Additive Manufacturing Requires More Than Scanning to a Point Cloud

After scanning to a point cloud, additive manufacturing requires some part design features not common in subtractive manufacturing.

Tech Watch: Shaping Components at Hyundai Mobis

Hyundai Mobis invests about 3-billion Korean Won ($3-million) to create its Design Model Workshop in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do.

New-Car Sales Gain 3% in U.K.

New-car registrations in the U.K. rose 3% to 192,600 units in May in spite of a 24% drop in sales of diesel models.

Tech Watch: EVO Tries to Evolve 3D Printing

Airwolf 3D wants its customers to think of its new EVO desktop product as an additive manufacturing “center.”

California Allows Testing of Driverless Cars with Passengers

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved the testing of self-driving vehicles with passengers on board.

U.K. Launches Autonomous Car Development Blitz

This week the British government is distributing £25 million ($33 million) in funds to as many as six projects that will test self-driving vehicles on public highways.

Chinese Startup Aims to Launch 2-Wheel EV in 2020

Beijing Lingyun Intelligent Technology Co. is developing a two-wheel electric city car that the company plans to introduce in China early next decade, Bloomberg News reports.

Hyundai May Subcontract Some Vehicle Production

Hyundai Motor Co. may invest in a vehicle assembly plant in Gwangju, South Korea, that would be operated by a contractor.

Report: Daimler Could Face €3.8 Billion in Diesel Fines

Germany could fine Daimler AG as much as €3.8 billion ($4.4 billion) for using illegal software to manipulate diesel emissions, according to Der Spiegel.

Ford Teams with Panasonic and Qualcomm on V2X Tests

Ford, Panasonic and Qualcomm will begin testing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication technologies this summer in Colorado.