Wheels: Distracted by Tech While Driving? The Answer May Be More Tech
The most effective safety features may be the systems that are laying the foundation for the autonomous cars of the future. from NYT > ...
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Showing posts with label NYT > Automobiles. Show all posts
Friday, 3 May 2019
Toyota, Fiat Chrysler U.S. Sales Fall in April
Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday reported a 4.4 percent fall in U.S. sales in April, hurt by slack demand for its sedans, including Corolla an...
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Lose the Chalk, Officer: Court Finds Marking Tires of Parked Cars Unconstitutional
The police in four states will have to drop an age-old method of telling whether a car has been parked too long: an appeals court says it vi...
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Friday, 26 April 2019
Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag
The $702 million loss exceeded expectations, but the company reaffirmed its guidance on the year’s deliveries. It said it was open to raisin...
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Wheels: Souvenirs From Europe You Can’t Sneak Through Customs
French cheese or Spanish ham? Maybe. That sweet Citroën or Peugeot? Even if you can get it on a ship, it probably won’t be allowed into the ...
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Confused About Congestion Pricing? Here’s What We Know
Drivers will have to pay to enter the heart of Manhattan starting in 2021, but the specifics have yet to be decided. from NYT > Automob...
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Thursday, 25 April 2019
Ford to Invest $500 Million in Rivian, a Tesla Rival
Rivian is developing a pickup and an S.U.V. on a chassis that Ford plans to use for models of its own. Two months ago, Amazon led a $700 mil...
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Tesla to Investigate Car That Appeared to Burst Into Flames in Shanghai
The fire, involving a Tesla sedan in a parking garage, left no one injured, the fire department said. The automaker said it had dispatched a...
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Monday, 22 April 2019
Wheels: High-Tech Collision Warnings, No Matter How Smart Your Car Is
“This can be a great way to get the safety benefit of crash-avoidance technology at a reduced cost compared to a new car,” said the author o...
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Former VW C.E.O. Martin Winterkorn Is Charged by Germany in Diesel Scheme
Prosecutors in Germany connected the charges against Martin Winterkorn and four other managers to events that ran from 2006, when the diesel...
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Monday, 18 February 2019
Carlos Ghosn Is Losing Millions in Renault Compensation
The board’s vote comes as Mr. Ghosn hires a star lawyer in Japan to defend him against charges of financial wrongdoing. from NYT > Auto...
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Supercars That Will Still Put a Big Dent in Your Wallet but Not Drain It
A car more super than the Lamborghini you once pinned to your wall can be had for half of what that Countach cost — obviously not cheap, but...
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Smarter Driving: What’s on Your Car? Winter Tires, We Hope
All-season tires can indeed be driven all year, but for maximum control and safety, there’s no substitute for tires that provide strong trac...
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Sunday, 20 January 2019
Ford and VW Team Up, With Talk of Driverless and Electric Cars
The automakers will develop and build pickup trucks and vans for various markets while pursuing wider cooperation on advanced technologies. ...
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Electric Vehicles Are in the Spotlight at Detroit’s 2019 Auto Show
Automakers are rolling out models meant to widen the appeal of electric cars. But making it easier and faster to charge them is a crucial ch...
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Thursday, 10 January 2019
Wheels: Car Tuneups That Require Audio Engineers
While carmakers and audio teams must battle over environment, budget, weight and space, owners simply want their vehicle to sound as if Aria...
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Carlos Ghosn, Former Nissan Chairman, Will Appear in Court
A hearing set for Jan. 8 would be the first time the embattled auto industry executive has appeared in public since his arrest in November. ...
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U.S. Auto Sales Put Up a Big Number, but Show Signs of Strain
The industry sold more than 17 million vehicles for the fourth straight year. But it is relying more on fleet sales, and economic winds are ...
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Friday, 21 December 2018
Renault and Nissan at Odds as Carlos Ghosn Remains in Jail
Nissan’s board appointed a special committee to review its corporate governance but declined to set a timetable for picking a new chairman. ...
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Friday, 14 December 2018
The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules
Energy giants and conservative groups have been aggressively pushing Trump’s rollback of fuel efficiency rules for automobiles, a Times inve...
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