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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Judge Rules Auto Dealer's Lawsuit Against TrueCar Can Go to Trial

Judge Rules Auto Dealer's Lawsuit Against TrueCar Can Go to Trial

Washington DC April 3, 2019; The AIADA newsletter reported that over the past four years, TrueCar has changed its business model and leadership team to improve its relationship with dealers, but 2015 litigation accusing the company of false advertising could head to trial this year, according to Automotive News. Consum ... Continue reading

Donating to National Parks: How to Give Back and Save on Your Next Trip

Donating to National Parks: How to Give Back and Save on Your Next Trip

by Meghan It’s exciting to travel to faraway places to see new sights and different cultures. But don’t forget, the US has some of the most amazing and popular parks in the world. ... Continue reading

SAE International, Ford, General Motors and Toyota Announce Formation of Consortium to Address Autonomous Vehicle Safety

SAE International, Ford, General Motors and Toyota Announce Formation of Consortium to Address Autonomous Vehicle Safety

The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium™ (AVSC) will focus on advancing safe deployment of SAE Level 4 and Level 5 automated vehicles. Washington, DC, April 3, 2019 – SAE International, along with Ford, General Motors (GM) and Toyota today announced they are stepping forward to form the Automated Vehicle Safety Con ... Continue reading

2019 Study on Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): Global Market Size & Share, Application Analysis, Growth Trends, Key Players, and Competitive Strategies to 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

2019 Study on Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs): Global Market Size & Share, Application Analysis, Growth Trends, Key Players, and Competitive Strategies to 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Growth Trends, Key Players, Competitive Strategies and Forecasts, 2018 To 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The battery electric vehicles (BEVs) market was valued at US ... Continue reading

Global Exhaust Heat Recovery System Market Analysis & Trends 2015-2017 & Industry Forecast to 2027 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Exhaust Heat Recovery System Market Analysis & Trends 2015-2017 & Industry Forecast to 2027 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Exhaust Heat Recovery System Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Exhaust Heat Recovery System Market is poised to grow strong during the forecast period 2017 to 2027 Some of the prominent trends that the market ... Continue reading

Travelers Finds 82 Percent of Baltimore-Area Drivers Surveyed Use Phones While Driving

Travelers Finds 82 Percent of Baltimore-Area Drivers Surveyed Use Phones While Driving

HARTFORD, Conn.--The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The Travelers Companies, Inc. , will host a symposium, “Disrupting Distraction,” today at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. The program, part of the company’s Every Second Mattersâ„  distracted-driving education series, kicks of ... Continue reading

Musashi Seimitsu, a Honda Motor Corporation Affiliate Company, Launches Industry-First AI-Powered Solutions and Consortium

Musashi Seimitsu, a Honda Motor Corporation Affiliate Company, Launches Industry-First AI-Powered Solutions and Consortium

Israeli technology pioneer Ran Poliakine and Musashi President and CEO Hiroshi Otsuka announce the formation of Musashi AI to bring Industry 4.0 into reality in months versus the industry’s prediction of years. ... Continue reading

Ontario Loves Motorcycles - Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show 30th Edition at International Centre Ready for Riders

Ontario Loves Motorcycles - Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show 30th Edition at International Centre Ready for Riders

30th Annual Spring Motorcycle Show Hosts Renowned Exhibits and New Features Covering Full Range of Motorcycling To Suit Every Rider’s Style Toronto Ontario (3 April 2019) – The 30th edition of the Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show presented by RidersPlus Insurance, 6 - 7 April at Toronto’s Internation ... Continue reading

Toyoda Gosei Develops Battery Case for Electrified Vehicles

Toyoda Gosei Develops Battery Case for Electrified Vehicles

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has developed a battery case made of plastic to accommodate the large amount of batteries in electrified vehicles. ... Continue reading

Sticker Shock Vehicle Prices And Highest In A Decade New Car Interest Rates Depress 1Q 2019 US Auto Sales Down 2%

Sticker Shock Vehicle Prices And Highest In A Decade New Car Interest Rates Depress 1Q 2019 US Auto Sales Down 2%

Automobile sales in the U.S. fell 2% in the first quarter, another sign the nation’s economy is starting to slow. Automakers sold just over 4 million vehicles from January through March, according to Ward’s Automotive Intelligence, and industry analysts blame the decline on rising vehicle prices, competition from a ... Continue reading

ADAS and Autonomous Driving Industry Chain Report 2018-2019 - OEMs

ADAS and Autonomous Driving Industry Chain Report 2018-2019 - OEMs

SEE ALSO: My Car Does What? -- OEM ADAS and Autonomous Driving Strategy Research: At least Billions of Dollars and Thousands of Software Engineers are Required.Download the full report ... Continue reading

2020 Ford Escape An Early Look; First Hand Impressions +VIDEO From Larry Nutson

2020 Ford Escape An Early Look; First Hand Impressions +VIDEO From Larry Nutson

Very much similar to what happened to personal transportation over 100 years ago when we transitioned from the horse and wagon to the motor car…the automobile that is, we are again transitioning. The first “cars” were tall and a bit ungainly. ... Continue reading

Reinvented Ford Escape; Freedom to Soar +VIDEO By Martha Hindes

Reinvented Ford Escape; Freedom to Soar +VIDEO By Martha Hindes

The time for double duty at Ford is over. Seems the Escape small sport utility has been filling that role for a number of years now, bringing it the distinction as the second best selling vehicle wearing a Ford nameplate, barely overshadowed by the longtime industry sales champion, the venerated F 150 pickup. ... Continue reading

Vezo 360, the World's Smartest Dashcam, Keeps You Awake at the Wheel

Vezo 360, the World's Smartest Dashcam, Keeps You Awake at the Wheel

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2019 -- With more than 330,000 accidents caused by drowsy driving every year in the US alone, a Korea-based tech startup has launched a smart 360-degree dashcam that keeps you awake better than having a pot of espresso in the car. ArVizon's Vezo 360 has internal AI machine learning that can dete ... Continue reading

New Limited Express Train "Laview" Debuts in March 2019, Design Directed by Architect Kazuyo Sejima

New Limited Express Train "Laview" Debuts in March 2019, Design Directed by Architect Kazuyo Sejima

TOKOROZAWA, Japan, April 3, 2019; SEIBU RAILWAY Co., Ltd., put into service its new limited express train "Laview" on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Both the exterior and interior of the Laview train were designed by world-renowned architect Kazuyo Sejima to develop a new "never seen before train car." As the new flagship t ... Continue reading

Need a car to drive for Lyft or Uber? Subprime Customers Can Buy Vehicles

Need a car to drive for Lyft or Uber? Subprime Customers Can Buy Vehicles

DriveItAway, Inc., the industry leader in car dealer focused Shared Mobility, announces today a ground breaking industry partnership with CloudOne, which owns and operates one of the most fully-integrated automotive call center-based infrastructures within the United States, specifically designed to seamlessly facilita ... Continue reading

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