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Driving change: Travis Kalanick, the force behind Uber
Mar 12, 2017 (AFP)
Uber's rise to the top of the ride-sharing industry is due in large part to its hard-charging founder and chief executive, Travis Kalanick. But while Kalanick h...
China auto sales jump in February: industry group
Mar 10, 2017 (AFP)
Automobile sales in China jumped more than 22 percent year-on-year in February, an industry group said Friday, in fresh evidence that a cut in purchase taxes wa...
Uber backlash after Hong Kong drivers found guilty by court
Mar 10, 2017 (AFP)
Uber hit back at Hong Kong authorities Friday after five of its drivers were found guilty of operating without proper licences, in yet another blow to the ride-...
'Global startup' vows autonomous car by 2020 in US
Mar 10, 2017 (AFP)
A "global startup" which makes electric racing vehicles unveiled plans Friday to sell a fully autonomous electric car in the US market by 2020. The company call...
Australia sues Audi, Volkswagen over emissions cheating
Mar 08, 2017 (AFP)
Australia's consumer watchdog Wednesday launched court action against Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi over an emissions cheating scandal, claiming they engag...
Pressure mounts on Uber and CEO after missteps
Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)
After a series of embarrassing revelations, ridesharing giant Uber faces challenges in keeping growth on track, with top executive Travis Kalanick likely to fac...
Volkswagen to recall over 680,000 Audis in China
Mar 06, 2017 (AFP)
German carmaker Volkswagen will recall nearly 680,000 premium Audi cars in China, according to the country's quality regulator, over defects in coolant pumps th...
Norway says half of new cars now electric or hybrid
Mar 06, 2017 (AFP)
Norway, which already boasts the world's highest number of electric cars per capita, said Monday that electric or hybrid cars represented half of new registrati...
Secret Uber software steers drivers from stings
Mar 04, 2017 (AFP)
Uber on Friday acknowledged the use of a secret software program to steer drivers away from trouble, including sting operations by local authorities to catch la...
Protectionism would be 'disaster' for autos: Renault-Nissan's Ghosn
Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)
Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn warned Thursday that protectionist trade policies could spell "disaster" for an automotive sector that depends on open borders...
Kymeta aimes to deliver terabyte connectivity to the car of the future
Feb 24, 2017 (SPX)
Kymeta, has announced that its 20 cm mTenna satellite antenna subsystem module (ASM) for the consumer connected car industry, successfully connected to the Inte...
Tesla slips back into red but revenue grows
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
Tesla reported on Wednesday that it slipped back into the red in the recently ended quarter while revenue revved, with orders for some of electric car models hi...
Four-stroke engine cycle produces hydrogen from methane and captures CO2
Feb 17, 2017 (SPX)
When is an internal combustion engine not an internal combustion engine? When it's been transformed into a modular reforming reactor that could make hydrogen av...
Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment
Feb 17, 2017 (SPX)
Roads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a Concepts and Questions paper published in Frontiers in Ecol...
NTU Singapore invents ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and drones
Feb 17, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an ultrafast high-contrast camera that could help self-driving cars a...
Tesla takes on Gulf gas guzzlers
Feb 13, 2017 (AFP)
Electric carmaker Tesla announced the opening of a new Gulf headquarters Monday in Dubai, aiming to conquer an oil-rich region better known for gas guzzlers tha...
Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July
Feb 13, 2017 (AFP)
Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the...
Germany to expand infrastructure for electric vehicles
Feb 13, 2017 (UPI)
A plan by the German government to expand access to charging stations for electric vehicles is in line with state-aid rules, the European Commission said. The G...
EU at pains to punish VW over 'dieselgate' scandal
Feb 11, 2017 (AFP)
A year and a half after the Volkswagen "Dieselgate" scandal erupted, the European Union is struggling to punish the Germany-based auto giant for emissions cheat...
Saab, Aalto University sign collaborative research deal
Feb 10, 2017 (UPI)
Saab and Finland's Aalto University have signed a 10-year collaborative agreement for research, especially in sensor technology. The agreement, worth about $21 ...
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