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AccuWeather & Garmin To Show Off New Driver Centric Integrated Weather Innovation at TU-Automotive Show

AccuWeather & Garmin To Show Off New Driver Centric Integrated Weather Innovation at TU-Automotive Show

AccuWeather and Garmin will be at the TU-Automotive Show in Detroit, June 6-7, 2018 at the Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi. ... Continue reading

Fuel-Cell Madness...SLAP!...Thanks I Needed That!

Fuel-Cell Madness...SLAP!...Thanks I Needed That!

I just slapped myself in the face, boy i need that! Auto Central January 21, 2016; I was considering The Auto Channel's long-time fervent support of ethanol as America's alt fuel solution and found that I was getting caught up in the hydrogen hysteria...so if I was, so is everybody, after my face slap I came to my sens ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 2, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 2, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York City area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

CHINA'S SOLID-STATE LIDAR PIONEERS DRIVERLESS DELIVERY VEHICLES

CHINA'S SOLID-STATE LIDAR PIONEERS DRIVERLESS DELIVERY VEHICLES

Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network and RoboSense jointly released today G Plus, the world’s first solid-state LiDAR unmanned logistics vehicle. Announced at Alibaba Group’s Cainiao Network 2018 Global Smart Logistics Summit held today in Hangzhou, China, the most important feature of the newly announced G Plus drive ... Continue reading

Mass EV Adoption Challenges on a Global Scale: NACS

Mass EV Adoption Challenges on a Global Scale: NACS

Growth of charging points and new vehicle technologies are major hurdles to driving mass electric vehicle adoption. ​CHICAGO May 25, 2018; NACS reported that more than 165 attendees at FUELS2018 were connecting in Chicago this week for an impressive and thought-provoking event, taking them on a deep dive into the fue ... Continue reading

FORD HONORS PIRELLI AT 20TH ANNUAL WORLD EXCELLENCE AWARDS

FORD HONORS PIRELLI AT 20TH ANNUAL WORLD EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Pirelli was recognized as a top-performing global supplier for Ford Motor Company at the 20th annual Ford World Excellence Awards. Only 88 companies were selected as finalists from thousands of Ford suppliers globally. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Awards Annual Roy V. Armes Scholarship, Centennial Scholarships

Cooper Tire Awards Annual Roy V. Armes Scholarship, Centennial Scholarships

Jay Kaufman, son of Jill Kaufman, Manager of Research & Development for Cooper’s Global Technical Center, and her husband, Glenn, was named the recipient of the second annual Roy V. Armes Scholarship. ... Continue reading

Iteris Wins New Texas DOT IDIQ Contract for Smart Transportation and Traffic Engineering Services

Iteris Wins New Texas DOT IDIQ Contract for Smart Transportation and Traffic Engineering Services

Iteris announced that it has been awarded a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Wave 2 Traffic Engineering indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, a three-year commitment with a potential value of up to $3 million. Task orders are anticipated in mid-2018. ... Continue reading

Next Gen Hyundai Engine Gets Big Investment and More People

Next Gen Hyundai Engine Gets Big Investment and More People

Hyundai is investing $388 million to construct a plant dedicated to manufacturing engine heads and enhance existing operations to support production of new models of Sonata and Elantra sedans. The investment will create 50 new jobs. ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Continues To Supply Tires For BMW i3

Bridgestone Continues To Supply Tires For BMW i3

BRUSSELS, May 29, 2018 -- Bridgestone, the world's number one tire and rubber company, today announced the continuation of its successful relationship with BMW as the sole tire supplier for the sporty new BMW i3s. After proving its ability to meet the demands of an electric-powered vehicle with the company's fitment fo ... Continue reading

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday May 26, 2018 7-9 AM

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday May 26, 2018 7-9 AM

Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234; Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City based radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, ... Continue reading

China Cuts Autos and Parts Import Tariffs

China Cuts Autos and Parts Import Tariffs

REUTERS reported that China announced it will Import tariffs will be cut to 15 percent from 25 percent for most vehicles from July 1, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, adding that this was part of efforts to open up China’s markets and spur development of the local auto sector. A small number of imported truck ... Continue reading

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday May 19, 2018 7-9 AM

It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday May 19, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

Stealth Autonomy Features Can Make Your New Car Safer Than You Think

Stealth Autonomy Features Can Make Your New Car Safer Than You Think

AIADA online reported that your next car may deliver above and beyond safety in addition to updated driver safety technology , good looks, feels and of course new car smells. It will be long time before many people experience a car that can drive itself, but new car buyers will benefit from semi-autonomous systems that ... Continue reading

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