Ford designers have been swapping some clay-sculpting steels and rakes for mixed reality headsets and visualization software that can change vehicle design elements – side mirrors, grilles, vehicle interiors and more – in mere seconds. Ford has been already using VR systems in the past but now they are sharing the fact designers have been […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today it will recall 494,000 medium and heavy-duty Ram pickups worldwide because of a water pump that could overheat and potentially cause a fire. The recall includes 2013-2017 model year Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups with 6.7-liter diesel engines, including 443,000 vehicles in the United States. Fiat Chrysler said it is […]
With more models in Alfa Romeo’s U.S. lineup, Fiat Chrysler’s resurrection of the brand gets more complicated given the global decline in sedan and coupe sales. FCA will present an update of its Alfa Romeo aspirations in 2018, but here’s some preliminary information. 4C/4C Spider: No changes are planned before 2021 on the low-volume sports […]
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandbergin Germany on Thursday, told the country’s automakers that the world’s biggest social network does not want to compete with them. “I come with very good news. We’re the only company in Silicon Valley that’s not building a car,” Sandberg said to laughter and applause at the opening ceremony of the Frankfurt […]
Samsung Electronics wants to become a major player in autonomous driving, building on its recent $8 billion acquisition of audio and auto parts supplier Harman and its prominence in mobile communications markets. Samsung will form a separate business unit within Harman to house self-driving products and is plowing $300 million into a new fund investing […]
ZF Friedrichshafen AG and IBM have announced they are jointly developing Car eWallet, a payment technology targeting future mobility services. The payment system is based on IBM’s blockchain technology, which would allow mobility operators to create fast and secure automatic transactions in a variety of situations. ZF and UBS, a financial services firm, showed a […]
This morning in Tokyo, Nissan unveiled the second-generation Leaf. It has more range and more power than the old car, yet it will cost slightly less when it goes on sale in Japan next month, then in the US, Canada, and Europe in this coming January. The restyled 2018 Leaf is lower and more sculpted […]
South Korean technology giant Samsung has entered the race to bring autonomous driving technology to market by gaining testing approval in California. Samsung Electronics Co.’s approval this week by the California Department of Motor Vehicles comes just four months after arch-rival Apple received a California test permit. On Wednesday, the DMV updated the approved company […]
During an event held Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 at the Cummins Technical Center in Columbus, Indiana, employees, company executives, global media and elected officials watched as Cummins unveiled its latest power solutions and energy-diverse products, demonstrating that the company is prepared to win with new and future technologies. “Cummins has always been an innovator,” stated […]
Domino’s is teaming up with Ford to carry out a self-driving pizza delivery experiment. The test will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and will use Ford’s Fusion Hybrid vehicles for deliveries. Adriver will still be present in the Fusion for these tests, but the cars will be driving themselves. Customers will be able to […]
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