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Among the chief selling points of connected autonomous electronic vehicles and emerging transportation services are the promise of significantly improved safety, communications and coordination to improve mobility and the lives of people in local communities.
Renesas Supplies Chip for Nissan’s Automated Parking Tech
Renesas Electronics Corp. says its R-Car system-on-chip and RH850 microcontroller are the brains behind Nissan Motor Co.’s ProPilot Park system that will debut in select markets in the all-new 2018 Leaf electric car.
FBI Probes Uber Software That Was Used to Track Competitors
The FBI’s office in New York City is investigating Uber Technologies Inc. to determine whether the ride-hailing service used software illegally to track drivers for competing providers, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Goodyear Teams with Tesla Ride-Sharing Firm on Tire Tests
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is equipping a fleet of Tesla Model S and Model X electric vehicles operated by California ridesharing company Tesloop with wireless sensors to assess high-mileage tire performance during semi-autonomous driving.
Report: PSA Accused of Diesel Emission Cheating
France’s consumer watchdog agency, DGCCRF, says PSA Group has used software in nearly 2 million diesel-powered vehicles to evade emission standards, according to Le Monde.
Report: Subaru Will Drop Diesels by 2020
Subaru Corp. plans to stop making and selling diesel engines by fiscal 2020, sources tells The Nikkei.
Electronic Work Instructions Aid Quality
Providing electronic instructions not only helps operators, but because changes can be automatically made in case of quality glitches, they can maintain production flow.
Honda Drops Diesel Option for CR-V Crossover in Europe
Honda Motor Co. is replacing a diesel option for its CR-V crossover in Europe with a hybrid powertrain.
Inspection Software Advances
What more can be done to metrology software? Plenty, as this round of new features shows in the 2017 versions of three inspection software packages.
Russia’s Sollers to Open Assembly Plant in Vietnam
Russian carmaker OSJC Sollers confirms it intends to open a low-volume assembly plant in Vietnam in 2018.