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US deal won't end 'dieselgate' pain for Volkswagen
Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)
Woes related to the 'dieselgate' scandal will dog German car giant Volkswagen even after a deal with US authorities to close criminal and civil cases against it...
NAVYA Self-driving shuttle goes to work in Las Vegas
Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)
A self-driving electric shuttle built by French firm NAVYA began a one-week stint in Las Vegas on Tuesday, in a US first. Arma shuttles began providing free rid...
Cadillac keeps plan to sell Chinese-made cars in US
Jan 10, 2017 (AFP)
Cadillac, among the most iconic American luxury car brands, plans to sell a Chinese-made hybrid vehicle in the United States despite President-elect Donald Trum...
VW directors knew of emissions scandal earlier: press
Jan 10, 2017 (AFP)
Top Volkswagen officials knew about the company's "dieselgate" emissions-cheating software at least a month before they claim to have discovered the scandal, Ge...
US charges VW executive with fraud in diesel scandal
Jan 09, 2017 (AFP)
US authorities charged a Volkswagen executive with fraud and conspiracy, saying he helped cover up the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal, the Justice Depa...
The future of car tech: getting to know you
Jan 08, 2017 (AFP)
The car of the future doesn't just want to drive you. It wants to know you. The automotive technology showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show over the past w...
Hoverboards make comeback at Vegas electronics show
Jan 07, 2017 (AFP)
Hoverboards are aiming for a comeback after a series of debacles and recalls for the quirky wheeled personal transport devices. A handful of new self-balancing ...
Renault-Nissan doubles down on autonomous cars
Jan 06, 2017 (AFP)
Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn told a tech gathering Thursday the automaker is committed to self-driving cars, as he unveiled a series of initiatives to adva...
VW near $2 bn US criminal settlement in 'dieselgate': report
Jan 06, 2017 (AFP)
Volkswagen is close to a deal to pay $2 billion to settle a US criminal investigation into the emissions-cheating scandal involving its diesel cars, the New Yor...
Hyundai eyes autonomous cars for the masses
Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)
Hyundai's Ioniq draws little attention as it maneuvers the streets of Las Vegas. The mid-sized sedan is one of a number of autonomous cars roaming the city's st...
BMW to deploy 40 self-driving cars in US, Europe
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
BMW Group announced Wednesday it would deploy 40 self-driving vehicles for tests in the United States and Europe The German auto group made the announcement at ...
Electric car startup unveils 'new species' of vehicle
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
Faraday Future, the secretive electric car startup with ambitions to overtake Tesla, unveiled its first production vehicle Tuesday, proclaiming it to be a "new ...
Chrysler's new tech-rich concept car aims young
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
Fiat-Chrysler on Tuesday unveiled a concept car designed for Millennials: an electric-powered minivan with modular components that can be adapted for autonomous...
U.S. funding more alternative vehicle efforts
Dec 27, 2016 (UPI)
Charging stations along the U.S. highway system and advances for school bus fleets are getting the bulk of new alternative vehicle funding, the government said....
China fines GM unit $29 million for 'price-fixing'
Dec 24, 2016 (AFP)
Beijing has fined the Chinese unit of General Motors nearly $29 million for "infringing on the rights of consumers and its competitors" via price-fixing, Shangh...
Uber puts brakes on self-driving cars in California
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
Uber on Wednesday said it put the brakes on self-driving cars in California because state officials yanked registration for vehicles being used for a pilot prog...
Volkswagen reaches emissions agreement with 3-liter car owners
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
Volkswagen on Thursday said it had reached an agreement in principle with owners of 3.0-liter cars affected by its emissions cheating scandal. The announcement ...
Better road planning could boost food production while protect forests
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a colour-coded mapping system that shows where...
VW reaches $1 bn compensation deal in 3.0-liter diesel case
Dec 20, 2016 (AFP)
Volkswagen has reached a $1 billion agreement with US authorities on a compensation deal for the last 80,000 vehicles affected by its emissions-cheating scandal...
VW settles Canada drivers' class action over emissions
Dec 19, 2016 (AFP)
Canadian drivers of Volkswagen vehicles whose diesel engines were equipped with devices to cheat emissions tests will share up to Can$2.1 billion in a lawsuit s...
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