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Most Midsize SUVs Flunk IIHS Headlight Test
Only two of 37 midsize SUV/crossover vehicles tested by the Insurance Institute or Highway Safety offer “good” headlights able to illuminate a sufficient stretch of roadway at night.
GM Begins Testing Second-Gen Self-Driving Chevy Bolts
General Motors Co. has built 130 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars with autonomous driving capabilities at its plant in Orion Township, Mich.
GM Advances Autonomy at Orion
The GM Orion Assembly Plant measures 4.3-million square feet and the people there have built in excess of five-million cars since it was opened in 1983.
Marvell Launches Integrated Communications Chip
Santa Clara, Calif-based Marvell Semiconductor Inc. is introducing what it describes as the world’s first system-on-a-chip that integrates wi-fi, Bluetooth, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications capabilities.
Apple CEO: Autonomous Vehicle Systems Are a Core Technology
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook confirms the company’s automotive efforts will focus on autonomous systems, which he describes as an important “core technology.”
LG Chem: No Battery Deal (Yet) with VW
LG Chem Ltd. denies a South Korean media report earlier today that the company has signed a 7 trillion-won ($6.2 billion) deal to supply batteries for Volkswagen AG electric cars.
JLR Unit Invests $25 Million in Lyft Ride-Hailing Service
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.’s InMotion Ventures unit is investing $25 million (£19 million) in ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. to support the San Francisco-based company’s expansion and push into autonomous cars.
Germany Targets Porsche in Diesel Emission Probe
Germany’s transport ministry has ordered an investigation into whether V-6 diesel engines used by Porsche AG were rigged to evade nitrogen oxide emission tests.
Ford Refocuses its Mobility Strategy
Mark Fields’ ouster last month as Ford’s CEO underscores the growing importance, complexity and speed of change autonomous vehicles and new mobility services are having on the global auto industry.
Alliance to Write Guidelines for Over-the-Air Software Updates
The newly formed eSync Alliance aims to create industry guidelines for over-the-air (OTA) software upgrades and diagnostic tools to speed the development and reduce security risks for connected vehicles.