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The cars consumers are already driving could soon get over-the-air software updates like those pioneered by Tesla that fix flaws or add features without a visit to the dealership.

Mirror supplier Gentex saw its first-quarter net income jump 22 percent to $97.6 million thanks to an increase in sales at its core automotive unit.

China's second largest vehicle manufacturer, Dongfeng Motor, has chosen Visteon's SmartCore cockpit domain controller technology for a future domestic light vehicle programme. This will be the first SmartCore application in China.

A federal judge sentenced Volkswagen AG to pay a total of $4.3 billion in fines and penalties and called on the automaker to continue to fully cooperate with federal and state investigators.

Autoliv has announced supply of several active safety products for Daimler's updated Mercedes S-Class, launched at the Shanghai show this week.

News 21 Apr, 2017

All Model S and Model X built between February and October last year to be recalled, but Tesla says cars are still safe to drive

General Motors will start production of a pure-electric model in China within two years, the Associated Press reported.

BRUSSELS -- The European Commission will propose making cars, trucks, buses and vans pay higher road toll charges the more CO2 they emit as it seeks to cut road transport's carbon footprint, two EU officials said.

Autonomous driving will, of course, arrive in stages; there are already defined levels of autonomy and quite a bit of the tech needed is already in cars as standard or optional equipment. I was reminded of this just this week when key tier one supplier Bosch popped up with its finding one in four newly registered cars has an automatic emergency braking system on board to prevent accidents and, if necessary, bring the vehicle to a stop in the event of an emergency.

As Volkswagen's criminal case closed in federal court, a nagging question persists: Who blew the whistle and first admitted to regulators that VW was lying about its dirty diesels?

Jeep is flexing its green and connectivity chops at the Shanghai auto show with a luxury seven-seat plug-in hybrid SUV that could herald a new flagship for China, a key market for the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles brand.

Opinion 23 Apr, 2017

Mike Rutherford thinks JLR are leading the way after witnessing the Jaguar F-Pace win the 2017 World Car of the Year award

News 21 Apr, 2017

Yuntu Shanghai concept previews China-only SUV but confirms Jeep's interest in hybrid technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his latest company Neuralink is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices.

Cutting machine manufacturer, Lectra said it had been operating with the so-called internet of things for 10 years already as the concept starts to gain momentum and acceptance in Industry 4.0 manufacturing techniques.

Only six remaining milestones stand between Tesla's Elon Musk and an estimated $1.4 billion windfall for the carmaker's billionaire CEO.

Leather cutting machine specialist Lectra said it had completed its next three year road map in order to drive Industry 4.0 concepts which are increasingly becoming the norm for manufacturing.

News 21 Apr, 2017

Heavily updated AeroMobil ‘4.0’ is now safer, faster and fully certified for road and air use – can be pre-ordered for around £1m