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Nissan Launches Next Gen Autonomous Drive in FY 27
Nissan (7201T and NSANY ADR) said today it will launch the next generation of autonomous driving technology in the Japanese fiscal year of 2027 (1 April 2026 and ends on 31 March 2028).*
“The system, featuring Nissan Ground Truth Perception technology with next-generation Lidar and Wayve AI Driver software, will set a new standard for autonomous driving with advanced collision avoidance capability,” Nissan claimed. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, electronics, engineering, mobility company, news analysis
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ken Zino, Lidar and Wayve AI Driver software, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Nissan Ground Truth Perception technology, X @KenAutoinformed
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BMW North America Recalls 2025 xDrive Models
BMW of North America is recalling more than 4000 model year 2025 330i, 330i xDrive, 530i, 530i xDrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive), 4 Series Convertible (430i, 430i xDrive), 4 Series Gran Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive) and X3 30 xDrive vehicles. The electrical connection between the Chinese-made starter-generator and battery may come loose. The supplier is Shanghai Valeo Auto-Elec System Company.
“This safety recall involves the power connector component of the starter- generator which may not have been produced by the supplier according to specifications. During the supplier production process, a gap could form at the connector location. If a gap exists, this could cause a loose connection between the connector and the positive battery cable (or wiring harness). As a result, resistive heating could start to occur,” BMW said in the required safety defect recall filing made public this morning by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, BMW of North America recalls, BMW xDrive recalls, Ken Zino, NHTSA 25V-202 or 25V202, Shanghai Valeo Auto-Elec System Company recalls, X @KenAutoinformed
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More Ford Motor Recalls – Fires, Power Loss, Seat Belts
Numerous Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) recalls covering a wide variety of serious Ford and Lincoln brand safety defects were publicly released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this morning. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Expedition or Navigator recall25S31 or NHTSA 24V099 or 24V-099, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator Recalls 25S30 or NHTSA 24V099 or 24V-099, Ford Transit recall 25S32 or NHTSA 25V196 or 25V-196, Ken Zino, NHTSA 25V198 or 25V-198, X @KenAutoinformed
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Volvo Car Recall for LG Battery Fires
Volvo Car USA is recalling more than 7400 2020-2021 model year S90 vehicles, 2020-2022 model year S60, V60, XC60 and XC90 vehicles and 2022 V90 plug-in hybrid vehicles.
“The recall population are vehicles produced with LG high-voltage battery modules built in China between 3 June 2019, to 30 November 2021. During this production period there was supplier process deviation that could lead to a risk of an internal short circuit with certain battery cells within the battery module,” Volvo said in the required safety defect recall filing made public today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ken Zino, LG high voltage battery recalls, NHTSA safety defect recall number 25V179 or 25V-179, Volvo car recall R10312, X @KenAutoinformed
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Tesla Airbag recalls on Model S and X Vehicles
Tesla is recalling a small number of 2021-2024 model-year S and 2021-2025 X vehicles. An air bag with the incorrect horn pad from TRW Steering Wheel Systems de Chihuahua, Mexico may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.
“On affected vehicles, a service operator may have installed an airbag with a non-mechanical horn pad in a mechanical steering wheel or an airbag with a mechanical horn pad in a non-mechanical steering wheel, resulting in a loss of horn functionality. Airbag functionality is unaffected,” Tesla said in the mandatory safety defect filing made public by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this morning. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ken Zino, NHTSA Tesla Recall 25V172 or 25V-172, Tesal Models S and X recalls SB-25-20-001., X @KenAutoinformed
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Nissan and Infiniti Brake Caliper Failure Recalls
Nissan North America is recalling 1430 model year 2025 Murano, Pathfinder, and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. One or both front brake-caliper assemblies from Hitachi Astemo Mexico may have reduced strength and could break. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, “Light Vehicle Brake Systems.” Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, Hitachi Astemo Mexico caliper recall, Infiniti QX60 recalls, Ken Zino, Nissan brake caliper recalls PD137 and PD138, Nissan North America recalls, X @KenAutoinformed
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Ford Recalls Improperly Fixed Explorer Recalls
Explorer vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under NHTSA recall numbers 23V-199 or 22V-255. The rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect. This is another Ford Motor recall caused by software errors and its inability to ascertain if the prior recall was implemented correctly. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ford Motor Recalls 23S16 and 22S27, Ken Zino, NHTSA recall 25V166 or 25V-166, Powertrain Control Module or PCM, software, X @KenAutoinformed
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Ford Recalls Previous Bronco and Escape Fire Recalls
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: Ford) is recalling ~34,000 model-year 2020-2022 Escape and 2021-2023 Bronco Sport vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under NHTSA recall numbers 22V-859 or 24V-187. A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment risking a fire. It’s the latest in a growing series of Ford recalls that were not properly repaired the first time because of software programming errors, requiring a recall of the recall, so to speak. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ford Bronco and Escape fuel injector fire recalls, Ford Bronco and Escape recalls of previous recalls, Ford Recall 25S21, Ken Zino, NHTSA Recall 25V165 or 25V-165, powertrain control module software, X @KenAutoinformed
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Ford Super Duty Pickup Recall – Detaching Steering Columns
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is recalling ~12,000 2025 model year Super Duty F-250, F-350, and F-450 vehicles. The steering column shifter may have been improperly welded by Nexteer Corporation Mexico and detach from the steering column.
