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BMW Reveals In-Car Personal Assistant System
BMW AG says its new Intelligent Personal Assistant technology will use artificial intelligence to build a digital persona with which drivers can interact.
Printing a Shock
Although this shock absorber is just a demonstration device, its fabrication is rather clever as the materials company that made it, Covestro, used three different materials and three different 3D fabrication processes to make it: First, there’s the outer spring of the 40 x 7-cm part.
August Car Sales Surge in U.K.
Car sales in the U.K. jumped 23% to 94,100 units in August as consumers snapped up clearance bargains ahead of this month’s industrywide shift to Europe’s new emission test protocol.
Uber Partners with Japanese Taxi Firm on Ride-Hailing
Uber Technologies Inc. has signed a deal that will enable Japanese customers to use its ride-hailing app to summon conventional taxis.
FCA to Open Autonomous-Vehicle Test Facility in Michigan
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is investing $30 million into a new testing facility for autonomous vehicles at the company's proving grounds in Chelsea, Mich.
Korea’s Mando Approved for Self-Driving-Car Tests in California
South Korean driveline supplier Mando Corp. has received approval from the California Dept. of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous vehicles in the state.
Volvo’s Self-Driving Pods Could Sub for Short-Haul Air Travel
Volvo Car Corp. says its 360c concept vehicle offers a more convenient alternative to air shuttles on trips of 300 km (186 miles) or less.
GM to Add Battery Testing Equipment
Later this year, General Motors Co. will make "additional major enhancements" to a battery development and testing lab in Warren, Mich.
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FCA Adds ADAS Capability to Chelsea
It seems that FCA is now taking things more seriously as regards the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), all the way to fully autonomous: it has announced that it has invested more than $30-million at its Chelsea Proving Grounds, which is about an hour-and-a-half southwest of the FCA US headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Next-Gen Corvette Spotted
General Motors Co.’s next-generation Chevrolet Corvette has been captured by spy photographers on public roads in Germany and testing on the country’s famed Nurburgring course.