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Michigan In Slugfest With California - SAVE Act Spurs GM To Build and Test Autonomous Vehicles In Michigan

Michigan In Slugfest With California - SAVE Act Spurs GM To Build and Test Autonomous Vehicles In Michigan

DETROIT December 15, 2016; On the heels of the signing of the SAVE Act legislation to support autonomous vehicle testing and deployment in Michigan, General Motors will immediately begin testing autonomous vehicles on public roads. GM also announced it will produce the next generation of its autonomous test vehicles at ... Continue reading

Experts Comment Concerning "Google Serious About Self-Driving Vehicles Spins Off Project As New Company: Waymo"

Experts Comment Concerning "Google Serious About Self-Driving Vehicles Spins Off Project As New Company: Waymo"

San Francisco December 13, 2016; Alexandria Sage writing for Reuters reported that Alphabet Inc's Google self-driving car project will become an independent entity within the technology company called Waymo, executives said on Tuesday, signaling a willingness to finally monetize its valuable research amid fierce compet ... Continue reading

Sharing Driving Duties With A Robot Not So Easy Says Stanford Engineering

Sharing Driving Duties With A Robot Not So Easy Says Stanford Engineering

Researchers find that when human drivers retake control of an autonomous car, the transition can be problematic, depending on what's changed since they were last driving.​By Taylor KubotaThere you are, cruising down the freeway, listening to some tunes and enjoying the view as your autonomous car zips and swerves thr ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe December 2016: Infiniti Q60 Cubana Ole', F-1 Ford Ferrari, Holiday Greetings

Letter From Europe December 2016: Infiniti Q60 Cubana Ole', F-1 Ford Ferrari, Holiday Greetings

Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Chnanel NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: First of all, Happy Holiday's, this is my 25th holiday month with The Auto Channel and 20th year of sharing my Letter From Europe with millions of fellow TACH'ers. Lots has changed in the past 25 years but more has stayed the ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches NEXT Program

Toyota Launches NEXT Program

Toyota City, Japan, Dec, 07 2016; Toyota Motor Corporation will launch the TOYOTA NEXT open innovation program on December 7. Toyota will accept and review proposals for new services which are submitted by various companies and R&D organizations regarding their proposed topics, and will develop new services with the se ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 5-11, 2016; Trump's Oil-Man EPA Chief; FCA: CES YES, NAIAS NO; Toyota Lexus NAIAS YES; 450 HP 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor; VW Diesel Cheating (of Course)

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - December 5-11, 2016; Trump's Oil-Man EPA Chief; FCA: CES YES, NAIAS NO; Toyota Lexus NAIAS YES; 450 HP 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor; VW Diesel Cheating (of Course)

* President-elect Donald Trump will pick an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to stem climate change to head the Environmental Protection Agency, according to media reports. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has enraged environmental activists, but he fits with the Republican president-elect's ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday December 10, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern)

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday December 10, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern)

Auto Lab Radio Talk - LIVE From NYC Saturday December 10, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern) ... Continue reading

Genesis names ex-Bugatti designer Alexander Selipanov to Chief Designer Global Genesis Advanced Studio

Genesis names ex-Bugatti designer Alexander Selipanov to Chief Designer Global Genesis Advanced Studio

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8, 2016 -- Genesis, the luxury automotive brand, announced that Alexander Selipanov will join the brand as Chief Designer at the Global Genesis Advanced Studio, located in Europe. ... Continue reading

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists Announced at the Automotive Press Association in Detroit ... Continue reading

Infiniti Brings Q60 To Havana; First New American Spec'd Car In Cuba in 58 Years +VIDEO

Infiniti Brings Q60 To Havana; First New American Spec'd Car In Cuba in 58 Years +VIDEO

Alfonso Albaisa, INFINITI executive design director, took an all-new INFINITI Q60 to Havana – the first U.S.-spec car registered in Cuba in 58 years – to trace his roots back to his parents' birthplace. ... Continue reading

Auto Lab Radio LIVE From NYC - Saturday December 3, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern)

Auto Lab Radio LIVE From NYC - Saturday December 3, 2016 7-9 AM (Eastern)

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast every Saturday 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel Broadcast Date: December 3, 2016 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show ho ... Continue reading

Volkswagen To Transform Itself Over The Next Decade (No Diesel Yes Electric)

Volkswagen To Transform Itself Over The Next Decade (No Diesel Yes Electric)

Brand CEO Diess: we want to create a new Volkswagen Consistent restructuring and repositioning Return to sustainable, profitable growth; operating margin to rise to 6 percent by 2025 Multi-billion euro investments: Volkswagen to become the world market leader in e-mobility by 2025 and to develop the industry's stronges ... Continue reading

NHTSA Guidelines Jeopardize Continued Market-Driven Innovations to Enhance Driver Safety, Says Electronics Lobbying Group CTA

NHTSA Guidelines Jeopardize Continued Market-Driven Innovations to Enhance Driver Safety, Says Electronics Lobbying Group CTA

ARLINGTON, Va.—The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, regarding the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcing extreme Phase II guidelines to seek regulation via "voluntary" standards for devices brought into cars incl ... Continue reading

2016 LA Auto Show Changes Its Image and Atmosphere

2016 LA Auto Show Changes Its Image and Atmosphere

After 109 years, the Los Angeles Auto Show made a major change in order to stay alive in the future. After moving the show from early January to mid-November in 2006, the organizers proved to be on top of the changing trends within the automotive industry. ... Continue reading

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 14-20, 2016: Mazda Diesel, NACTOY, 65 eMPG Caddy, Rusting Toyota's, Safety Champion Ditlow Dies

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 14-20, 2016: Mazda Diesel, NACTOY, 65 eMPG Caddy, Rusting Toyota's, Safety Champion Ditlow Dies

In Case You Missed It - Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Nov 14-20, 2016: Mazda Diesel, NACTOY, 65 eMPG Caddy, Rusting Toyota's, Safety Champion Ditlow Dies ... Continue reading

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