The partnership could provide both Toyota and Suzuki greater market penetration as well as export opportunities. In what is likely to be a significant moment in Japanese automotive history, Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp have agreed to begin… Read More ›
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Tesla appoints Apple’s Chris Lattner to lead its Autopilot technology
The move comes midst Federal safety regulators probing Tesla’s Autopilot’s role in a fatal crash in Florida in 2016. Tesla has mentioned in a blog post that it has hired a software engineer from Apple Inc to oversee its efforts… Read More ›
Tesla faces potentially class action suit from sudden acceleration issues in Model X
The lawsuit had cited incidents of sudden acceleration from NHTSA’s database and on this basis has sought class action status. A model X owner has sued Tesla Motors stating that his EV suddenly accelerated while being parked, causing it to… Read More ›
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi to have a common platform for EVs
As a result of this collaboration, the prices of their offerings could drop by as much as 1/5 of Nissan’s leaf price tag. As per Japanese business daily, the Nikkei has reported that Renault, Mitsubishi Motors Corp and Nissan Motor… Read More ›
General Motors to expand testing & production of self-driving cars
GM to build next generation self-driving cars in its factory in Michigan. In a strategic development that signals General Motor’s potential launch of new self-driving vehicles, the company’s CEO, Mary Barra has disclosed that the automaker will be expanding… Read More ›
Chinese Billionaire, Jia Yueting, plans on raiding Tesla’s territory despite funds crunch
Spread across 10 years, armed with three car manufacturing startups, Jia Yueting plans on taking on Tesla Motors’s Model S and Model X with its LeSee Pro, which will be showcased in CES 2017. In CES 2017, 3 electric car… Read More ›