Nutson's Auto News Digest - Week Ending June 21, 2020
Jun 21, 2020
This Week's Auto News: Mahindra Does Too Look Like A Jeep; NHTSA Autonomous Vehicles Group; New Models Virtually Revealed; BP Devalues Reserves; New Bronco Reveal Moved To July 13; GM Happy Facing; SUV Walker Killer (Maybe Install Cow Catchers?); UK Green Perks; Lyft Wants You To Pay For EV Implementatioin; New AAA Car ... Continue reading
BMW and Mercedes-Benz Dissolve Venture To Jointly Develop Automated Driving
Jun 19, 2020
Both companies will continue to pursue their own development path Technological understanding of both partners remains a good fit Successful collaboration to continue in other fields as planned Fröhlich: ... Continue reading
Nutsons' Weekly Automotive News Digest - May 24 - May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020
This Week: Small Cars Kill IIHS Report; Chinese Virus STILL Affecting Car Production; New Normal - This Weeks Virtual Vehicle Press Intros: Ford Edge ST Line, MINI Countryman; Acura TLX, Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe and Convertible; Ford Mustang MACH 1 Revealed; New Aston Martin ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - Week Ending May 23, 2020
May 24, 2020
* Important or pithy automotive news, Opinion and back stories in expert-created easy to digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading
TACH Automotive News Library Indexed By Single Topics (1993-2023)
May 23, 2020
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NACS Reports COVID-19 Sets Back Pace of Auto Industry Trends
May 22, 2020
Deloitte surveyed more than 35,000 consumers in 20 countries to explore their opinions on emerging connected, autonomous, shared and electrified automotive technologies for its 2020 Global Automotive Consumer Study. As you can imagine, those insights have shifted since the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis. ... Continue reading
Wuhan Coronavirus Boosts Car Ownership Advantages as Consumers Rethink Shared Rides
May 18, 2020
The AIADA newsletter reported that with widespread concern about coronavirus contagion, some say they're seeing a revival of consumers' interest in owning their own car, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Chinese Covid-19 pandemic has caused people from Beijing to Boston to shun public trains, trams, and buses, as th ... Continue reading
NHTSA Safety Rules Making For Autonomous Vehicle's
Mar 17, 2020
Historic first step for the agency to remove unnecessary barriers to motor vehicles equipped with automated driving systems The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today issued a proposal to modernize numerous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and clarify ambiguitie ... Continue reading
Feb 25, 2020
Before GACHA, Autonomous Cars Operated Only in Ideal Weather Conditions RoboSense’s LiDAR “Sees” a 3D World, Even in Finland’s Snow & Extreme Temperatures Reaching -30°C (-22° F) GACHA Self-Driving Shuttle Bus Robo-Taxi Powered with RoboSense All-Weather LiDAR . ... Continue reading
ZF acquires mobility provider 2getthere
Feb 25, 2020
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has acquired a 60 percent share of 2getthere B.V. The company offers complete automated transport systems and is located in Utrecht/Netherlands, with offices in San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. Applications range from driverless electric transport systems at airports, business and theme parks t ... Continue reading
Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending February 15, 2020
Feb 16, 2020
A Recap Of Key Automotive News Week Ending February 15, 2020 ... Continue reading
New Data Shows Autonomous Car Desirability Overblown
Jan 23, 2020
Sobering attitudes towards autonomous vehicles see long-term forecasts cut by almost halfLas Vegas January 2020; CES in 2020 saw much more measured attitudes towards autonomous vehicles (AVs) than in previous years. As AV developers move beyond the technical hype and begin to tackle the immense challenge of putting saf ... Continue reading
Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week Ending December 21, 2019
Dec 22, 2019
2019 U.S.vehicle sales will fall 1.2 percent; New NAFTA; Fiat and Peugeot; Toyota Driverless Trucks; NHTSA Investigates 12 Tesla Crashes; UAW Corruption Probe; EV Welfare Eliminated; Collector Car Happy List; Cars Owners Love The Most; Bank of America Spending On EV Chargers; Penske Honored; M-B Fined For Recall Proble ... Continue reading
Macau Light Rapid Transit Begins Commercial Operations
Dec 10, 2019
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed construction of an Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system for the Macau Light Rapid Transit (MLRT) system ordered by the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region in China, and made the ... Continue reading
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