May 18, 2016
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today called on Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind to "slam the revolving door" with the robot car industry shut with a written commitment that they will not work as an employee or consultant to deve ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest May 9-15, 2016
May 15, 2016
* Chevrolet is launching ChevySmallCars.com, an all-new lifestyle-oriented website focused on its small car offerings, the Spark minicar, Sonic and Trax small SUV. ChevySmallCars.com will host content designed with a younger customer in mind and do it in a way that allows visitors to engage and discover Chevy on their ... Continue reading
Autonomous Piloted Audi A7 Sportback Goes To Finishing School +VIDEO
May 15, 2016
INGOLSTADT - May 14, 2016: The evolution of the piloted Audi is continuing apace â the Vorsprung durch Technik brand's latest research car, the Audi A7 piloted driving concept "Jack," is now even more adept at operating just like a human driver - its autonomously performed motorway driving manoeuvres have been f ... Continue reading
Connected Cars as the Future Living Space to Trigger Growth Opportunities for Multiple Industries
May 12, 2016
LONDON, May 12, 2016 -- In future, cars will not only remember as well as learn preferred routes and driving styles but also provide tools to monitor their users' health condition and provide additional in-car services. Health, wellness and well-being features will spread to cars. "Your everyday car commute will also b ... Continue reading
CarLess In Seattle - Why Buy A BMW or Mini When You Can Share One?
May 9, 2016
ReachNow Car Sharing Service from BMW Group Welcomes More Than 13,000 New Members in First Month. Seattle, Wash. â May 9, 2016⦠More than 13,000 Seattleites have registered for BMW Groupâs free-floating premium car sharing service, ReachNow, since its launch one month ago. Along with this news, BMW Group ... Continue reading
Auto Lab Live May 7, 2016; Car Question or Concern? Free Call 888-692-7234
May 6, 2016
Auto Lab is a 27 year old interactive automotive-focused radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok, Repair Questions, New Car Research, How to do its, 2016 MINI CLUBMAN REVIEW,2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SERIES 7 SEAT SUV REVIEW, TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID ... Continue reading
$Billions Are Being Invested in Driverless Cars That Americans (and the world) Don't Want
May 5, 2016
$Billions Are Being Invested in Driverless Cars That Americans (and the world) Don't Want ... Continue reading
GM and Lyft To Test Elimination Of Taxi Drivers With Bolt EV Autonomous Taxi
May 5, 2016
Detroit MI May 5, 2016; GM and Lyft plan to begin putting self-driving cabs to the test according to The Wall Street Journal. Lyft will put Chevrolet Bolts on the road in a yet-to-be-named city, where they'll actually be picking up Lyft passengers. The plan relies on GM's March billion dollar purchase of Cruise Automat ... Continue reading
Tra La La - Official Google FCA Partnership Announcement
May 4, 2016
Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA Announce First-of-its-kind Collaboration May 3, 2016 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced today, in a first-of-its-kind collaboration, that they will integrate Googleâs self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybri ... Continue reading
The Future of Automation is Happening Now at Volvo
May 4, 2016
GÃTEBORG, SwedenâFor the first time ever, the Volvo Group will now demonstrate its self-driving truck for a broader audience. The truck is part of a research and development project involving autonomous vehicles, intended to create greater business advantages for customers, mainly in the mining industry. â ... Continue reading
One Down Many To Go - Google To "Partner" With Chrysler To Build Self Driving Cars
May 3, 2016
Bloomberg Reported that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Alphabet Inc.âs Google plan to develop several dozen self-driving prototypes based on the carmakerâs Pacifica minivan in the first phase of a joint project to create autonomous vehicles, people familiar with the matter said. Fiat Chrysler plans to equip ... Continue reading
May 2, 2016
SPRINGVILLE, Utah, May 2, 2016 -- IMSAR LLC, leaders in miniaturized Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), announce the sale of their detect and avoid radar technology to Fortem Technologies. This technology powered IMSAR's previously announced family of collision avoidance radar designed for the commercial Unmanned Aerial S ... Continue reading
Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 25-May 1, 2016:
May 1, 2016
* At the Beijing Auto Show this past week it was all about SUVs. Sales of SUVs, the popular option on China's rough roads, soared 52% last year. Honda held world debuts for two SUVs. Ford, Volkswagen, GM and China's Chery also displayed new SUVs. Reports say as many as 50 new SUVs are due to be launched in China this y ... Continue reading
Apr 29, 2016
Imagine your next car without a gas pedal, fuel gauge or windshield wipers. No, it's not the latest version of the Google self-driving car nor the newest model Tesla electric car. It's technology that was introduced by Henry Ford more than 100 years ago on the Ford Model T. And you can learn to drive one at the Gilmore ... Continue reading
Consumer Interest Builds for 'Gateway' Automated Vehicle Technologies, Says J.D. Power Study
Apr 28, 2016
DETROIT, April 28, 2016 -- Trust in automation technology is very much age dependent, as younger consumers have a notably higher level of confidence in the technology than their older counterparts, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Tech Choice Study,SM released today. Trust in automation technology is a critical st ... Continue reading
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