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More BMW Fires Reported in S. Korea
8/15/2018Reports in South Korea of new fires involving BMW vehicles are raising questions about whether a current recall to fix the problem is broad enough, The Korea Herald reports.
Study: How States Should Update Traffic Laws for Autonomous Cars
8/15/2018U.S. states should require that all automated cars have a licensed driver on board, suggests a study by the Governors Highway Safety Assn.
Uber Narrows Its Quarterly Losses
8/15/2018Uber Technologies Inc. trimmed its second-quarter losses to $891 million from $1.1 billion in the same period in 2017.
Musk’s Challenges Mount Over Plan to Take Tesla Private
8/15/2018Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk faces several legal and regulatory challenges as he continues to justify a tweet a week ago indicating he wanted to take the company private.
Audi Battles Back in China’s Luxury Brand Sales Race
8/15/2018Last month Audi narrowly outsold rival Mercedes-Benz in China by 53,200 units to 52,600 as it races to retain its position as the market’s best-selling luxury car brand.
Polestar Tech Sends All-Wheel-Drive to the Rear
8/15/2018Volvo Car Corp.’s Polestar performance unit has updated its Engineered Optimization Accessory software to give all-wheel-drive models a sportier rear-bias feel.
Bosch Invests in DeepMap Startup
8/15/2018Robert Bosch GmbH has made an unspecified investment in DeepMap Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup specializing in mapping technologies for autonomous vehicles.
Porsche, Nvidia Team Up on "Speed of Light" Design
8/15/2018Porsche is working with chipmaker Nvidia and video game specialist Epic Games on a new design tool that could significantly speed vehicle development and improve real-time modeling capabilities.
Hella’s Annual Sales, Earnings Climb
8/15/2018Lighting and electronics supplier Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA reports gains of 9% in currency-adjusted sales and 14% in net earnings for the fiscal year ended May 31.
GMC Readies Small Crossover
8/15/2018Spy photographers caught General Motors Co.’s GMC unit testing a heavily camouflaged compact crossover vehicle in Arizona this week.