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China Sets Up Cybersecurity Panel for Connected Cars
China has set up a committee to help set policies, laws and regulations to bolster the cybersecurity of connected cars in the country.
VW Readies Payments to U.S Dealers Hurt by Diesel Scandal
Volkswagen AG is telling its 650 U.S. dealers they will be compensated for economic damage they have sustained from the company’s diesel emission cheating scandal.
Tesla Autopilot Feature Was Turned Off in Pa. Crash
Tesla Motors Inc. says the onboard vehicle log for a Model X electric crossover that crashed in Pennsylvania two week ago shows the car’s Autopilot driver-assist feature was turned off at the time of the rollover.
Ford Invests in 3-D Mapping Start-Up
Ford Motor Co. has joined four other investors to provide nearly $7 million in seed money for Albany, Calif.-based startup Civil Maps.
VW Makes Environmental Strides—in Manufacturing
While that whole diesel thing still may not be working out so well for Volkswagen Group—last week Reuters reported that the European Consumer Organization put out a statement citing a test by an Italian consumer group, Altroconsumo, that shows that a 2.0-liter EA 189 Euro 5 diesel engine in an Audi Q5 had 25 percent higher NOx emissions after the dodgy software had been removed than before it—but the manufacturing personnel at Volkswagen brand have been working hard at improving things on their end, as in improving the environmental correctitude of their operations by 25.3 percent and saving the company more than €100 million in the process.
U.K. Panel Suggests Possible Prosecution for VW’s Diesel Cheating
A British transport panel is urging the government to consider prosecuting Volkswagen AG for selling some 1.2 million vehicles in the U.K. that were rigged to cheat emission standards.
FCA to Invest $1 Billion in Jeep Plants
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will invest more than $1 billion and create 1,000 new jobs at its assembly plants in Toledo, Ohio, and Belvidere, Ill., to bolster output of its Jeep brand SUVs.
Nissan Stresses Hands-On Approach to Autonomous Driving
Nissan Motor Co. says its new ProPilot driver-assist system will warn drivers if they take both hands off the steering wheel during autonomous driving and disable the feature if they don’t return at least one hand to the wheel after a few seconds.
Electric Wheels—for Bikes
During a recent meeting we attended held by Robert Bosch in its North American headquarters in Farmington Hills, we learned about a variety of initiatives related to such things as Industry 4.0 and advances in automotive technology for automated solutions.
JLR Plans Big Fleet of Autonomous Test Vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. says it will begin testing autonomous driving technologies on British roads later this year.