CAR TECH - ROBO DAILY

GM to recall 2.5 mn vehicles in China over Takata airbags

Sep 18, 2017 (AFP)

GM and its joint venture partner Shanghai GM will start withdrawing vehicles fitted with the potentially faulty airbags beginning next month and will include Ch...

Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive

Sep 17, 2017 (AFP)

India, one of the world's most polluted nations, has one of the most ambitious plans to kick its fossil fuel addiction. Analysts say the target is "daunting". T...

Wax on, melt off: Roads that deice themselves during winter storms

Sep 15, 2017 (SPX)

Keeping roads open to travel is a persistent challenge during winter months, but efforts to make them safely passable - including the constant use of snow plows...

Tesla sets semi-truck debut for October 26

Sep 14, 2017 (AFP)

Chief executive Elon Musk made the announcement in a tweet late Wednesday, indicating the new truck would be shown at its California design center in Hawthorne,...

VW recalls 4.86 million vehicles in China over airbag concerns

Sep 14, 2017 (AFP)

VW and its joint ventures with Chinese partners FAW and SAIC will start withdrawing 4.86 million vehicles fitted with potentially faulty airbags made by Japan's...

VW aims to sell 1.5 mln electric cars in China by 2025

Sep 14, 2017 (AFP)

Speaking on the sidelines of the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said the firm was well-placed to take advantage of shif...

Waymo suit against Uber on road to trial

Sep 13, 2017 (AFP)

A US federal appeals court upheld a lower court decision that an arbitration contract with a former Waymo employee at the heart of the case did not apply to the...

At Frankfurt car show, industry in throes of reinvention

Sep 12, 2017 (AFP)

On the surface, there is nothing but good news at the IAA: the European car industry can boast of five years of non-stop growth, projected to continue this year...

Two years after 'dieselgate', can diesel be saved?

Sep 12, 2017 (AFP)

"For several months now we have seen a net drop in diesel sales in the major European markets of France and Germany," said industry expert Stefan Bratzel of Ger...

IAA car show displays industry in throes of reinvention

Sep 12, 2017 (AFP)

On the surface there is nothing but good news at the IAA: the European car industry can boast of five years of non-stop growth, projected to continue this year,...

Tesla system partly to blame in fatal 2016 crash: safety panel

Sep 12, 2017 (AFP)

The driver's "overreliance" on the Tesla system -- designed as a semi-autonomous diving system to be used with a human operator -- permitted "prolonged disengag...

Clean vehicle sales skyrocket in China

Sep 12, 2017 (UPI)

Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show total sales of 2.19 million vehicles last month marked a 5.3 percent increase from August 2016....

China mulls petrol car ban, boosting electric vehicles

Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)

The plan would follow decisions by France and Britain to outlaw the sale of such cars and vans from 2040 to clamp down on harmful emissions. While the governmen...

China eyes petrol car ban, boosting electric vehicles

Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)

The plan would follow decisions by France and Britain to outlaw the sale of such cars and vans from 2040 to clamp down on harmful emissions. The government did ...

Volkswagen to electrify entire range by 2030

Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)

By the end of next decade, VW vows to offer "at least one electrified version of each of the 300 or so group models", the firm said in a statement. The Wolfsbur...

Daimler to offer electrified versions of all Mercedes 'by 2022'

Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)

"By 2022, we'll have the entire Mercedes-Benz product portfolio in electrified version as well, to offer a maximum of choices for our consumers," CEO Dieter Zet...

With fossil fuel bans, e-cars shift into higher gear

Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)

As the global auto industry braces for a shake up, here's what you need to know. - What's it all about? - While France and Britain have said they plan to outlaw...

GM unit says it has 'mass producible' autonomous cars

Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)

"This isn't just a concept design -- it has airbags, crumple zones, and comfortable seats," said Kyle Vogt, who heads Cruise Automation, a technology startup ac...

Jaguar cars set to go electric from 2020

Sep 07, 2017 (AFP)

The JLR group is the latest carmaker to embrace the move away from internal combustion engines in the wake of stricter government proposals after the Paris clim...

Fuel economy standards cheaper, more beneficial than previously believed

Sep 07, 2017 (SPX)

Under the current regulations, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration is required to set efficiency standards based on the available technology ...