The 2017 Ford Super Duty model has a series of full-size trucks that will change all that seems to be the flaws of the previous trucks including air bags and colored touchscreens.
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Look Ma, No Hands: Volvo Reveals How Their Self-Driving Cars Will Really Work
Volvo's Drive Me Project has finally revealed the technology that's behind the autonomous driving interface which they've appropriately named the IntelliSafe Auto Pilot. The control interface is easy enough to use, and surprisingly straightforward. When the driver is ready to put the Volvo on autopilot, the destination is set in the car's navigation system and it illuminates both shift paddles when it's ready to take over the driving. When the driver pulls both paddles simultaneously, all he needs to do is sit back and enjoy the ride.
Toyota to launch driverless cars by 2020, unveils semi-automatic Lexus GS
Japanese automobile major Toyota Motor Corp is planning to launch driverless cars in the market by 2020. Toyota will launch three models in semi-automatic range this year in Japan market. The semi-automatic cars equipped with Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) are technology-driven vehicles that change lanes, merge with traffic or even overtake other vehicles. The fourth generation Prius hybrid car is one among the three semi-automatic models is scheduled for launch in Japan market in 2015.
Mercedes-Benz self-driving truck began its road test in Germany's Autobahn 8
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz truck, Actros, the world's first self-driving truck, had started its road test on Germany's public highway. Daimler plans to release the autonomous truck by 2020.
Volkswagen calls for an extraordinary board meeting over emission tests issue; will appoint Poetsch as the new head
Volkswagen board of directors will conduct an 'extraordinary' meeting. Reports say CFO Hans Dieter Poetsch will be appointed as the new head while plans for adjustments will also be discussed.
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The recent scandal that Germany faces has revealed the loose sanctions that its government has for the German automobile industry, what with the latter being the nation's poster child with its combined contribution of 413 billion euros revenue from the three biggest carmakers: Volkswagen, BMW, and Daimler in 2014 alone. Whether it is justifiable or not has raised a moral issue argued upon these days with "just how many lives have perished because of this?" as the primary argument.
The new Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Matthias Müller, former head of Porsche, has assured investors and customers of thorough probe into the emission cheating scandal, which is creating tremors for the German's leading automaker.
Volkswagen's manipulation in emission norms is rocking Germany following the latest resignation of CEO Martin Winterkorn. Analysts forecast that the recent developments at Volkswagen will have an impact on business and politics in Europe's largest economy.
Apple Inc. is preparing the electric car code-named Titan to be shipped in 2019. In fact, the company had already hired 1800 experts to its development team. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Project Titan had been tripled its team to 1800 members by now. Apple is pushing the project as it targets 2019 for the shipment of the electric car. The report said the company has no plans to make the car fully autonomous on its initial launch, though the driverless car is still part of the plan.
EPA called the software "defeat device" that conceals the true emissions only during testing and therefore when the cars are on the road they emit as much as 40 times the level of pollutants allowed under clean air rules making sure public health is protected, Giles said.
Japanese automobile major Mitsubishi Motors Corp has begun the process of closing down operations in the US. Mitsubishi had put on its sole US manufacturing unit on the block, but couldn't find a suitable buyer and decided to close the shop.
Honda recently unveiled its newest 2016 Honda Civic sedan in a Los Angeles event and will sell in the U.S. this fall. Sooner or later it will be followed by coupe and five-door hatchback body styles, adding sporty Si and Type-R models with the latter's first appearance in U.S. showrooms, as reported by Digital Trends.
On October, Bond fans will soon see their hero in cinemas again chasing villians in a hybrid supercar. Jaguar Land Rover provided the cars for the new Bond film 'Spectre' that will surely amaze the one driving it and the audiences as well.
Hyundai, the Korean car manufacturer, showcased its newest models at Frankfurt International Motor Show 2015. Concept cars like N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo were highlighted in the event.
