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One year on, can Volkswagen leave 'dieselgate' behind?

Sep 16, 2016 (AFP)

One year ago, Volkswagen's cheating on emissions tests for millions of its diesel cars erupted into public view, leaving the mammoth carmaker battling an unprec...

Uber launches groundbreaking driverless car service

Sep 14, 2016 (AFP)

Uber launched a groundbreaking driverless car service Wednesday, jumping ahead of Detroit auto giants and Silicon Valley rivals with technology that could revol...

Testing the driverless Uber -- first nerves, and then acceptance

Sep 14, 2016 (AFP)

It was driverless Uber's turn to veer left across a four-way stop, but the driver opposite apparently didn't think so. He jumped out into the intersection, cutt...

The perfect car, according to science

Sep 13, 2016 (SPX)

Released on Sept. 4, 1957, Ford dubbed its Edsel "the car of the future." It was designed to stand out, but most people didn't like the way it looked. Add "ugly...

GM eyes growth in China as US auto sales ebb

Sep 12, 2016 (AFP)

As the US car boom begins to ebb, American auto giant General Motors is eyeing growth in China as an even more crucial component of its business. GM auto sales ...

Apple tapping brakes on self-driving cars: report

Sep 10, 2016 (AFP)

Apple is tapping the brakes on its self-driving car project as it maps a new route, The New York Times reported Friday. The Silicon Valley-based technology colo...

Volkswagen engineer indicted in US emissions case

Sep 09, 2016 (AFP)

A Volkswagen engineer is expected to help the US pursue its criminal case against the German automaker after pleading guilty Friday to helping create the illega...

China auto sales up 24.2% in August: industry group

Sep 09, 2016 (AFP)

Auto sales in China, the world's biggest car market and crucial to worldwide manufacturers, grew at a faster rate in August, data from an industry group showed ...

Volkswagen in talks to build electric cars in China

Sep 07, 2016 (AFP)

German auto giant Volkswagen and China's Anhui Jianghuai Automobile are in talks to build electric cars together, the firms announced Wednesday, the latest poss...

Could A Lithium Shortage De-Rail The Electric Car Boom

Sep 05, 2016 (SPX)

We've gone electric, and there's no going back at this point. Lithium is our new fuel, but like fossil fuels, the reserves we're currently tapping into are fini...

EU urges Volkswagen crackdown after 'dieselgate'

Sep 05, 2016 (AFP)

The European Commission on Monday urged member states to crack down on Volkswagen for violating consumer protection laws when it cheated on pollution tests. "We...

Dubai debuts driverless minibus

Sep 02, 2016 (AFP)

Dubai has unveiled its first driverless bus service, launching a month-long trial period for the electric vehicle with a view to expanding it across the futuris...

Germany accuses Fiat of car emissions cheating

Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)

The German government has accused Fiat-Chrysler of building emissions cheating technology into some vehicles, in a letter to the European Commission seen by AFP...

Driverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020

Aug 29, 2016 (AFP)

A US software firm which chose Singapore for the world's first public trial of driverless taxis hopes to be operating in 10 Asian and US cities by 2020, an exec...

Giving eCar drivers more miles per minute of charging

Aug 26, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers have designed a thin plastic membrane that stops rechargeable batteries from discharging when not in use and allows for rapid recharging. The patent...

Bio-inspired tire design: Where the rubber meets the road

Aug 26, 2016 (SPX)

The fascination with the ability of geckos to scamper up smooth walls and hang upside down from improbable surfaces has entranced scientists at least as far bac...

VW pressed by US judge and dealerships in dieselgate

Aug 25, 2016 (AFP)

Volkswagen on Thursday reached an agreement to compensate US car dealers for the effects of an emissions cheating scandal as pressure rose for it to fix rigged ...

Singapore trials driverless taxis in world first

Aug 25, 2016 (AFP)

The world's first driverless taxis went into operation on Thursday in Singapore in a limited public trial, beating giants like Uber in the race to roll out the ...

New Zealand steering committee to push EVs

Aug 24, 2016 (UPI)

The government of New Zealand said it formed a special counsel tasked with accelerating the deployment of electric vehicles on the road. The government this yea...

How cars could meet future emissions standards: Focus on cold starts

Aug 23, 2016 (SPX)

Car emissions is a high-stakes issue, as last year's Volkswagen scandal demonstrated. Pressure to meet tightening standards led the carmaker to cheat on emissio...