Automotive Tech Week: Megatrends, set for Jan. 25-29, will dive into future impact of technology on auto industry.
Innovations highlighted include AI, machine learning, 5G and V2X.
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UAW President Rory Gamble is encouraging union members to get vaccinations but doesn’t believe they should be mandatory, a position shared by General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
Overall, automakers generated 350.5 billion TV ad impressions from Jan. 1 through Dec. 20 – the most of any industry that advertised on TV this year (excluding network promos). Sports were a key driver of impressions.
Forward-thinking companies are demonstrating how apprenticeship programs can help solve problems facing American businesses and society: skilled labor shortages in the auto sector and a growing rate of youth unemployment largely due to COVID-19.
The joint venture’s Brake-to-Steer technology adds another layer of safety by using the electronic brake system to safely steer the vehicle while simultaneously controlling its speed.
The settlement with the government provides for a vote of UAW members on whether to elect top officers directly. But President Rory Gamble says direct election has long been anathema to members of the UAW’s executive board, who argue union-wide...