Kia recall 600,000 vehicles to fix trunk latch problem