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Google and Ford will create an independent company to build autonomous vehicles.The partnership is set to be announced by Ford at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, where the startup autonomous-electric automaker Faraday Future also plans to display its first concept car.By pairing with Google, Ford gets a massive boost in self-driving software development; while the automaker has been experimenting with its own systems for years, it only revealed plans this month to begin testing on public streets in California. Google has 53 test vehicles on the road in California and Texas, with...
FORD COMPANY HELPS EASE TRAFFIC JAMSFord will start offering a new ride-sharing shuttle service for employees in Dearborn starting Tuesday in a move that could lead to a new business for an automaker trying to re-invent itself more broadly as a mobility company.Ford introduced the Ford Smart Mobility Plan that has 25 projects, which incorporate ride-sharing, data and alternative modes of connectivity, transportation and autonomous driving in an attempt to find ways that are better for people to share our roads in the years to come.The team of social scientists has already spent several months ...
Takata Corp. handled their air bag crisis is the very reason why they lost one of their biggest investors, Sawakami Asset Management. He was one of the automotive supplier, 12th largest shareholder, but the firm lost faith in Takata after the management refused to explain what was happening during the crisis. “We could not help feeling the management is not trustworthy,” fund manager Takahiro Kusakari said in an interview from his office in Tokyo. “We felt Takata had a ‘we are needed and our products are needed, so the business will come back and the situation won&...
According to calculations based on actual monthly sales reported by the manufacturers, the first reports of November auto sales are in.Statistics show that Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota set the pace in November. Gains among major players fell within a narrow range of 0.3 percent at Ford Motor Co. to 3.8 percent at Nissan Motor Co. Hyundai’s 12 percent increase stood out in percentage terms. Hyundai generated sales of 60,007 vehicles, up 12 percent, for its best-ever November. Only American Honda and Volkswagen Group posted a decline in volume. Overall U.S. sales, wi...
This 1972 BMW 2002 project was for sale on eBay in Costa Mesa, California for the reasonable price of $104,990. Since the listing went up a few days ago, the seller has ended it without explaining the reasons behind it.Paul Cain, a long time vintage BMW enthusiast, completed this BMW 2002 project in 2017. Starting with an old 1972 BMW, he and his brother, Joe, meticulously poured over every inch of the car to build the ultimate, a modern BMW 2002.The final result is a twin-turbocharged, M54 6-cylinder, 5-speed beast with a nearly perfect 51/49 weight distribution. That balance was achieved, in...