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Tesla Blames Shanghai Car Fire on Battery Module Failure
Tesla Inc. says a highly publicized fire that broke out in one of its parked electric cars in Shanghai two months ago was caused by the failure of a single battery module.
Five More Japanese Carmakers Join Toyota-Softbank Venture
Monet Technologies Corp., the 8-month-old joint venture between Softbank and Toyota to develop autonomous ride-hailing and delivery services, has signed up five more Japanese carmakers.
VW Launches EV Car-Sharing Service in Germany
Volkswagen AG has launched its “WeShare” car-sharing program in Berlin with a fleet of 1,500 all-electric Golf small cars. Some 500 e-up! electric city cars will be added later this year.
EPA Exec Wehrum Resigns
Bill Wehrum, who has headed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality department, resigned yesterday amid allegations of ethics violations.
Tesla Developing Its Own Battery Tech?
Tesla Inc. has established a small “skunkworks” team to develop its own batteries, sources tell CNBC.
Honda Dominates “American-Made” Vehicle List
Honda and its Acura brand accounted for seven of the top 15 models on Cars.com’s annual “American-Made” Index, which rates vehicles sold in the U.S. based on final assembly location, parts content and labor rates.
See What McLaren Automotive Has Developed
There are two extraordinary capabilities of McLaren Automotive: its ability to design and its mastery of lightweight material utilization.
Apple Buys Autonomous-Driving Startup Drive.ai
Apple Inc. confirms it has acquired Drive.ai, a struggling Silicon Valley-based developer of artificial intelligence-based software for self-driving vehicles.
Baidu Leads Wave of Autonomous-Car Tests in China
Changsha and Guangzhou have approved testing licenses for about 70 autonomous vehicles spread among 10 companies.
Argo Teams with Carnegie Mellon on Autonomous Research
Ford Motor Co.’s Argo AI unit and Carnegie Mellon University are establishing a joint research center for autonomous vehicle technology at the university’s main campus in Pittsburgh.