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The Toyota Mirai and How Fuel Cells Work
Hydrogen is not only the first element on the Periodic Table (so it gets Atomic Number 1), but it is also the simplest—one proton and one electron—and it is also the most abundant element in the universe.
Toyota Extends Shutdown after Second Quake Hits Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. says its will idle much of assembly capacity across Japan for about one week after a second earthquake struck the country on Saturday.
XIO Group Buys J.D. Power
XIO Group, a London-based buyout firm, has agreed to acquire quality survey experts J.D. Power for $1.1 billion in cash.
Japan Earthquake Idles Two Assembly Plants
Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. each have idled an assembly plant in Japan following a major earthquake and aftershocks in southwest Japan on Thursday that killed at least 10 people.
Another Iconic Work by Peter Blake
This is a picture of Peter Blake—or, more precisely, Sir Peter Blake: Odds are, you don’t know who he is.
Nissan to Unveil Partly Self-Driving Minivan in August
Nissan Motor Co. plans to introduce a version of its Serena minivan in Japan in August that will be able to drive itself on the highway, The Nikkei reports.
NLRB Upholds Skilled Trades Union at VW’s Chattanooga Plant
The National Labor Relations Board has upheld a vote last December by skilled trades workers to unionize at Volkswagen AG’s assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Look Mom, No Lights!
Ford Motor Co. has begun testing a prototype self-driving car at night without its headlights turned on, forcing the vehicle to rely on lidar and high-resolution 3-D mapping to navigate roads and stay in its lane.
Germany Vows to Okay Self-Driving Car Tests
German Chancellor Angela Merkel promises the country’s carmakers swift action on rules that will enable them to test autonomous cars on public roads.
There’s Small and Then There Are Quadracycles
Generally, when there’s a report about meeting crash test requirements (or, as is more the headline-making case: NOT meeting the requirements), it has to do with something like a full-size sedan or an SUV or the like.