by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 19, 2020
BMW and Daimler are hitting the pause button on joint development efforts of automated vehicles. The pandemic has raised new questions about the future of self-driving vehicles at a time when technical development of vehicles that can drive themselves outside of a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 19, 2020
Tesla is facing a variety of accusations involving alleged mismanagement, the awarding of improper compensation and other examples of “unrelenting avarice.” With its stock floating in the $1,000 range and its market capitalization approaching that of industry giant...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 19, 2020
Tesla’s Cybertruck, which has become on the most anticipated vehicles of recent since its showy press unveiling in Southern California last November, is being shown publicly for the first time. The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, which reopens to the masses...
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 Michael Strong | Jun 18, 2020
The impact of the pandemic has forced many companies to take a hard look at how they will do business in the future, and ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. is making a major change, committing to using battery-electric vehicles only by 2030. In a blog post on its website,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2020
Beauty, goes the old saw, is in the eye of the beholder. Performance, others have said, shows up in the seat of your pants. To our eye, it takes a bit of time to get comfortable with the, er, distinctive look of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe. But it only takes a...
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 Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2020
What would the automotive world be without the turbocharger? The technology has helped automakers downsize engines, even while boosting power and improving fuel economy. But the devices do have their drawbacks, starting with dreaded turbo lag, the frustrating pause...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2020
Tesla appears to be facing significant quality problems with the new Model Y severe enough some customers are rejecting delivery of the battery-electric SUV, according to a variety of reports, including those in Tesla online forums. The problems reportedly cover a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2020
By the end of this year, Ford will launch its first long-range battery-electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, but it won’t be alone for long, the automaker planning to add, among others, BEV versions of both the F-150 pickup and Transit van. The two truck models are...
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...
