CAR TECH - ROBO DAILY

German prosecutors charge 6 VW staffers over diesel 'fraud'

Jan 14, 2020 (AFP)

Brunswick prosecutors accuse the six of knowingly duping customers in Europe and the United States into buying diesel cars rigged with "illegal software" to mak...

Connected cars moving targets for hackers

Jan 10, 2020 (AFP)

Israeli cybersecurity firm GuardKnox demonstrated the threat in a Formula 1 driving simulation at the Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas. Moments ...

Future of mobility: some wild rides seen ahead at tech show

Jan 10, 2020 (AFP)

Tech-inspired solutions for mobility -- on land, air and water -- featured prominently at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show this week. Some innovators played w...

Main points of Carlos Ghosn's press conference

Jan 08, 2020 (AFP)

He skirted the conditions of his escape but tackled most questions during a news conference that lasted more than two hours. Herewith the main points: - How did...

Auto sector tech innovations speed ahead at CES

Jan 08, 2020 (AFP)

Here are some of the innovations causing buzz at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. - Electrification - While electric cars have been ar...

Hyundai to make flying cars for Uber air taxis

Jan 07, 2020 (AFP)

The South Korean manufacturer said it would produce the four-passenger electric "vertical take-off and landing vehicles" at "automotive scale," without offering...

Musk hands over made-in-China Teslas to early buyers in Shanghai

Jan 07, 2020 (AFP)

The eccentric entrepreneur danced awkwardly, gave out high-fives, and mugged on a stage as sleek Model 3 sedans -- the company's mid-price, mass-market offer --...

Investors sue Daimler for $1 bn in German court over 'dieselgate'

Jan 07, 2020 (AFP)

The 219 plaintiffs accuse Daimler of hiding the fact that it was using illegal software in diesel cars to cheat emissions tests, and of not informing investors ...

Bosch unveils smart virtual sun visor for cars at tech show

Jan 06, 2020 (AFP)

The Virtual Visor uses algorithms and a camera to analyze what the driver is seeing through its liquid crystal display and darkens the section through which the...

Amazon revs up auto ambitions with in-car TV, Alexa integration

Jan 06, 2020 (AFP)

In an announcement ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Amazon said it would allow car owners without built-in Alexa to add the smart assistant ...

UK car sales hit six-year low in 2019: industry body

Jan 06, 2020 (AFP)

Sales slid 2.4 percent to 2.31 million new cars in 2019 from the previous year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said in a statement. That ...

Tesla reports solid Q4 auto deliveries, extending streak

Jan 03, 2020 (AFP)

The firm founded by controversial entrepreneur Elon Musk delivered 112,000 vehicles in the quarter ending December 31, a nearly 23 percent from the same three-m...

E-car sales in Norway reach new record high

Jan 03, 2020 (AFP)

Norway, a major oil producer that has pioneered electric mobility, offers a very advantageous tax regime for clean vehicles, making them highly competitive in c...

Barcelona bans older, most polluting cars

Jan 02, 2020 (AFP)

Gasoline-powered cars registered in Spain before 2000, and diesel-powered cars registered before 2006 are now banned from most city streets on weekdays between ...

Tesla delivers first batch of China-made cars

Dec 30, 2019 (AFP)

Work began on the firm's multibillion-dollar Shanghai "Gigafactory" in January, allowing the company to skirt trade tensions between China and the US and sell d...

Turkey unveils national electric car prototypes

Dec 27, 2019 (AFP)

"Today we are witnessing together a historic day when Turkey's 60-year-old dream is coming true," Erdogan told a ceremony in the Kocaeli province in northwester...

Mock skyscrapers, simulated rain at Singapore self-driving test centre

Dec 22, 2019 (AFP)

Welcome to Singapore's self-drive test centre, complete with traffic lights and mock skyscrapers, which is at the heart of the city's push to become a hub for a...

Colombia orders Uber to suspend app services

Dec 21, 2019 (AFP)

The US tech giant has around two million active users in the country, and roughly 88,000 drivers. The ruling, which is subject to an appeal, follows a lawsuit b...

Australia fines Volkswagen US$86 mn over 'dieselgate'

Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)

The Federal Court found that an initial Aus$75 million penalty the company agreed with Australia's consumer watchdog was "manifestly inadequate" and recommended...

London street bans petrol, diesel cars

Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)

Officials said Beech Street, which runs underneath the Brutalist designed Barbican Estate, would become Britain's first "24-7 zero emission street". During an 1...