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Camera-Smartphone Combo Curbs Distracted Walking

The Purdue team’s system, called Phade, uses surveillance or other cameras in public places to send an alert directly to a smartphone.

By Alan Harman • Oct. 9, 2018

Will the Shared Economy Hurt Car Sales?

In a WardsAuto Q&A, the CEO of PureCars talks about the effects of ride sharing, the changing role of dealers and the growing number of demanding customers.

By Steven Finlay • Oct. 9, 2018

Explore the Trendline➔

Automotive Manufacturing

Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.

By WardsAuto staff

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Oct. 5

Chevy Bolt EV Sales Plunge, Autonomy’s Impact on Automakers, Chinese Market Slowing Down

Oct. 5, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Oct. 3 update from October 2018

Corvette Grand Sport Impressions; VW Parts Ways with Audi’s CEO; Car Sales Slump in September

Oct. 3, 2018

Company Says Chip Bridges Radar, Lidar Gap

Vayyar Imaging says its new sensor kit brings point cloud technology to radar imaging, increasing radar’s resolution and capabilities while reducing costs and minimizing the need for other sensors within the vehicle.

Oct. 2, 2018

Ten Automotive Tech Management Lessons from Coaching Baseball

Practice defense diligently, and you need not worry as much about offense. What is defense in the product-design world? System redundancies, testing redundancies, security redundancies, safety redundancies.

By Steve Tengler • Oct. 1, 2018

Detroit: Mobility City?

Mobility options in Motown soon will include subscription car sharing through Detroit-based Mobiliti and LaFontaine Automotive Group.

By Bob Gritzinger • Sept. 28, 2018

Car Dealers Should Switch to Service Conquesting

To quote Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan, “The times they are a-changing.”

By Scot Eisenfelder • Sept. 26, 2018

Florida Firm Rolls Out 150th Bespoke Truck

E.C.D. Automotive Design describes the Defender 110 as an ultimate vehicle concept and says it is the most innovative and powerful vehicle ever built by the company.

By Alan Harman • Sept. 26, 2018

Gamers May Build Your Next Sunday Driver

Backed by Siemens PLM Software, startup Hackrod says it will build the first car designed in virtual reality, engineered with AI and 3-D printed to full size in structural alloy.

By James M. Amend • Sept. 26, 2018

Car Theft Rise Linked to Key-Fob Gaming

An Association of British Insurers spokesman says criminals are exploiting the vulnerabilities of the entry system by using pairs of radio transmitters to capture the signal from the vehicle’s fob, among other methods.

By Alan Harman • Sept. 24, 2018

Bilingual Voice Assistant Aids Workshop Mechanics

Based on Cortana voice-recognition technology for desktop and mobile, the companies claim the assistant currently understands more than 200 voice commands in German and English controlling 24 different workshop actions.

By Paul Myles • Sept. 24, 2018

U.K. Company Says It Has World’s Fastest SUV

Lister says its SUV is intended to go up against high-performance rivals including the Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S, BMW X5M, Bentley Bentayga W12, Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio and Tesla Model X.

By Alan Harman • Sept. 20, 2018

EU Parliament Digs In on Truck Emissions Targets

A regulation proposed in May by the European Commission is designed to cut the carbon-dioxide emissions of new heavy-duty vehicles supplied to the European Union 15% between 2025 and 2030 and 30% after 2030.

By Diana Yordanova • Sept. 20, 2018

Auto Metals Specialist Gestamp Opens U.K. Plant

The 5.8 million-sq.-ft. plant will include one of the world’s biggest hot-stamping lines, and it will manufacture aluminum parts in an innovative transfer servo press.

By Alan Harman • Sept. 18, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Tuesday, Sept. 11

Benefits of Thermoplastic Liftgates; AV Communication Standard Needed; New App for Distracted Driving

Sept. 11, 2018

DrivingSales Exec Summit Sessions Include How to Recruit, Keep Dealership Talent

The DrivingSales Executive Summit’s Oct. 21-23 agenda covers human capital, fixed operations, customer experience, digital marketing and inventory management.

Sept. 11, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Friday Sept. 10

Kia Reveals Telluride SUV; Mercedes Unveils Wild Concept; Shareholders Sue Volkswagen

Sept. 10, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Friday Sept. 7

Kia K900’s Staggering Repair Costs; Suzuki Abandons China; Ford Teases Electric Crossover

Sept. 7, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Sept. 6

Tesla Props Up EV Segment; Acura ILX Gets a New Look; 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Impressions

Sept. 6, 2018

Mahle Group Takes Control of Thermostat JV

The former BTTI JV’s thermostat products are an important component of Mahle’s portfolio, managing complex thermal-management tasks by intelligently controlling energy flows.

Sept. 6, 2018

Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for Sept. 4

Ford Merging with VW in Europe? WLTP Creating a Bit of Havoc; Baojun Shows New Small Electric Car

Sept. 4, 2018

Why Time Is Now for Updated NCAP

An updated NCAP won’t necessarily prevent more accidents or reduce the human error that is a leading cause of these accidents. However, its implementation will better protect vehicle occupants and pedestrians when accidents occur – saving more lives.

By Christopher O'Connor • Aug. 30, 2018

Fleets Replaced Quicker in U.K. Than in Europe

A recent study finds the average time before a U.K. fleet vehicle is replaced is 3.9 years, while across 12 other European countries vehicles are changed every 5.7 years.

By Paul Myles • Aug. 29, 2018

Truck Sales Skyrocket, But How Did That Happen?

What is causing the keen interest in these vehicles, and how are automakers responding to this demand?

By Richard Reina • Aug. 28, 2018