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Lawsuit Targets Purchase of U.S. Postal Service Vehicles
Environmental groups contend the contract is weighted toward high-emissions gasoline-powered vehicles, while the UAW is contesting contractor Oshkosh Defense’s plans to build the vehicles in South Carolina with nonunion labor.
By Joseph Szczesny • May 4, 2022 -
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Advancing Autonomy and Safety With Digital Solutions
Considering all the progress autonomous mobility aims to achieve, it is surprising that ADAS technologies today are still tethered to legacy analog radar technology.
By Max Liberman • April 12, 2022 -
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Canadian Auto Sector: EV Mandates Need Government Financial Backing
“It’s better…not to mandate what consumers have to buy, but to incentivize non-emissions vehicles,” says Tim Reuss, CEO of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Assn.
By Keith Nuthall • April 4, 2022 -
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Artificial Intelligence Doing More to Increase Driver Safety
Manufacturers have identified multiple ways artificial intelligence can be utilized on the roads and ultimately provide an increase in overall safety and comfort for drivers and passengers.
By Claude Hochreutiner • March 4, 2022 -
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Dealers’ Conduct May Threaten State Franchise Law Protections
Dealers charging high prices above MSRP across the board are creating national news and public backlash, and it’s not just the OEMs that are watching.
By John F. Possumato • Feb. 22, 2022 -
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Brain Power: ZF Strengthens EV Technology with Silicon Carbide Inverters
ZF Supercharges the Electric Future through Scalable Architectures and Intelligent Software; Calls for Talented Innovators to Continue EV Growth Trajectory
By By John Hawkins, Vice President, North America, Electrified Powertrain Technology, ZF • Jan. 27, 2022 -
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When A Regular Bronco Isn’t Enough
Ford Performance gives the Bronco the Raptor treatment. The ’22 model arrives in showrooms this summer, but buyers can place an order in March.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 24, 2022 -
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Are BEVs the Low-Carbon Solution?
Cars and internal-combustion engines have played a role in harming our environment. But let’s stop pretending that electric cars will sweep in and save the day. They actually could make the problem worse.
By Ryan Gerardi • Jan. 17, 2022 -
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Federal Regulators Updating Consumer Data Privacy Rules
For auto dealers who must comply with the new rules when they are fully effective, it means action is needed now to protect their companies from costly private lawsuits and enforcement actions for failure to comply with the updates.
By Monica Baumann • Nov. 4, 2021 -
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Automotive Industry’s Answer to Climate Regulation: Materials
“Materials” is a vast term in the EV world. And with that, expect the focus on maximizing material science to remain a priority over the next several years.
By Joseph Harary • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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Is Public EV Charging a Flawed Business Model?
Maybe once the publicly traded charging companies have finished building a nationwide network, they can start to post profits. But even then, they’ll be competing against home charging, where EV owners can charge their cars with electricity that costs 30%-50% less.
By John McElroy • Oct. 1, 2021 -
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U.S. Trade Policy Work in Progress, MBS Panelists Say
The U.S. has an opportunity to gain leverage in coming years with China, where electric vehicles sell in the millions but sales have declined in the past 3-4 years, industry consultant Michael Dunne says.
By Jim Irwin • Aug. 5, 2021 -
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Lidar Fast Becoming the Future of Vehicle Safety
Lidar should work hand in hand with cameras and radars to safeguard every vehicle, regardless of its level of autonomy, the author writes.
By Jun Pei • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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Auto Dealers, Lenders Brace for Stiffer Regulation Under Biden
A retooled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, likely to be led by Biden nominee Rohit Chopra, tops the list of dealer and auto lender concerns, after relatively benign treatment of dealers under the Trump Admin.’s CFPB, attorney Randy Henrick says.
By Jim Henry • June 2, 2021 -
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Cellular Technology Enhances School Bus Safety
In one test, a school bus equipped with cellular vehicle-to-everything technology automatically sent out a signal to a nearby Audi e-tron. The bus driver did not need to take any special steps to trigger the notification.
By Sebastian Blanco • May 26, 2021 -
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Experts Explore Government Role in EV Development
Bruce Belzowski, managing director-Automotive Futures Group, says the tough emissions regulations adopted by the European Union are influencing policy in the U.S., China and Japan.
By Joseph Szczesny • April 23, 2021 -
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Complying With Evolving Automotive Safety Standards
An in-depth knowledge of the evolving standards landscape is a first step for automakers and their suppliers; there are many new standards that automotive suppliers and OEMs need to keep in mind.
By Chris Clark • April 13, 2021 -
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NHTSA Rule Change Gives AV Testing More Latitude
Toyota’s Jamie Boone says exempting AVs from some federal crashworthiness standards will allow automakers and regulators to gather more information on what works and what doesn’t.
By Sebastian Blanco • Jan. 15, 2021 -
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New Jersey Lawmakers Revisit Online Car Sales Issues
Sticking points include the acceptability of electronic signatures; whether signatures can be notarized remotely, and whether allowing licensed new- and used-car dealers to engage in e-commerce also opens the door for unlicensed brokers to so.
By Jim Henry • Dec. 23, 2020 -
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Auto Industry Should Loosen Ties to China
Nationalism and industrial policy – at the expense of internationalism and free trade – likely will prove powerful policy imperatives during the coming decade, despite the preference of automotive industry leaders for a more integrated global economy.
By Jonathan M. Baron and Jeremy Furchtgott • Dec. 4, 2020 -
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Making a Flawed USMCA Work
We must and will make USMCA work, partially by reinventing how we do things under this new free trade agreement. It may take a couple of years before we progress through the pain together and make USMCA a win-win-win for all.
By Karin Muller • Nov. 19, 2020 -
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Government Stimulus Checks Spur Auto Sales
“Cash in pocket increases the demand for vehicles,” says Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke. “Kudos to dealers for going from ‘Can we stay in business?’ to the best summer (used-car) profits we’ve seen.”
By Steve Finlay • Oct. 9, 2020 -
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Connected Vehicles Covered By Data Protection Laws
In the wrong hands, sensitive information such as precise location and common driving routes could risk people’s safety and information such as driving habits or mood could be misused in ways that would prevent opportunities and even discriminate.
By Odia Kagan • Sept. 23, 2020 -
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NHTSA Website Spreads AV Word to Public
The site is designed to let curious people across the U.S. identify and understand the autonomous vehicles and AV programs in their town. Automakers and suppliers are encouraged to report test locations to NHTSA.
By Sebastian Blanco • Sept. 4, 2020 -
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Canadian Auto Sector Seeks Government Customer Incentives
The proposal comes as the pandemic has knocked the stuffing out of the nation’s vehicle market.
By Keith Nuthall • May 28, 2020
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