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Uber Expands Self-Driving Car Tests to San Francisco
Uber Technologies Inc. has extended to San Francisco the public tests of autonomous vehicles it began in Pittsburgh three months ago.
Germany To Help Make Fuel Cells Ready for Mass Production
Germany’s transport ministry plans to spend €250 million ($266 million) over the next two years to help commercialize fuel cell technology for mass-produced passenger vehicles, according to Die Welt.
Allstate, Stanford to Partner on Autonomous Vehicle Research
Allstate Insurance Co. and Stanford University’s Intelligent Systems Laboratory have begun a three-year research project regarding the safety of autonomous vehicles.
Google Self-Driving Project Relaunches as Waymo
Alphabet Inc. has morphed its 7-year-old Google autonomous vehicle project into a startup called Waymo.
U.S. Proposes Law to Require V2V Communications
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation proposes to require that future vehicles be equipped to automatically swap traffic information with each other to help reduce crashes.
Magna Steyr Near Decision on Second Assembly Plant in Europe
Contract vehicle assembler Magna Steyr confirms it may open a second factory in Europe if its main plant in Graz, Austria, becomes overloaded with new projects.
Visteon Opens Silicon Valley Tech Center
Visteon Corp. has opened a technical center in Santa Clara, Calif., to lead the company’s development of autonomous vehicle technologies and other advanced engineering systems.
Daimler Will Hike Factory Wages in Hungary by More than 20%
Daimler AG has agreed with unions at its €1 billion Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Kecskemet, Hungary, to raise hourly wages 10% in each of the next two years, Reuters reports.
Delphi to Begin Autonomous Vehicle Testing in U.S., Europe
Delphi Automotive plc will launch pilot programs in a U.S. and European city early next year to test autonomous vehicle technologies.
Where the Model T Was Born
According to Nancy Darga, the Milwaukee Junction area in Detroit—which is just east of the New Center area, northeast of Wayne State University—was, back in the first two decades of the 20th century, something of a Silicon Valley for the auto industry.