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Can virtual drivers resembling the user increase trust in smart cars
May 20, 2015 (SPX)
Human error is estimated to cause more than 90% of traffic accidents, a percentage that might be drastically reduced by the implementation of self-driving cars ...
US pushes pedal on car-to-car communication
May 16, 2015 (AFP)
Engineers have known for some time that if cars could only "talk" to each other, they could avoid a lot of accidents. Vehicles could be driven more safely with ...
Google self-driving prototype cars to hit public roads
May 15, 2015 (AFP)
Google announced Friday its self-driving prototype cars were ready to leave the test track and hit public roads in California, in a step forward for its autonom...
Icahn pumps $100 mn into ride-share startup Lyft
May 15, 2015 (AFP)
Lyft on Friday said that heavyweight investor Carl Icahn has pumped $100 million into the ride-sharing startup whose rivals include Uber. Icahn Enterprises led ...
Out with heavy metal
May 15, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers have demonstrated a new process for the expanded use of lightweight aluminum in cars and trucks at the speed, scale, quality and consistency require...
Switzerland's first driverless car hits Zurich roads
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
Swiss telephone firm Swisscom on Tuesday unveiled a driverless car that is being tested on the roads of Zurich, a first in the country. The Volkswagen Passat, w...
Tesla to adopt domestic charging standards in China
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
Tesla will adopt China's future standard for charging electric vehicles, a company statement said, in an issue which has been a barrier to sales for the US firm...
Google self-driving cars not crash-proof
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Google on Monday said that even self-driving cars that can sense and react faster than humans still wind up in accidents. "We've been hit from behind seven time...
China auto sales down 0.5% in April: industry group
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Auto sales in China, the world's largest car market, fell 0.5 percent year-on-year to 1.99 million vehicles in April, an industry group said Monday. For the fir...
Japan's Toyota, Mazda eye green alliance: report
May 09, 2015 (AFP)
Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda are considering a comprehensive tie-up in environmentally-friendly technology amid tightening regulations to cut greenhouse...
China auto giant FAW gets new chief amid graft scandal
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
China's third largest carmaker FAW on Thursday named a new chairman, after its previous chief was formally put under investigation for corruption. China FAW Gro...
Tesla ramps up output in first quarter but losses rise
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
Luxury electric car maker Tesla said Wednesday it was on track to deliver 55,000 cars this year even as its losses widened on revved up research spending. Found...
More than 200,000 road deaths a year in China: WHO
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
More than 200,000 people are killed on China's notoriously dangerous roads every year, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday -- at least four times offic...
Germany's Daimler unveils 'world first' self-driving truck
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
German carmaker Daimler has unveiled what it calls the world's first self-driving truck authorized for use on public roads, presenting the ground-breaking vehic...
China's second-biggest auto firm Dongfeng gets new chief
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
China's second largest carmaker Dongfeng said on Wednesday that its chairman was being replaced but denied a rumoured merger with another auto giant, China FAW ...
Uber office raided in southern China: report
May 01, 2015 (AFP)
Taxi app Uber's office in the southern city of Guangzhou has been raided by authorities, a report said Friday, in an apparent crackdown on the Internet ride-sha...
Vehicle cost, lack of information hinder purchases of plug-in electric vehicles
Apr 28, 2015 (SPX)
Vehicle cost, current battery technology, and inadequate consumer knowledge are some of the barriers preventing widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles...
San Luis Obispo adds another EV Charge Hub Site on SunTrail Route
Apr 27, 2015 (SPX)
Sunspeed Enterprises, an electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company based in Northern California, has added another EV charging station to its SunTrail Route,...
Car makers to profit from China's booming used market
Apr 24, 2015 (AFP)
The vast majority of cars in the world's biggest auto market are purchased new, but a second-hand trade is beginning to emerge in China despite traditional buye...
Toyota tops global automaker sales in Q1
Apr 23, 2015 (AFP)
Toyota kept the title of world's biggest automaker on Thursday with first-quarter sales of 2.52 million vehicles globally, outpacing Volkswagen and General Moto...
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