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FCA to Add Thousands of Pacifica Minivans to Waymo’s Driverless Fleet
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV says it will supply “thousands” more of its Chrysler Pacifica minivans to Waymo’s existing 600-unit fleet of Pacifica autonomous vehicles.
European Diesel Sales Fall to 10-Year Low
Sales of diesel-powered vehicles in Europe fell 8% last year to 6.8 million units, according to JATO Dynamics.
Ford Cleared to Launch Shuttle Service in London
Ford Motor Co. has been given permission to operate four minibus shuttle routes in London.
BMW Buys Out Partner in DriveNow Car-Share Service
BMW AG has agreed to take full control of its DriveNow car-share service by buying out partner Sixt AG, the European rental car company.
UPDATE: German Carmakers Also Backed Diesel Fume Tests on Humans
German carmakers are scrambling to distance themselves from the political fallout of research they backed that exposed 25 human test subjects to diesel exhaust fumes, Bloomberg News reports.
VW Could Face Group Lawsuit Over Rigged Diesels in U.K.
Nearly 60,000 diesel owners in the U.K. plan in March to ask England’s High Court for permission to file a group litigation order against Volkswagen Group over the company’s rigged diesels.
VW Apologies for Rigged Diesel Fume Tests on Monkeys
Volkswagen AG has apologized for a “lack of judgment” in helping to fund lab tests that exposed 10 monkeys to diesel fumes.
Scania Agrees to Invest €10 Million in Swedish Battery Factory
Commercial truckmaker Scania AB says it will invest €10 million ($12 million) in a plan to erect a giant factory in Sweden to make “green” lithium-ion battery cells for electric vehicles.
China’s DiDi Chuxing Touts Smart Transportation System
Beijing-based DiDi Chuxing says the “smart transportation brain” platform it launched in early 2017 is being used in 20 Chinese cities.
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How 3,000 Is a Really Big Number
To know that 3,000 cars have been delivered since October 2015 would undoubtedly result in a shrug: in 2017 Toyota delivered 387,081 Camrys, so that 3,000 is less than one percent, and this is in one year, not just over two.