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
Toyota Provides EV For Tokyo 2020
Feb 25, 2020
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today announced that it will provide a full line-up of electrified vehicles, including unique versions of certain vehicles as well as vehicles developed specifically to support the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Tokyo 2020) ... Continue reading
Electrify America to Open 400th Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Feb 25, 2020
Electrify America will open its 400th electric vehicle charging station this week, setting a rapid pace for installation of DC fast-charging stations. The network’s aggressive timeline has resulted in the addition of more than 1,700 new chargers from coast-to-coast in just 20 months to the benefit of EV drivers natio ... Continue reading
AIADA Names Washington Dealer Jason Courter as 2020 Chairman
Feb 18, 2020
Courter, who is the CEO at Honda Auto Center of Bellevue and Honda of Kirkland, accepted the chairman’s gavel during AIADA’s 50th Annual Meeting and Luncheon, held today in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading
It's Your Data Zap If You Want To - New App Helps You To Erase Vehicle Data
Feb 7, 2020
America’s Auto Auction, the largest independent auction group in North America, announced today a relationship to start offering a personal information deletion service to vehicle consignors, including OEMs, captives, banks and auto lenders, rental and business fleets, and dealers across America’s Auto Auction 23 l ... Continue reading
Hoffa: House Approval of PRO Act Will Benefit Hardworking Americans
Feb 7, 2020
The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about legislation approved by the House today that would comprehensively update the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to benefit workers. ... Continue reading
American Mayors Applaud President Trump for USMCA Trade Legislation +VIDEO
Jan 30, 2020
A statement by Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI) and President of the United States Conference of Mayors on today's signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) implementation legislation by President Trump: "The nation's mayors applaud President Trump for signing the legislation to implem ... 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 January 11, 2020
Jan 12, 2020
Ghosn's Nigeru; Big Truck Smog Regs; Wall Street Values Tesla More Than GM and Ford Combined; CES Auto Show; Autonomous Vehicles; Car Maker Web Sites; Car Star Movie American Graffiti Museum To Open In Modesto; VW Investors Sue Daimler; Bullet Mustang Sold; Varsha Fighting Cancer; Salty 300 MPH Club member Jack Costell ... Continue reading
Jan 10, 2020
“To me, driving is freedom.” On Jan. 6, 2000, a racing accident left IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt paralyzed from the shoulders down. ... Continue reading
Jan 8, 2020
Hyundai, Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence Division- the leader in high-precision GPS technology, Valeo, the world number one in driving assistance systems, and a major mobile network operator will present a new technology capable of pinpointing a vehicle’s exact location while on the road. Using proprietary centi ... Continue reading
Jan 8, 2020
John Bozzella, CEO of Alliance for Automotive Innovation. ... Continue reading
Jan 7, 2020
Sony's efforts in the area of mobility – such as pursuing safety, reliability, comfort and entertainment – are being positioned as a new initiative, named "VISION-S." The first prototype vehicle to result from "VISION-S" will be showcased at the Sony booth. This prototype incorporates Sony's imaging and sensing tec ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil Makes Tremendous Scientific Breakthrough - They've Discovered ALGAE!
Dec 30, 2019
Who says that Big Oil isn't contributing to finding ways for America to become energy independent? They better start stamping out some more Nobel Science Awards in Sweden because the boys and girls at ExxonMobil have made what will probably be the greatest scientific discovery of all time (next to John Harvey Kellogg's ... Continue reading
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