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Leidos Participates In Christening Of DARPA's Innovative, Highly Autonomous Prototype Unmanned Vessel

Leidos Participates In Christening Of DARPA's Innovative, Highly Autonomous Prototype Unmanned Vessel

PORTLAND, Ore., April 7, 2016 -- Roger Krone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leidos , a national security, health and infrastructure solutions company, joined senior officials from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) and the Department of Defense today to christen the prototype vehicle from DA ... Continue reading

Honda and Acura Exhibits At Auto China 2016

Honda and Acura Exhibits At Auto China 2016

BEIJING, China, April 7, 2016 - Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, today announced the outline of Honda and Acura exhibits for the 14th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2016), which will take place in Beijing, China. (Press days: April 25 - 26, 201 ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics: Semi-Autonomous Vehicles Provide Impetus To Interior Camera Driver Monitoring

Strategy Analytics: Semi-Autonomous Vehicles Provide Impetus To Interior Camera Driver Monitoring

BOSTON, April 7, 2016 -- Most driver monitoring is currently inferred from existing sensors fitted to the vehicle, as mandated for antilock brake and electronic stability control systems, and for electric power steering systems that enhance comfort and fuel economy. As such, deployments in inferred systems will grow fr ... Continue reading

Cohda Chosen for New US Connected Car Trial

Cohda Chosen for New US Connected Car Trial

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 21, 2016 -- Global connected car leader Cohda Wireless will supply its equipment for a trial that lays the groundwork for the expected mandating of connected vehicle technology in the US within four years. South Carolina-based Clemson University has chosen Cohda to supply its MK5 onboard ... Continue reading

Car Question Or Concerns? Get Expert Advice From The Auto Lab Team, Saturday March 19 8A-10A

Car Question Or Concerns? Get Expert Advice From The Auto Lab Team, Saturday March 19 8A-10A

<p>March 19, 2016</p> <p><I><b>Car Question or Opinion? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234</b></I></p> <!--<p><b>Today's Show Is A Prerecorded "Best Of Auto Lab; Please Call With Your Question Or Opinion Next Week</b></p>--> <p>Auto Lab is a 27 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by ... Continue reading

Automatic Emergency Braking To Be Standard On All Cars Sold In USA +VIDEO

Automatic Emergency Braking To Be Standard On All Cars Sold In USA +VIDEO

McLEAN, Va. — The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced today a historic commitment by 20 automakers representing more than 99 percent of the U.S. auto market to make automatic emergency braking a standard feature ... Continue reading

Google to Urge Congress to Help Get Self-Driving Cars on Roads

Google to Urge Congress to Help Get Self-Driving Cars on Roads

Mountainview CA March 15, 2016; Reuters reported that the head of Google's self-driving car program will urge the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to grant national auto safety regulators new authority to speed the introduction of self-driving cars on American roads. Chris Urmson plans to tell the Senate Commerce Committee tha ... Continue reading

New Car Sharing Economy Will Disrupt Automotive Industry

New Car Sharing Economy Will Disrupt Automotive Industry

LONDON, March 14, 2016 -- Driverless cars are disrupting the automotive industry and supply chain, propelling car sharing forward as the ultimate, mainstream transportation mode. This new car sharing economy is already well in motion, and with it continuing to ramp up, ABI Research, the leader in transformative technol ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - March 7-13, 2016

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - March 7-13, 2016

* Jeep is celebrating its 75th anniversary by creating seven concept vehicles for the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. The brand has traditionally created special off-roaders for the event but this year’s anniversary is an excuse to go all out. Our favorite may be the 707-hp Trailcat, essentially a Wranger ... Continue reading

Hitachi Automotive Systems to Establish Information & Safety Systems Division to Strengthen Advanced Safety Driving Systems Business

Hitachi Automotive Systems to Establish Information & Safety Systems Division to Strengthen Advanced Safety Driving Systems Business

- Accelerated business development to support car manufacturers in commercializing automated driving and connected cars - TOKYO, Mar, 09 2016 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that the company is to establish a new Information & Safety Systems Division, effective April 1. This is in or ... Continue reading

Overwhelming Majority of Passengers Want DOT Certified Drivers

Overwhelming Majority of Passengers Want DOT Certified Drivers

CHICAGO, March 8, 2016 -- Just over 90 percent of travelers who use airport shuttles or other shared-ride services say it is very important (75 percent) or important (16 percent) to have professionally trained drivers that are certified by the Department of Transportation (DOT). To date, 379 people responded to a surve ... Continue reading

State of Automotive Cybersecurity

State of Automotive Cybersecurity

. Government and consumers are concerned about cyber security in cars, as researchers were able to hack into various OEM models in 2015. This research service identifies key areas that offer scope for technology innovation and discusses cybersecurity initiatives for the automotive industry. In 2015, cybersecurity, secu ... Continue reading

Old Dog New Tricks BMW @ 100

Old Dog New Tricks BMW @ 100

At 100, BMW sees radical new future in world of driverless cars GENEVA Mar. 05, 2016; Edward Taylor and Ilona Wissenbach writing for Reuters reported that after a century building what it calls the “ultimate driving machine”, BMW is preparing for a world in which its customers will be mere passengers, and the ... Continue reading

Car Question? Get Straight Answers From The Auto Lab Saturday 8-10 AM

Car Question? Get Straight Answers From The Auto Lab Saturday 8-10 AM

March 5, 2016 Car Question or Opinion? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 27 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 peopl ... Continue reading

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