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Toyota, Suzuki Move Forward with Partnership Plans
Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. say they have concluded initial talks about potential partnerships and now are beginning “concrete examinations” in the areas of environmental, safety, information technologies and parts sharing.
Paying for Connectivity and Autonomy
Technologies that enable self-driving cars and vehicle-to-vehicle communications offer benefits. But will the value great enough to make consumers willing to pay for it?
Nearly 5,000 Hydrogen Stations Worldwide Expected by 2032
The global number of hydrogen fuel stations for fuel cell vehicles will jump from 285 last year to 1,300 by 2022 and top 4,800 a decade later, predicts Information Trends.
Report: Toyota, Suzuki Close to Final Tech Deal
Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. are close to agreement about partnering on technology, including systems used by autonomous vehicles, according to The Nikkei.
Ex-Chairman Piech Testifies to Prosecutors in VW Diesel Scandal
Ferdinand Piech, the Volkswagen AG who left in 2015 after losing a power struggle with CEO Martin Winterkorn, has testified to prosecutors about Winterkorn’s involvement in the carmaker’s diesel emission cheating scandal.
Building Bikes
According to the folks at Sculpteo, a 3d printing and engineering services company based outside of Paris, they built what they describe as “the first ever fully functional bike created using digital manufacturing.” To prove that this is a real bike, not a booth exhibit, the two designers of the bike, Alexandre d’Orsetti and Piotr Widelka, rode it from Las Vegas, where it had been on display at CES, to San Francisco, where Sculpteo has a facility.
Advancing Manufacturing Tech—with Friction
As manufacturers are looking for process changes, friction welding can provide a great opportunity in production.
Mercedes Makes a New Speedform
If we go back to the Mercedes A-Class of 2008, we find this: That vehicle looks more utilitarian than Mercedesian.
GM to Idle Plant in Brazil for 2 Weeks
General Motors Co. has told workers at its assembly plant outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, that it will suspend production for two weeks beginning Feb. 13, according to the facility’s metalworking union.