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Dieselgate Once Again – Porsche to Fix Dirty V6 Diesels
It is no coincidence that in June, the respected German Magazine Der Spiegel first reported the “irregularities.” It also pointed out the existence of a cheating cartel consisting of Audi, BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen and Porsche that lasted for many years. The outgoing German government was complicit in allowing the cartel and the emissions in the view of critics because so many jobs were at stake. Continue reading
Audi e-tron FE04 to open Formula E Season in December
Favorites? “That’s hard to answer in Formula E – especially before this season, said defending champion and Audi driver Lucas di Grassi. “I have very strong expectations of Renault and Mahindra. At the same time, we should have Virgin, Andretti and Jaguar on our radar as well. Continue reading
Autonomous Vehicles Buying Stampede – GM and Strobe
LIDAR uses light to create high-resolution images that provide a more accurate view of the world than cameras or radar alone. As self-driving technology continues to evolve, LIDAR’s accuracy will play a critical role in its deployment. Long gone is the original fantasy that State and Federal road markings would be adequate. – they don’t even work for human directed vehicles. Continue reading
Posted in autonomous vehicles, design and styling, electronics, engineering
Tagged autoinformed.com, autonomous vehicles, GMM, Ken Zino, lidar, NYSE: GM, TSX
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DENSO to Spend $1 billion in Tennessee
Globally, DENSO claims to be a leading developer of electrification systems for automobiles, tasks involved in vehicle safety and security, and newer areas that connect vehicles and society. These systems will play a crucial role in meeting increasing electric vehicle demand, says DENSO. Continue reading
Chinese Junk – Skip Hop Nightlight Soothers
This safety recall involves Skip Hop’s Moonlight & Melodies owl and elephant nightlight soothers that play melodies or nature sounds and project images. Continue reading
Mercedes ‘EQ Ready’ App Picks EV or Hybrid for You
A new Mercedes “EQ Ready app” allegedly helps motorists decide whether it makes sense for them personally to switch to an electric car or hybrid. The smartphone app can record real journeys made by the user, analyze his or her everyday driving and compare it with numerous parameters of electric and hybrid vehicles. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, electronics, marketing
Tagged autoinformed.com, Concept EQ, daimler, Electric Intelligence, EQ Ready app, EQC, Ken Zino, mercedes-benz
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FCA Joins BMW, Intel, Mobileye on Autonomous Driving Development
“To advance autonomous driving technology, it is vital to form partnerships among automakers, technology providers and suppliers,” said FCA Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne, whose financially fragile company or parts of it are being explored for possible sale by a Chinese automaker.
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Continental, Magna Drive Two Autonomous Cars to CAR Conference
The automated driving vehicles crossed into Windsor, Ontario before going north to Sarnia, Ontario and returning into Michigan. The first cross-border demonstration (hands free publicity stunt?) of its kind, allowed the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to test automated driving technology in a variety of settings. Continue reading
Posted in autonomous cars, electronics, engineering, marketing, milestones, mobility company, news analysis, road test, safety
Tagged autoinformed.com, automated driving vehicles, Canada Border Services Agency, Continental, Detroit Windsor Tunnel, Federal Bridge Corporation, Ken Zino, magna, MDOT Blue Water Bridge, planetm.com
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DENSO to Invest $75.5 Million in Michigan and Ohio
“Expanding our team and resources now will help us make a future of autonomous cars and advanced electric vehicles possible,” said Kenichiro Ito, chairman of DENSO’s North America Board of Directors. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry jobs, autoinformed.com, denso, Ken Zino
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Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim Plant Threatened by EVs?
For all Mercedes-Benz plants, the question of the role of locations of key components production is, of course, of great importance for the future e-mobility. Continue reading
Kiss Your Privacy Goodbye as Mastermind Grows
More than 6,000 dealerships now have access to the Mastermind technology that uses thousands of data points, gathered from the dealer management system (DMS) and combines it with Big Data – social media profiles, financial records, product and consumer life-cycle information, socio-demographics among other privacy invasion data – to calculate when a customer is ready to buy and why. Continue reading
Technology Key for US Transportation Infrastructure
Department of Transportation (aka DOT) government employees responsible for the construction, management and maintenance of the main arteries that traverse the U.S should have comprehensive decision-making tools or so maintains Logicalis US, an international managed services provider. Continue reading
2018 S-Class Takes Driver Assistance Upward?
Daimler is gushing about considerably extended driving assistance functions on the new S‑Class that appears to be a continuation of industry trends. This fall – in what is perhaps over-billed as a major step towards autonomous driving – Mercedes-Benz S-Class will have Active Distance Assist Distronic, and Active Steering Assist – forgive the marketing quasi-babble. Continue reading
Silly, but Serious Safety Recalls from Mercedes and Kia
Recalls continue to bedevil automakers as airbag and software issues at Mercedes-Benz and a bad brake vacuum hose at Kia show. These are the result of quality control and development issues in what are admittedly complex automobiles. Continue reading
Autonomous Systems Ignore Users, It’s Claimed
During the last 15 years, autonomous systems offered by automakers have been a succession of partially automated parking and driving systems that are mostly accurate and sometimes comfortable, but rarely easy to discover or use, according to a new study. Continue reading
