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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...
The U.S. government and private auto-safety raters made evident this week how tougher standards are moving beyond crash tests that just measure passenger protection. Now, they're evaluating systems that can avoid accidents altogether.The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday that 48 vehicles earned its highest rating of "Top Safety Cars." Toyota, Honda and Subaru are the winners, with 23 combined. Volkswagen and its luxury brand, Audi, had seven winners. Volvo, Hyundai and Mazda each had multiple winners. The Chrysler 200 was the only domestic car to earn the ...
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&...
Nokia completed the sale of its navigation business HERE with German car makers BMW, Audi and Mercedes.The German vehicle companies have bought the navigation specialist as part of their push towards fully autonomous driving; Nokia's spin-off is a key element which gives them access for building the technologies and digital frameworks that will enable connected and autonomous cars to become a real-world reality.The ownership of Here will be shared equally between BMW, Audi and Mercedes.Nokia said its net proceeds from the deal would be around US $3 billion, in line with its original estima...
The first BMW’s i8 Spyder concept was seen at the Beijing Auto Show in 2012. The german newspaper "Handelsblatt" reported that the automaker, BMW CEO Harald Krüger, confirmed the arrival of i8 Spyder production. Changes between the concept and production versions are expected to be kept to a minimum, while the doors and side sills will be moved into line with those featured on the i8 coupe, the stylish rear buttress design will probably have to be redesigned to fit an actual roof mechanism, other elements should remain close to the concept. Around the same time,...
