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VW Exec Faces April Trial in Diesel Cheating Scandal
A federal district court judge in Detroit has set an April 18 start date for the trial of Volkswagen AG executive Oliver Schmidt.
Mahindra Plans Its First Overseas Assembly Plant
India’s Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. tells reporters in Mumbai that it is looking for locations to build its first overseas assembly plant.
Waze Joins Open-Source Car App Consortium
Google Inc. Waze Mobile unit is joining the new SmartDeviceLink (SDL) consortium, which was formed earlier this year to create and manage open-source software for in-vehicle smartphone apps.
VW’s Spending on U.S. Diesel Buybacks Reaches $2.9 Billion
Volkswagen AG so far has spent $2.9 billion (€2.7 billion) in the U.S. to buy back 138,000 diesel-powered cars the company had rigged to elude emission standards.
FCA Says U.S. Justice Dept., SEC, States Have Joined Diesel Probe
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV says an investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency into possible diesel emission violations is being joined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dept. of Justice and several state attorneys general.
Peugeot Shows Autonomous Instinct with New Concept
PSA Group’s Peugeot unit took the wraps off its futuristic Instinct concept vehicle this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Honda Forms R&D Unit for Next-Gen Tech
Honda Motor Co.’s research and development subsidiary is creating a new unit called R&D Center X that will focus on so-called “new value” areas such as advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, mobility systems and energy management.
2018 Volvo XC60 Adds Automated Steering
Volvo Car Corp. is launching three new advanced driver assistance systems on the redesigned XC60 midsize crossover vehicle that will provide steering assistance as needed to help drivers avoid potential accidents.
Nissan Begins Tests of Self-Driving Car in Europe
Nissan Motor Co. this week demonstrated a specially equipped automated version of its Leaf electric car in London, marking the company’s first European tests of autonomous vehicle technologies on public roads.
Anecdote about Automation
This is the Case IH 8000 Series Austoft sugar cane harvester: According to CNH Industrial, which owns Case, in Brazil, where equipment like this is used, sugar cane harvesting, which had once been a labor-intensive process (as had been the production of cars and components), workers had been able to cut cane at a rate of up to 500 kg per hour.