Volkswagen AG will ramp up spending on electric vehicles and automated driving by 36% as the world’s largest automaker challenges rivals to keep pace with an aggressive shift into the post-combustion era.
November 15, 2019Autonomous
About Autonomous News...
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News
VW Challenges Rivals With $66 Billion Splurge for Electric Era
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News
TT Podcasts: Season Six
Check out the latest podcast episodes of our RoadSigns programs. How Can Trucking Raise the Bar for Freight Visibility? Check back here often as new content is always being added!
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Ford Mustang logo by Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
Ford Puts Iconic Mustang Name on First Electric Crossover
Ford Mustang logo by Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News
Ford Motor Co., which pioneered the racy pony-car body style 55 years ago, will use the Mustang name and insignia on an electric crossover utility vehicle coming next year.
November 15, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Mercedes-Benz Vision van by Virginia Mayo/AP
German Industrial Job Losses Top 80,000 With Daimler Cuts
Mercedes-Benz Vision van by Virginia Mayo/AP
Daimler AG said this week it will shed 10% of management positions at its Mercedes unit, lifting the tally of job cuts announced this year across Germany’s manufacturing sector to more than 80,000.
November 15, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous
The 2019 Mazda CX-5 at the New York Auto Show on April 17, 2019. Consumer Reports found Mazda to be one of the most reliable brands. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)
Consumer Reports Finds Vehicle Redesigns Come With Glitches
The 2019 Mazda CX-5 at the New York Auto Show on April 17, 2019. Consumer Reports found Mazda to be one of the most reliable brands. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)
DETROIT — When it comes to buying a new car, the latest and greatest may not be the most dependable.
November 14, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Kallenius speaks during the Mobility Conference on day two of the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, earlier this year. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News)
Daimler’s New CEO Ola Kallenius Warns Shift to Electric Cars Will Be Painful
Kallenius speaks during the Mobility Conference on day two of the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, earlier this year. (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News)
Daimler AG’s new CEO warned there will be no quick fix for the automaker’s struggles to adapt to an era of self-driving, electric cars.
November 14, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Boeing employees perform quality checks. (Alex FLynn/Bloomberg News)
Boeing Scuttles Use of Robots for Fuselage Work on 777, 777X Jetliners
Boeing employees perform quality checks. (Alex FLynn/Bloomberg News)
Score one for the humans. After four years of trial and error, Boeing Co. is dumping one of its most ambitious forays into automation: the robots that build two main fuselage sections for its 777 jetliners and an upgraded version known as 777X.
November 14, 2019
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous
Elon Musk by Jae C. Hong/AP
Tesla to Build Factory in Germany After Subsidies Announced
Elon Musk by Jae C. Hong/AP
BERLIN — Germany on Nov. 13 hailed Tesla’s decision to build its first European factory in the country, days after the government said it would boost subsidies for buyers of electric cars.
November 13, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, TCA
As L.A. Ports Automate, Some Workers Are Cheering On Robots
The arrival of robots at the Port of Los Angeles is exposing a stark economic divide between two sets of Southern California workers.
November 7, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Yandex's robot will deliver meals ordered via Yandex Eats, a food-delivery app, part of a joint venture with Uber Technologies. (Lee Jin-man/Associated Press)
Pizza Delivery in Snow No Problem With Yandex Delivery Robot
Yandex's robot will deliver meals ordered via Yandex Eats, a food-delivery app, part of a joint venture with Uber Technologies. (Lee Jin-man/Associated Press)
Yandex NV, Russia’s largest internet company, is rolling out a suitcase-sized robot that will attempt to deliver take-out despite Moscow’s winter snowstorms.
November 7, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Workers on the production line at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Mark Elias/Bloomberg News)
VW Considers Sharing Autonomous-Car Tech to Defray Development Costs
Workers on the production line at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Mark Elias/Bloomberg News)
Volkswagen AG is open to sharing future autonomous-vehicle systems with other manufacturers as it races to catch up with the likes of Waymo LLC in cost-intensive technologies that could transform the way people and goods move, according to an executive at the German automaker.
November 6, 2019