“If the shifter mechanism detaches while the vehicle is not in park, the driver will be unable to engage park. In this case, the vehicle may roll if the parking brake is not manually applied, increasing the risk of a crash. The driver will receive audible warnings and a cluster message indicating that the vehicle is not in park when they open the door or shut off the ignition. If there is a physical key, the driver will notice that the key cannot be removed and is retained in the ignition. The vehicle cluster will remain awake and the driver will receive these audible warnings and cluster message even if the vehicle is shut off,” Ford said in the required safety defect recall filing made public by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this morning. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ford safety defect recall 25S20, Ford Super Duty pickup F-250 F-350 and F-450 recalls, Ken Zino, Nexteer Corporation Mexico, NHTSA recall25V163 or 25V-163, recalls, X @KenAutoinformed
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Ford Motor Recalls another Previous Recall
“According to Ford’s records certain 2020 – 2023 model year Ford Explorer, 2020 -2023 Lincoln Aviator, and 2020 – 2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles did not have the remedy for Safety Recall 23S23 / 23V342 installed correctly but were recorded as having the repair successfully completed. Because the correct software update remedy may not be installed on the vehicle, the underlying condition specified in Safety Recall 23S23 / 23V342 may still exist, and customers may intermittently experience either a rear camera blue image or a full blue or black image on the SYNC screen when the vehicle is placed in reverse, or when the 360-degree view is selected and available during low- speed operation,” Ford said in the required safety defect recall filing made public this morning by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ford Explorer Recalls, Ford Motor recall 25S28, Ford recall 25S27, Ken Zino, Lincoln Aviator recalls, Lincoln Corsair recalls, NHTSA recall 23V342 or 23V-342, NHTSA recall number 22V151, NHTSA recall or, NHTSA safety defect recall 25V159 or 25V-159, X @KenAutoinformed
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Ford Recalls a Prior Sudden Loss of Power Recall
“Affected vehicles may not contain the remedy Powertrain Control Module and/or Body Control Module software for recall 24S24,” Ford said in the mandatory safety defect filing made public this morning by the apparently still functioning National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ford Bronco and Maverick safety defect recalls, Ford recall 25S26, Ken Zino, NHTSA Recall 25V158 or 25V-158, X @KenAutoinformed
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Tesla Cybertrucks Recalled For Bad Adhesives
Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 2024 and 2025 model-year Cybertrucks, according to documents made public by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The ironically named “cant rail,” a stainless-steel exterior trim panel, can de-laminate and detach from the vehicle creating a road hazard for other vehicles. (Cant railings are not Elon Musk’s and other DOGE defenses flying about although they create truth hazards that could harm the U.S. model year 1788 vehicle known as the Constitution – AutoCrat) Continue reading
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Tagged 1788 vehicle known as the Constitution, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Ken Zino, NHTSA Recall 25V-170 or 25V170, Tesla cant rail recall, Tesla Recalls, X @KenAutoinformed
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Hino Motors Fined $1.6B for Emissions Fraud
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced that U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Goldsmith for the Eastern District of Michigan has accepted Hino Motors, Ltd.’s guilty plea to a one-count criminal information charging it with having engaged in a multi-year criminal conspiracy to defraud both the United States government and American consumers and illicitly smuggle goods into the country. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Gustafson, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, FBI Detroit Field Office, Jeffrey Hall, Julie Beck, Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division, Ken Zino, U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Goldsmith, X @KenAutoinformed
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Autonomous Driving Systems – Magna and NVIDIA
“Combining NVIDIA accelerated compute and AI capabilities with Magna’s extensive automotive expertise and innovation, we aim to explore new standards for next-generation software-defined vehicle intelligence and autonomy,” said Steven Jenkins, Vice President of Technology Strategy at Magna Electronics. “Our collaboration allows us to develop market applications for AI-powered solutions that could redefine the driving experience and address the evolving demands of the automotive industry.” Continue reading
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Tagged Ali Kani, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, Generative AI, Ken Zino, language models, magna, NVIDIA, Steven Jenkins, X @KenAutoinformed
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Annals of Marketing – McMurtry Upside Down Spéirling
McMurtry Automotive said today that it has driven its record-breaking Spéirling hyper track car upside down. Proprietary Downforce-on-DemandTM fan system enabled the upside-down driving stunt. Customer deliveries of all-electric hypercar are scheduled for 2026; with 100 to be made. The specific car used was the McMurtry Spéirling PURE Validation Prototype 1 (VP1).
“That was just a fantastic day in the office! Strapping in and driving inverted was a completely surreal experience. The 2000kg of downforce that the fan system can generate is truly astonishing to experience and it’s great to show the reason why our Spéirling continues to take records around the world,” Said Thomas Yates, Co-founder & Managing Director of McMurtry Automotive. Continue reading →