All articles and backgrounds 03/28/2018 Before Annual General Meeting – Attack on VW Board of Management and Supervisory Board “Finally Find Four Independent VW Supervisory Boards” DPA Showdown at Volkswagen: Before the Annual General Meeting on May 3, there are numerous countermotions – shareholder protectors accuse the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of failing… Continue reading Before Annual General Meeting – Attack on VW Board and Supervisory Board: “At last four independent VW supervisory boards find”
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Opel wants to postpone wage increases
The tariff increase won by the trade union IG metal could come later for Opel coworkers: According to a report, the repairing automaker wants to spend the money. Opel factory premises in Rüsselsheim (archive) Wednesday, 28.03.2018 12:17 clock Apparently the automaker wants Opel a pending tariff increase temporarily not pay. Trade unions confirmed a report… Continue reading Opel wants to postpone wage increases
Franchised dealers see 19% fall in vehicles for servicing
UK franchised dealers saw a significant year-on-year decline in aftersales business in 2017, according to data from electronic vehicle health check provider autoVHC The company, which sampled 500 UK dealers, found that over the 12 month period the average dealer saw 3,320 vehicles presented at its service department, a 19% drop from the 4,080 vehicles… Continue reading Franchised dealers see 19% fall in vehicles for servicing
All-New 2019 Toyota RAV4 Serves Up A Breakthrough Debut At New York International Auto Show
NEW YORK, March 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — All the stops have been pulled for the world debut of the all-new 2019 Toyota RAV4. The vehicle that created the small sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment makes its fifth-generation debut at the New York International Auto Show. All the stops have been pulled for the world debut of… Continue reading All-New 2019 Toyota RAV4 Serves Up A Breakthrough Debut At New York International Auto Show
Cepton launches the new cost-effective VISTA lidar
A new low-power, long-range, high-resolution, and small-size lidar sensor is in the works by Cepton Technologies: the Vista lidar. Since its inception in 2016, Cepton has been working on providing low-cost & high-performance solutions for automotive, industrial, and mapping applications. Last year, the company showed its intent to be the only company in the industry… Continue reading Cepton launches the new cost-effective VISTA lidar
Lincoln looks to SUVs for salvation as sedan sales stall
Just two years after Ford Motor Co. bet the revival of its Lincoln luxury line on the return of the Continental sedan, it’s reversing course and going all in on sport utility vehicles instead. Despite its retro Rat Pack allusions and elegant evocation of Bentley styling, the Continental didn’t sell as expected. Sales are down… Continue reading Lincoln looks to SUVs for salvation as sedan sales stall
Cepton Announces Next-generation LiDAR Solution for Autonomous Vehicles
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cepton Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of 3D LiDAR solutions for automotive, industrial and mapping applications, today unveiled its Vista LiDAR sensor at the annual NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, with immediate availability for the autonomous vehicle market. A video overview is available here: https://vimeo.com/261965022 The Vista LiDAR sensor delivers best-in-class performance to… Continue reading Cepton Announces Next-generation LiDAR Solution for Autonomous Vehicles
NVIDIA Introduces DRIVE Constellation Simulation System to Safely Drive Autonomous Vehicles Billions of Miles in Virtual Reality
GPU Technology Conference — NVIDIA today introduced a cloud-based system for testing autonomous vehicles using photorealistic simulation – creating a safer, more scalable method for bringing self-driving cars to the roads. Speaking at the opening keynote of GTC 2018, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced NVIDIA DRIVE™ Constellation, a computing platform based on two… Continue reading NVIDIA Introduces DRIVE Constellation Simulation System to Safely Drive Autonomous Vehicles Billions of Miles in Virtual Reality
Uber Shouldn’t Even Bother With Self-Driving Cars
Last week, Uber Technologies Inc. suspended its self-driving car program after a test vehicle killed a pedestrian in Arizona. There’s an investigation into the accident. But even without the safety risks and ethical conundrums posed by autonomous cars, there are sound business reasons why Uber should fully abandon plans to develop or buy its own fleets… Continue reading Uber Shouldn’t Even Bother With Self-Driving Cars
Porsche plans to profit from charging, says Tesla Supercharger model is not sustainable
When Tesla introduced its Supercharger network, not only was it the most powerful charging system available, but it was free for Tesla drivers. Free charging was a sort of teaser offer to overcome new buyers’ range anxiety, and Tesla later added fees. However, the company aims to keep the cost of charging below that of… Continue reading Porsche plans to profit from charging, says Tesla Supercharger model is not sustainable