by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 20, 2020
Just two days after reopening its U.S. and Canadian plants – and a day before hosting a visit by President Donald Trump – Ford briefly was forced to shutter two assembly lines when multiple workers were found to be suffering COVID-19 infections. Crews immediately went...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 20, 2020
Nvidia is expanding the use of its chip technology to allow for the use of software to alter a vehicle’s advanced driver assistance systems from simply help for drivers to Level 5 autonomy with over-the-air updates. The company, which made its name making hardware...
by Michael Strong | May 19, 2020
As automakers and tech companies invest significant resources into the development of autonomous vehicles, many Americans remain uncertain about the potential role they want and believe those machines will play in their lives. A new poll from the Partners for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 19, 2020
(UPDATE: The National Safety Council now reports that, despite the sharp drop in traffic due to pandemic lockdowns, motor vehicle fatality rates jumped 14% in March, speeding, racing and other behaviors apparently behind the increase.) More than three weeks after they...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 19, 2020
Nissan Motor Co. has donated an electric-powered ambulance to the Tokyo Fire Department. The EV being added to the Tokyo Fire Department is based on a 3.5-ton Nissan NV 400 with seating for seven and zero emissions. Plans call for it to serve with other ambulances...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 18, 2020
Toyota has confirmed plans, first reported by TheDetroitBureau.com more than a month ago, to introduce two new “all-hybrid” models. That includes both the next-generation Sienna minivan and a new, two-row utility vehicle bringing back the Venza badge that was pulled...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 18, 2020
President Donald Trump on Thursday will visit a suburban Detroit Ford plant that the automaker has been using to boost the supply of the medical-grade personal protection equipment that has been in short supply during a coronavirus pandemic that has so far killed more...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 18, 2020
This story has been updated with new information. As armed protests at Michigan’s state capitol in Lansing calling for an end to stay-home orders capture attention around the world, auto workers are expressing serious apprehension about going back to work despite...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 15, 2020
Reversing course, Mexican government officials now say the country’s auto plants could open before the end of the month, as long as manufacturers have put adequate safety measures in place. The government has released a series of contradictory announcements in recent...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 14, 2020
The fallout from pandemic created by COVID-19 will weigh heavily on Ford Motor Co.’s results for the second quarter but the company is moving forward with plans that will put the company on much stronger footing in the future, Ford executives told stockholders during...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 14, 2020
(c) 2020 TheDetroitBureau.com Uber now will require drivers and delivery workers, as well as passengers, to wear masks, one in a series of steps the ride-sharing service is taking to both minimize the spread of the coronavirus and to win back customers who may be...
by Michael Strong | May 13, 2020
Tesla Inc. and Alameda County officials reached a truce late Tuesday about how and when the company can restart operations at its plant in Fremont, California after CEO Elon Musk threatened to reopen the facility despite orders from the county to remain closed. The...
