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Intel’s Automated Driving Solutions Division
Intel Corp. is expanding its automotive presence into vehicle safety systems, connectivity services and automated driving technologies.
Honda Plans Partnership with Asian Ride-Share Company
Honda Motor Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Grab Inc., a Singapore-based ride-share service, to expand Grab’s motorcycle-sharing service in the region.
Switzerland Launches Its Own VW Diesel Emissions Probe
Switzerland has joined other European countries in opening its own criminal investigation into Volkswagen AG’s 15-month-old diesel emission cheating scandal.
MCity Adds Autonomous Shuttle Tours
The University of Michigan’s MCity research campus for autonomous vehicles has inked a deal with France’s Navya Technologies, which will provide the school with a self-driving electric shuttle bus to conduct automated tours of the 32-acre site in Ann Arbor, Mich..
PSA Opens New-Business Incubator
PSA Group says its just-launched Business Lab will identify advanced digital and mobility businesses worldwide, test concepts and invest in startups through a new venture capital arm.
Continental Tech for Easier Riding
One of the more usual navigation apps is Waze, as in addition to the basic mapping/routing function, it provides information about the route—traffic jams, accidents, etc.—that is captured in real-time from the Wazers who are using the app.
Renault-Nissan Drops a Shift At Plant in India
Renault-Nissan Automotive India Pvt. Ltd.’s assembly plant in Oragadam is permanently eliminating third-shift production, sources tell The Times of India.
FTC Probe Questions VW’s Lost, Erased Cell Phones in U.S.
The Federal Trade Commission wants to further question Volkswagen AG officials in the U.S. about 23 missing or erased cell phones that belonged to “important individuals” of interest in its criminal investigation into VW’s diesel emission cheating scandal.
Dongfeng-Honda Plans Another Assembly Plant in China
Honda Motor Co. and partner Dongfeng Motor Group will spend 3 billon yuan ($436 million) to open a third assembly plant in China in the first half of 2019.
Lucid to Source EV Batteries from Samsung
Menlo Park, Calif.-based electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors Inc. says South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. will be a “major” supplier of lithium-ion batteries for the EV the carmaker plans to launch in 2018.