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Talk Among Yourselves: Caddy CTS Gets V2V Tech
General Motors Co. is launching a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication system in the 2017 Cadillac CTS sedan that will allow the vehicle to share information with other V2V-enabled vehicles and alert them about upcoming traffic and road conditions.
Goodyear Adds “Smarts” to Concept Tire
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. introduced a smarter version of its spherical Eagle 360 concept tire, dubbed Eagle 360 Urban, at the Geneva auto show this week.
Chinese Ride-Hailing Company Opens Silicon Valley Lab
China ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing has opened DiDi Labs in Mountain View, Calif., to develop new mobility technologies and advanced cybersecurity systems.
Leaked Documents Show CIA Pondered Hack Attack on Car Software
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency considered mounting a hack attack on BlackBerry Ltd.’s QNX software system, which is widely used in automotive infotainment systems, according to documents revealed by Wikileaks.
Merkel Denies German Government Role in VW Diesel Scandal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells a government panel that Volkswagen AG’s diesel emission cheating was solely the company’s doing and not a failure of government to police the company.
Land Rover Teams with Austrian Red Cross on Rescue Drone
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. has developed a specially equipped version of the Range Rover SUV that allows a small flying reconnaissance drone to take off and land on its roof—even when the vehicle is moving—to support Red Cross rescue operations in Austria.
Hyperloop One Moves Forward with Nevada Track
Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One (H1) has released images of the test track its building in Nevada for a high-speed pneumatic transportation system.
Australian Sue Audi Over Diesel Emissions
Audi AG has been charged with illegally deceiving customers in Australia by touting the low emissions of diesel-powered vehicles that had been rigged to mask high pollution levels.
Still No Decision in U.S. on Possible FCA Diesel Cheating
Government officials in the U.S. continue to investigate but have come to no conclusions about possible emission cheating in 104,000 trucks and SUVs sold by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, says CEO Sergio Marchionne.
Simulating Injection Molding Gets Even Better
New injection molding software can simulate—and analyze.