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Volkswagen AG, Ford to Explore Strategic Alliance To Strengthen Competitiveness

Volkswagen AG, Ford to Explore Strategic Alliance To Strengthen Competitiveness

WOLFSBURG, Germany & DEARBORN, Mich.--Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company today announce they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and are exploring a strategic alliance designed to strengthen each company’s competitiveness and better serve customers globally. The companies are exploring potential projects acro ... Continue reading

Tariffs On "Made In China" Products Coming Into US Market

Tariffs On "Made In China" Products Coming Into US Market

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released a list of products imported from China that will be subject to additional tariffs as part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of American technology and intellectual property. On May 29, 2018, ... Continue reading

Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications

Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications

The potential effect autonomous vehicles may have on the future of personal mobility and freight movement has received considerable attention in recent years. This attention has focused not only on discussion of real and perceived costs of travel, shared-use mobility [1], travel patterns, vehicle design, and vehicle ow ... Continue reading

Adoption of autonomous vehicles could increase U.S. transportation energy consumption

Adoption of autonomous vehicles could increase U.S. transportation energy consumption

In the AEO2018 Reference case, autonomous vehicles are powered by conventional gasoline internal combustion engines. Despite the relative fuel efficiency of battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles compared with conventional gasoline internal combustion engines, more energy is consumed in both sensitivity cases (u ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday

Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday

Ford will renovate Michigan Central Station to be a magnet for high-tech talent and a regional destination with retail, restaurants, residential living, modern work spaces and more. Conceptual rendering shown. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB - Auto Talk Radio LIVE from New York City This Saturday June 16, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB - Auto Talk Radio LIVE from New York City This Saturday June 16, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old weekly automotive-focused radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of no bull experienced hands-on automotive experts in-studio providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car repair and buying advice. ... Continue reading

Hey Taxi - Ford's New Hybrid and Diesel Versions - Taxis The Original Autonomous Vehicles

Hey Taxi - Ford's New Hybrid and Diesel Versions - Taxis The Original Autonomous Vehicles

“Taxi operators want vehicles that are reliable, efficient and comfortable,” ... Continue reading

NASA Flies Large Unmanned Aircraft in Public Airspace Without Chase Plane for First Time

NASA Flies Large Unmanned Aircraft in Public Airspace Without Chase Plane for First Time

NASA’s remotely-piloted Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, successfully flew its first mission in the National Airspace System without a safety chase aircraft on Tuesday. This historic flight moves the United States one step closer to normalizing unmanned ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 9, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday June 9, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City 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 people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

Velodyne LiDAR Awarded “Industry Choice Company of the Year” at TU-Automotive Detroit Conference

Velodyne LiDAR Awarded “Industry Choice Company of the Year” at TU-Automotive Detroit Conference

Raw data from a single Velodyne VLS-128™ sensor mounted on a moving vehicle. ... Continue reading

Busan Motor Show 2018, "Capture Customers' Hearts!"

Busan Motor Show 2018, "Capture Customers' Hearts!"

SEOUL, South Korea--Under the motto “Beyond Innovation, Into the Future,” the Busan International Motor Show will be held in BEXCO, Haeundae, Busan, starting with Press Day on June 7 (Thursday) until June 17 (Sunday). 19 brands will be participating at the Busan International Motor Show 2018, including Korean and i ... Continue reading

FCA Wraps the Week +VIDEO

FCA Wraps the Week +VIDEO

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 8, 2018 -- "FCA Replay" is a weekly recap of some of the major stories at FCA US. The top stories for the week of June 8, 2018, include: May sales, Topless in Miami, Dodge Durango honored and 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid awarded Today's Parent Approved seal. ... Continue reading

ARBE ROBOTICS DEBUTING ITS DISRUPTIVE 4D IMAGING RADAR SENSING TECHNOLOGY AT TU AUTOMOTIVE DETROIT

ARBE ROBOTICS DEBUTING ITS DISRUPTIVE 4D IMAGING RADAR SENSING TECHNOLOGY AT TU AUTOMOTIVE DETROIT

For the first time, North American media and analysts are invited to participate in Arbe Robotics demonstration of its 4D high-resolution imaging radar to the mobility industry. This breakthrough is set to disrupt autonomous vehicle sensor development and represents a significant step toward mainstreaming fully autonom ... Continue reading

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