by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 18, 2020
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with the Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center have developed a simulation system with infinite steering possibilities to help autonomous vehicles to learn to navigate real-world scenarios before...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2020
Ford is getting ready to roll out its first long-range battery-electric vehicle later this year, and the new Mustang Mach-E also will become the automaker’s first model to get the new, hands-free Active Drive Assist technology. Active Drive Assist will permit...
by Michael Strong | Jun 17, 2020
The hallways at the Glass House, Ford Motor Co.’s Dearborn, Michigan headquarters, and scores of other buildings are likely going to be quieter for the next several months as the automaker gave salaried personnel working from home already the option to stay there...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 17, 2020
Audi is stepping up its research on automated driving by opening a new research-and-development office in Silicon Valley focused on advanced driver assistance systems. The company expects to hire 60 engineers to concentrate on artificial intelligence, software...
by Michael Strong | Jun 16, 2020
A safety advocacy group renewed its call to improve the design of sport-utility vehicles to make them less likely injure or kill pedestrians after a new study showed that those vehicles were significantly more likely to do exactly that. According to a new study by the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 15, 2020
We’ve come to recognize the importance of a new product by the number of times an automaker teases it before the official launch. And by that measure – and by checking out its annual sales – there’s no way to downplay the significance of the new, 2021 Nissan Rogue....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 12, 2020
Nearly a full week after a cyberattack that shut down operations in different parts of the world and wreaked havoc on its IT systems, Honda now has its plants in Ohio back up and running at full capacity. The automaker has offered only a few scant details of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 12, 2020
General Motors said Friday that it will not close its big assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri, despite five workers there testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. But the new outbreak – and the rising number of infections and deaths...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 10, 2020
The coming year will see a flood of new battery-electric vehicles rolling into U.S. showrooms, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Volkswagen ID.4 and the Cadillac Lyriq. The latter is one of 20 new BEVs General Motors plans to roll out by 2023, but despite the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 8, 2020
Honda only recently resumed operations in the U.S. and Europe due to the coronavirus. Now it is facing another viral threat – or more accurately – an apparent ransomware attack that may have impacted a number of global operations, including some production facilities,...
by Michael Strong | Jun 8, 2020
Each of the past few years, Americans have set new records for how many miles they’ve driven; however, the coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to that trend in recent months, including the 39.8% drop in April. The U.S. Department of Transportation revealed that...
by Michael Strong | Jun 5, 2020
Nissan issued a recall for 1.83 million Altima coupes and sedans built between 2013 and 2018 due to a faulty secondary hood latch. The fifth-generation Altima has had repeated problems with the latch, which can fail due to corrosion. The campaign includes the two- and...
