National Limousine Association Refutes Uber and Lyft's Claims Concerning Background Checks
Jan 22, 2018
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2018 -- Following Uber and Lyft's recent responses to its Public Service Announcement (PSA), "The Signs," the National Limousine Association (NLA) is renewing its call for legislation mandating fingerprint-based background checks and universal drug screening for ride-hailing service drivers. ... Continue reading
Jan 19, 2018
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 18, 2018; Freedom, privacy, digitally detoxing, and the satisfaction of using your hands top the list of reasons millions of Americans will choose to continue driving and working on cars long after self-driving cars are the norm, a panel of automotive experts and attendees said at today's inaugu ... Continue reading
Canada could be one of the first with self-driving vehicles
Jan 17, 2018
Southern Ontario has a perfect ecosystem to support research and testing A new report from KPMG International shows Canada is well down the road to being ready for a world of self-driving vehicles. ... Continue reading
Jan 15, 2018
Press Release Autotalks CEO: "Lack of coordination between autonomous and manned vehicles can fail the driverless car vision" Automobili-D, Detroit, Michigan – January 15, 2018 – Lack of coordination between autonomous vehicles and manned vehicles can fail the driverless car vision, according to Hagai Zys ... Continue reading
Jan 14, 2018
The Auto Channel Gives Their Take On Last Weeks Automotive News. ... Continue reading
Jan 8, 2018
Toyota Motor Europe have signed a three-year contract to collaborate on an optimized digital production process to create next generation digital marketing solutions for all new car launches in Europe. These solutions will feature localized and personalized content targeting consumers seeking new, customized experience ... Continue reading
AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 6, 2018
Jan 5, 2018
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 car ... Continue reading
Scoot to add electric bicycles to their San Francisco fleet
Dec 21, 2017
Scoot Networks, Inc., the leading provider of shared, light electric vehicle (LEV) services, today announced it is adding a full fleet of electric bicycles to its service in San Francisco. ... Continue reading
DENSO to Demonstrate Latest Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Innovations at CES 2018
Dec 12, 2017
DENSO focuses on developing technologies for safer, more comfortable and convenient mobility. Simulators at DENSO's CES booth will show how core connected and automated drive technologies and the concept of shared mobility deliver on this promise. ... Continue reading
Rinspeed Snap - the sum of its parts is greater than the whole
Dec 6, 2017
From now on, they both will go their separate ways - whereby the pod can even be useful when stationary: it can be anything from a variable shopping pod or a spacious camping pod to a cozy cuddling pod and even provide a breathtaking, fully connected user experience for the occupants of the passenger cabin. The sky is ... Continue reading
China's Volvo To Supply 24,000 Transportation Appliances To Uber
Nov 21, 2017
STOCKHOLM/SAN FRANCISCO November 20, 2017; Niklas Pollard and Heather Somerville writing for Reuters reported that Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars. The non-binding framewor ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Opens Digital Research & Development Center In Tel Aviv Israel
Nov 17, 2017
Israeli technologies, culture, mind-set and talent pool offer strategic opportunities to help Daimler advance its CASE strategy. ... Continue reading
Bob Lutz Confirms The Auto Channel's Vision On The Possible Demise of The Auto Industry
Nov 12, 2017
Michael J. Coren writing for MSNBC reported in an interview with Bob Lutz the ultimate car guy that it’s not every day a titan of industry predicts the demise of his own. But Bob Lutz, the former chairman of General Motors, believes the auto industry is not long for this world. ... Continue reading
DOCOMO and Sumitomo Electric Testing 5G Real-Time Traffic Monitoring
Nov 10, 2017
The test is enabling Sumitomo Electric and DOCOMO to study how to ensure that traffic data is instantaneous and visible and how to make systems as user-friendly as possible to provide vehicles and pedestrians with safe, practical assistance. ... Continue reading
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