California has released its first ever regulatory proposal for self-driving cars, which requires a licensed driver to be present in the car to take control of it in case of technical failure or emergency. It will also require ...
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Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed its plans to open a £1bn manufacturing facility in Nitra, western Slovakia. With the plant, Jaguar Land Rover will be first British car maker to set up a plant in the country and it will employ ...
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Tesla Motors is recalling all of its 90,000 Model S sedans to fix issues with its front seat belt assembly. Tesla said that it found that a Model S in Europe had issues in its front seat belt that was not properly connected to the ...
Volvo Cars has selected INRIX, Inc. for the car maker's first live traffic service to help better tackle the challenges of daily driving. INRIX will provide Volvo drivers with rich, real-time and predictive traffic flow information for ...
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Tesla Motors is currently in talks with the Chinese government over the domestic production of its car in the country, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said. According to Musk, the domestic production of the vehicles has the potential to reduce the ...
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Mitsubishi Electric has joined the ranks of Google, BMW and Daimler with the introduction of EMIRAI3 xAUTO automated concept car which is set to make its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show 2015. The company has used full suite of Mitsubishi ...
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The world's first front end carrier without metal reinforcement has now leapt across the platforms: The Volkswagen Group is using the front end carrier made from the BASF plastic Ultramid in the new Passat and Sharan models – after ...
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Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce has unveiled convertible Dawn, which the company claims to be the sexiest car ever built. The 2+2 open top luxury car has an elegant exterior design, which maintains the company's timeless Rolls-Royce design ...
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Japanese car maker Nissan has announced plan to invest £100m into its Sunderland plant to manufacture the company’s next generation Juke crossover car. The plant began operations in 1986 and since then 8 million vehicles ...
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Tesla pushes into self-driving cars is garnering attention because of its reputation — deserved or not — as being the most technologically advanced car maker on the planet. Conventional all wheel drive vehicles distribute ...
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Earlier in May, American electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. made a splash in the energy sector when it revealed a new type of lithium battery packs for home and enterprise applications. Tesla touted its new line of energy storage systems, ...
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Lectra, an integrated technology solutions firm dedicated to industries using soft materials-fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials has announced that Bertrandt has chosen Lectra's DesignConcept solution to optimize ...
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Chinese automobile manufacturer GAC Motor is expanding its footprint in the Middle East with the introduction of its vehicles in Lebanon and Qatar. The car maker has partnered with distributors Bazerji Motors in Lebanon and Domasco in ...
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Volvo Cars is planning to invest $500m to build a new manufacturing facility in the US, as a part of the company's long-term plan for the market. With the new plant, the carmaker aims to exceed its volume targets in the US, with plans ...
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China's auto industry saw total sales drop by 0.22 percent to 1.59 million units in February, the first year-on-year drop in two years, data from an industry association showed Tuesday. Sales of passenger cars increased 6.42 percent ...
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