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Audi given permission to operate aircraft
The German car manufacturer Audi has been given permission by German authorities to operate experimental aircraft in their hometown of Ingolstadt Audi has partnered with aviation giant Airbus and the German city of Ingolstadt to begin testing its prototype air taxis in and around the Bavarian city. Audi has said in a statement that the tests will help develop a...
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Audi boss arrested in diesel probe
Stadler's arrest is the most high-profile yet in the dieselgate crisis The head of Audi, Rupert Stadler was arrested Monday in connection with parent company Volkswagen's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, with prosecutors saying they feared he might try to suppress evidence. This is a huge development just a week after prosecutors in the city of Munich, raided Stadler's home after...
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Volvo sets new goal for autonomous cars
Volvo is betting on the future of autonomous cars being big. The Scandinavian carmaker believes that driverless vehicles will make up one-third of its deliveries by the middle of the next decade. They are now setting the auto industry's most ambitious target yet for the new autonomous technology. Half of the cars the Swedish company offers will be available through...
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Cadillac to put SuperCruise hands-free driver system in all its cars
Cadillac to install hands-free driver systems Cadillac will put SuperCruise 'hands-free' driver system on all cars beginning in 2020. The company’s driver-assistance system is currently on the marquee CT6, allowing drivers to take their hands off the wheel on some freeways. From 2020, the famous American car manufacturer is going to let a lot more of its drivers take their...
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Remote operation of autonomous cars takes its first steps toward public trials
A Silicon Valley startup is developing technologies for operating driverless vehicles remotely. Phantom Auto is partnering up with three European firms, NEVS (formerly SAAB Automobile), Einride and Transdev, to start deploying its systems in real-world vehicles. The European firms will start testing Phantom Auto's technology in vehicles and remote control operation centres. NEVS, Einride and Transdev will collaborate with Phantom...
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Does Trump want to drive German cars out of America?
US President, Donald Trump has threatened to slap heavy tariffs on imported cars. Trump has asked the US Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross to take a look at the importing of cars into America, including trucks and automotive parts. Trump is under the impression that foreign cars coming into the United States is a threat to U.S. national security. This dramatic...
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One of the most hard-core EVs ever made is set to take on the Finke Desert Race
The Tatts Finke Desert Race is possibly one of the most difficult off-road races in the world. The multi-terrain two-day desert race involves bikes, cars, buggies and quads and covers the territory from Alice Springs in Australia to the small desert community of Aputula (called Finke until the 1980s) and is one of the biggest annual sporting events in Australia's...
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Smart Car set for Electric-Only Future
Daimler plans to change their Smart Car's Management team for an Electric-Only Future Daimler AG (AG is an abbreviation of Aktiengesellschaft, which is a German term for a public limited company.) is changing top management at Smart car as part of a plan to overhaul the brand. The Smart Car has always been something of a strange fit for the...
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Jaguar claim they could beat Tesla’s ludicrous mode
Jaguar has claimed that they could easily beat Tesla’s speed record but says it decided not to be drawn into an acceleration race between the I-PACE and Tesla Model X. Tesla’s Model S and Model X EVs have made headlines with their hard-core ‘ludicrous’ launch mode which generates supercar-beating acceleration but Jaguar has resisted the temptation to get into the...
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Sales of Electric Vehicles Set To Accelerate
Electric Vehicle Sales To Accelerate Sales of electric vehicles are set to accelerate as costs fall and production of electric vehicles ramp up. The latest industry opinions are that electrification of the transport system is set to accelerate in the late 2020s, with electric buses leading the way. Battery costs are continuing to drop and increasing scale in manufacturing will...