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How will tomorrow's car drive and what role will you play? Those in favour of autonomous driving are quick to point out the benefits, such as fewer accidents, reduced traffic congestion, improved fuel efficiency and, of course, relieving you the task of driving, parking and navigating the vehicle (something we all might especially appreciate as we live for longer). But not everyone likes the idea of driverless cars running around on our roads. A sudden malfunction could leave you powerless. For its part, Bosch used this year's IAA to display an avalanche of innovations to support autonomous driving. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Michael Fausten, Head of Bosch project team Autonomated Driving.

How will tomorrow's car drive and what role will you play? Those in favour of autonomous driving are quick to point out the benefits, such as fewer accidents, reduced traffic congestion, improved fuel efficiency and, of course, relieving you the task of driving, parking and navigating the vehicle (something we all might especially appreciate as we live for longer). But not everyone likes the idea of driverless cars running around on our roads. A sudden malfunction could leave you powerless. For its part, Bosch used this year's IAA to display an avalanche of innovations to support autonomous driving. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Michael Fausten, Head of Bosch project team Autonomated Driving.

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Webasto has reconfigured production at its U.S. plant in Michigan without incurring high costs in order to satisfy increasing demand for sunroofs.

German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has described a magazine report that says it's preparing to sell its automotive division as ''nonsense.''

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Sebastian Vettel's fourth consecutive title win moved a step closer to certainty on Sunday as he pulled 60 points clear of his nearest title rival.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso can mathematically close the gap to the dominant Red Bull by November's Brazil finale, but he now admits it is more than unlikely.

"We don't need luck in Korea; we need luck in Korea, in Japan, in India, in Abu Dhabi... if we are one second off the pace, we need a lot of luck," said the Spaniard.

Photo: WRi2

Indeed, while Vettel cannot mathematically secure the title in Korea next weekend, from Suzuka onwards - five races to the end - it starts to become a possibility.

Undoubtedly, with reality now biting hard, it makes no sense to keep pushing the development of the 2013 car when Red Bull and Vettel are so far clear and superior.

And the huge challenge of the 2014 regulations is yet another argument in favour of downing tools on this campaign.

"Well, we start from zero next year so it's our best opportunity to close the gap. Really we will put all our effort and hopes into 2014," said Alonso.

Boss Stefano Domenicali also confirmed that "99 per cent" of Ferrari's focus is now on 2014. Alonso suggests the focus actually switched some time ago.

"When they (Pirelli) changed the tires, we said bye-bye," he said.

Also theoretically still in the hunt is Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, but he admitted on Sunday that he is not even dreaming about tracking down a 100 point gap.

"We'll just try and catch Fernando somehow," said the Briton.

The fact the title is all but done-and-dusted with six races left to run might explain why Vettel was booed yet again on the podium on Sunday.

The championship leader blamed the Ferrari fans. "If you look at the grandstand, most of them are dressed in red," said the German.

Sebastian Vettel laughed off the Singapore crowd's reaction, but Red Bull boss Christian Horner suggested the 26-year-old was actually hurt.

"He's only human," he told Bild newspaper.

But Felipe Massa, a Ferrari driver for six more races, said F1 should expect more of the same as the 2013 season rolls on.

"We are seeing an end of the championship with nobody developing the current cars, so it (the results) will probably look something like this," he said in Singapore.

Fusajiro Yamauchi established Nintendo near Kyoto, Japan, on September 23rd, 1889. Originally in business to produce handmade hanafuda cards, the company later specialized in entertainment and became a world leader during in the 1980s with the Nintendo video game console.

Among the most famous racing games were F-Zero, F-1 Race, F-Zero Ax, and Mach Rider, not to mention Mario Kart.

Earlier in the '50s, Nintendo tried to manage a taxi company called Daiya, but without much success.

Yvan Muller (Chevrolet) clinches his fourth World Touring Car Championship win last week end at Suzuka.

The Frenchman, who drives a Chevrolet Cruze ran by team RML (which lost Chevrolet's backing at the end of last season), has no rival this season, setting a huge gap that put him out of reach already as four rounds (two in Shanghai, two in Macau) remain in the calendar.

Yvan Muller, RML. (Photo: FIA WTCC)

Muller's title was already set after race 1 at Suzuka, where the Chevrolet driver secured a third position while Gabriele Tarquini was forced to retirement with mechanical issues aboard his Honda Civic. Norbert Michelisz took win driving his team Zengo Motorsport's Honda Civic. In the second round, Muller had an early retirement as he was hit at the start, damaging his suspension. The race, which was the 200th race in WTCC history, was won by Tom Coronel's BMW.

Next season, Muller will move to Citroën, as the french squad is about to make its WTCC debuts with Sébastien Loeb, running the C-Elysée.