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Prototype Self-Driving Taxi Tested in Singapore
Cambridge, Mass.-based startup nuTonomy Inc. has begun public test rides of self-driving taxis in Singapore with a goal of launching commercial service within two years.
How Fast Can a Motorcycle Go?
While we’ve noted that the Bloodhound SSC is being prepared to run for a land speed record, it is worth noting that Triumph Motorcycles has announced that next month it plans to run for a record at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
France Denies It Edited Pollution Report to Shield Renault
France’s environment ministry denies a Financial Times report on Monday that claimed the agency omitted details about a high-polluting Renault diesel engine in its search for evidence of emission test cheating.
Nissan Debuts ProPilot Self-Driving System in Japan
Nissan Motor Co. has introduced ProPilot, its limited autonomous driving system, in Japan aboard the company's redesigned Serena minivan.
BYD EV Gets Larger Battery, Extended Range
The 50:50 joint venture between Daimler AG and China’s BYD Co. has introduced a new battery that increases the range of its Denza electric sedan by one-third to 400 km (250 miles).
Prototype Autonomous Race Car Hits the Track
The organizers of the new Roborace circuit for autonomous vehicles demonstrated a prototype vehicle this week at Donington Park race track in Leicestershire, England.
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Car and Concept
This is the Lamborghini Centenario Roadster that was introduced this past weekend at “The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering” in Carmel, California.
VW Agrees to Diesel Scandal Settlement Talks with U.S. States
Volkswagen AG has agreed to hold settlement talks with as many as 19 U.S. states over environmental claims associated with diesel-power vehicles the carmaker rigged to evade emission limits.
U.S. Army to Test Autonomous Vehicles in Non-Combat Situations
The U.S. Army has begun testing driver-assist technologies at its Fort Bragg, N.C., base and aims to have a fully autonomous vehicle available for non-combat use by early 2018.
Bosch Refutes “Wild” Claims that It Helped VW in Diesel Cheating
Robert Bosch GmbH says in a U.S. court filing it will fight “wild and unfounded” claims that it helped Volkswagen AG develop and implement an emission control defeat system used to evade diesel pollution laws.