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Bosch Near $300 Million U.S. Settlement in VW Diesel Scandal?
Robert Bosch GmbH is close to settling claims in the U.S. that it helped Volkswagen AG to develop software used by the carmaker’s diesel engines to cheat on emission tests, a source tells Reuters.
Uber Posts $800 Million Loss in Third Quarter
Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. more than doubled sales in the third quarter to $1.7 billion and tallied a $2.2 billion net profit. But it lost $800 million before interest, taxes and special items, according to tech news website The Information.
BlackBerry Opens Research Center for Self-Driving Vehicles
Canada’s BlackBerry Ltd. is opening a research center near its QNX Software Systems unit headquarters outside Ottawa, Ontario, to develop software operating systems for autonomous vehicles.
VW Agrees to $1.6 Billion Diesel Emissions Settlement in Canada
Volkswagen AG has agreed to spend as much as C$2.1 billion ($1.6 billion) to compensate owners and fix or buy back 105,000 of its vehicles that were equipped with 4-cylinder diesels rigged to evade emission standards.
FCA, Google Ready Pacifica Minivans for Autonomous Tests
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV says it has completed production of 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans that will join Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo autonomous vehicle test fleet early next year.
Pacifica Hybrid Explained
Chrysler pioneered the modern-day minivan more than 30 years ago and has been refining and improving that type of vehicle ever since.
U.S. Guidelines for Self-Driving Cars
This autumn the U.S. announced new guidelines for autonomous-car developers that set a framework without dictating one technology over another, notes Jennifer Dukarski, an attorney with Detroit-area law firm Butzel Long.
VW May Have Deal Today on Cheater V-6 Diesel Settlement
Volkswagen AG will be in court today with a possible resolution to consumer and criminal complaints about 3.0-liter V-6 diesels it rigged to evade U.S. emission limits.
Renault Begins Autonomous Car Demo in China
Renault SA has begun giving consumers rides in Wuhan, China, in one of its experimental self-driving electric cars, the Shanghai Daily reports.
Uber Defies California Demand over Autonomous Car Tests
Uber Technologies Inc. has refused to stop testing self-driving cars on public streets in California after the state ordered it to stop until it is issued a license.