Coast Autonomous’ self-driving shuttles are boring, and that’s by design

Between 47th and 48th streets in the heart of Times Square, Coast Autonomous, a startup based in Pasadena, California, today showed off the fruit of its six-year research project: a slow-moving, self-driving shuttle designed to ferry folks from destination to destination at speeds of around 25 miles per hour. I stopped by and hitched a… Continue reading Coast Autonomous’ self-driving shuttles are boring, and that’s by design

Lotus under Geely – what’s the plan?

New CEO Feng Qingfeng was until recently chief technical officer of Geely Auto Group Lotus is something of a curiosity. Like Chrysler, many companies have owned it, only to eventually sell to another firm, usually having sustained substantial losses during the period of control. Will things be different under Geely? The following analysis of the… Continue reading Lotus under Geely – what’s the plan?

Press Releases – Environmental impact of car production strongly reduced over last decade

Brussels, 12 July 2018 – The latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) shows that auto makers have significantly reduced the environmental impact of manufacturing over the last decade, even though the number of cars produced increased from 11.9 million in 2013 to 17 million in 2017. The new figures, recently published in… Continue reading Press Releases – Environmental impact of car production strongly reduced over last decade

Fiat to resume exports to Iran as soon as import ban lifted – official

11 July 2018 13:38 (UTC+04:00) Access to paid information is limited News on the website Trend.az marked as , is available ONLY to subscribers of TREND International News Agency. If you are a subscriber of TREND News Agency, enter your login and password: If you are not a subscriber Sign up The username or password… Continue reading Fiat to resume exports to Iran as soon as import ban lifted – official

Press Releases – CO2 car and van targets: industry reacts to European Parliament votes

Brussels, 10 July 2018 – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) takes note of the outcomes of today’s European Parliament votes on post-2020 CO2 targets for cars and vans in the TRAN and ITRE Committees, and will now make a further assessment of the details. Generally speaking, Europe’s car manufacturers remain extremely concerned about the… Continue reading Press Releases – CO2 car and van targets: industry reacts to European Parliament votes

Fiat Chrysler Is Being Sued Over a Software Flaw

Photo: Fiat Chrysler Last week, a California judge decided to allow a class action lawsuit filed in December 2017 against Fiat Chrysler to proceed. The lawsuit, which could have major ramifications for carmakers, was filed in response to stalling issues with 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivans that the plaintiffs allege were caused by known software defects. The plaintiffs… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler Is Being Sued Over a Software Flaw