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Ford Invests in Laser Sensor Maker Velodyne
8/16/2016Ford Motor Co. is investing $75 million in Velodyne LIDAR Inc., a California-based maker of laser sensors used by self-driving vehicles to map their surroundings.
Audi to Launch Traffic Light Timer in U.S.
8/16/2016Audi AG will offer a feature on select U.S. models this year that will tell drivers when a traffic light is about to change.
Ford to Double Silicon Valley Operations
8/16/2016Ford Motor Co. says it is expanding its Palo Alto, Calif., research center to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicle technologies.
VW in Talks to Settle U.S. Justice Dept. Probe into Diesel Cheating
8/16/2016Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Dept. of Justice are in preliminary talks that could settle a criminal investigation into the carmaker’s diesel emission test cheating by year-end, according to media reports.
Mitsubishi Electric Partners on Maps for Self-Driving Cars
8/16/2016Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Japanese mapmaker Zenrin Co. Ltd. are collaborating to produce high-resolution maps of Japanese highways a soon as this year, The Nikkei reports.
GM Prevails in Another Ignition Switch Lawsuit
8/16/2016A state court judge in Texas has thrown out a bellwether lawsuit that blamed a crash in 2012 on one of General Motors Co.’s defective ignition switches.
Renault May Launch Twizy EV in S. Korea in October
8/15/2016Renault SA’s Renault Samsung unit intends to begin marketing its Twizy two-seat electric city car in South Korea as soon as October, according to The Korea Herald.
VW Production Again Slowed by Seat Shortage
8/15/2016Volkswagen AG will reduce shifts at its assembly plant in Emden, Germany, on Thursday because of an unspecified production problem at in-house seat supplier Sitech Sitztechnik GmbH in Wolfsburg, Reuters reports.
Cadillac Concept Car to Feature Curved OLED Display
8/15/2016General Motors Co.’s Cadillac unit says it will unveil a new concept vehicle later this week at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California.
Tesla Drops “Autopilot” Reference from Website in China
8/15/2016Tesla Motors Inc. has removed reference to its Autopilot driver aid system after an owner suffered a minor crash while using the feature, Reuters reports.