Volkswagen Production Hit by Supplier Contracts Dispute

•  Published by Pavan Lipare on   August 23, 2016  

Volkswagen production has stopped at a number of manufacturing sites in Germany. Most affected are Passat and Gold models. The reason for this appears to be a dispute over contracts with two major outside suppliers of gearboxes and seats. [...]

Uber Self Driving Cars on Roads Within Two Weeks

•  Published by Rajesh Namase on   August 19, 2016  

Uber self driving cars will be on the roads within two weeks according to the company.  No, this is not April 1st, and No, they are not genuine autonomous cars. They will be launched in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. They will not be genuine self-driving cars with no steering wheel and no driv [...]

Ford Driverless Fully Autonomous Ride Share Car by 2021

•  Published by Pete Nisbet on   August 17, 2016  

A Ford driverless ride share car that is fully autonomous is planned for 2021. The Ford Motor Company announced on Tuesday it plans to have a driverless ride share car on the road by 2021. The car will be developed at the firm’s Palo Alto research and Innovation facility. The facility staff will b [...]

Ford Self Drive Autonomous Car Ready in 2021 for Ride-Share

•  Published by Rajesh Namase on   August 17, 2016  

A Ford self drive autonomous car will be on the roads by 2021 the company has stated.  The driverless car saga continues though not everybody is happy about it.  Some drivers prefer to drive their own cars for the sheer enjoyment, and the safety of self drive cars is still under scrutiny. There [...]

Tesla Autopilot Self-Drive Translation Changes to Auto-Assist

•  Published by Pete Nisbet on   August 14, 2016  

The Chinese translation of the description of the Tesla Autopilot or self-drive system has been changed.  As reported last week, a Beijing driver sideswiped a parked vehicle while his hands were off the wheel taking a plug-in Model S for a test drive. Tesla claimed that the car is not a ‘self-dri [...]

Tesla Self Drive Cars : Are They Self-Driving or Not?

•  Published by Pavan Lipare on   August 9, 2016  

Tesla self drive cars have more problems.  After the fatal accident in Florida, another of its cars has crashed in Beijing. The driver complained to Tesla staff the car’s capabilities had been overstated when it was described as a ‘self-driving car.’ Tesla is investigating the crash and re [...]

Electric Car Market Heating up – Nissan Sells Stake in AESC

•  Published by Rajesh Namase on   August 7, 2016  

As the electric car market is heating up, it has been reported that the Nissan Motor Company is in talks with Panasonic regarding selling its controlling shares in a venture to manufacture electric car batteries. Nissan is also discussing selling its stake in Automotive Energy Supply Corporation wit [...]

Nissan LEAF Sales Lower Than Expected: Battery Stake for Sale

•  Published by Pete Nisbet on   August 6, 2016  

 Nissan LEAF sales lower than expected and the Nissan Motor battery business is for sale. Nissan is in talks with Panasonic and other companies over the potential sale of its 51% stake in Automotive Energy Supply Corporation which it jointly owns with the NEC Corp. The company manu [...]

US Car Sales Down in July for Top Auto Manufacturers

•  Published by Pete Nisbet on   August 3, 2016  

US car sales down in July resulting in shares dropping by over 4%:  Shares for General Motors (-4.4%), Ford (-4.3%) and US traded shares for Fiat Chrysler (-4%) all fell after sales in July were below what was expected. Although demand after the recession ending in 2009 resulted in car sales ris [...]