Mercedes, Ahoy!

This, of course, is a boat: But it is not just any boat, it is the Cigarette Racing Team 50' Marauder AMG, introduced this week at the Miami International Boat Show.

Consortium to Test Fuel Cell Buses in California

The Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium will begin testing 20 fuel cell-powered buses next year at two California transit agencies.

Mercedes to Launch Pilot Program for Electric Heavy-Duty Truck

Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz Truck unit will begin public testing of about 20 electric heavy-duty trucks this year in Germany.

Ford Enhancing Development Capabilities

Although computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and other digital tools are extensively used by Ford (as well as all other major—and minor—vehicle developers), at the end of the day, cars and trucks exist in the real world.

VW, Mobileye and Swarm Data

Generally when there are photographs of autonomous vehicles, they are often singular: there is a vehicle.

Toyota to Recall all Mirai Fuel Cell Cars

Toyota Motor Corp. says it will call back all 2,800 of its fuel cell-powered Mirai sedans to fix a software flaw that can cause powertrain voltage to surge.

Bosch, VW V-6 Diesel Settlements Get Preliminary Court Okay

Two new settlements involving Volkswagen AG’s diesel cheating scandal received preliminary approval today in a U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

Carmakers Urge U.S. to Halt State-Level Rules on Self-Driving Cars

The U.S. government should avoid stifling autonomous car development by ordering states not to enact their own laws about such vehicles, carmakers plan to tell Congress today.

It’s Official: Chevy Cruze Diesel Gets 52-mpg Highway Rating

General Motors Co. says the diesel variant of its 2017 Chevrolet Cruze sedan has an Environmental Protection Agency-rating of 52 mpg on the highway, which the carmaker boasts is the best of any non-electrified model in the U.S.

Ex-GM Autonomous-Driving Researcher Joins Hyundai

Hyundai Motor Co. has hired Jin-woo Lee, a research leader in self-driving technology development at General Motors Co. for the past 11 years, to run its advanced driver-assistance system development effort.