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Google Building Own Self-Driving LiDAR, Radar and Vision Systems
The cost of LiDAR systems used in autonomous vehicles has been reduced 90% from about $75,000, Krafcik says.
Jan. 9, 2017 -
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Autonomous Cars Most Helpful to Disabled, Poll Shows
The Nissan survey finds 56% of U.K. drivers see autonomous vehicles being of the greatest value to the personal mobility of the disabled, while 42% cite the visually impaired and 30% believe the elderly would benefit the most.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 9, 2017 -
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VW’s I.D. Buzz Packages High Tech Under Retro Skin
The I.D. Buzz forms part of a multi-model EV initiative headed by VW brand chief Herbert Diess, who aims to rehabilitate the company’s image following the Dieselgate emissions scandal.
By Greg Kable • Jan. 8, 2017 -
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Struggling Faraday Future Boldly Hypes New Electric Supercar
Company officials say the vehicle will be available in 2018 even though the assembly plant that will build it currently is just a patch of graded dirt.
Jan. 4, 2017 -
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Canada Rolls Out Own Testing of Autonomous Cars
Participants in the pilot test that began Nov. 28 include the University of Waterloo, Canadian communications giant BlackBerry and motor-home maker Erwin Hymer Group.
By Aishu Ravishankar • Jan. 3, 2017 -
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Fuel Economy Has Become Great Equalizer
New propulsion systems have improved so dramatically in the areas of power delivery, response and refinement that we find ourselves looking increasingly at observed fuel economy to break ties and seal our picks.
Jan. 3, 2017 -
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Utility Vehicles Prop Up Foundering Russian Market
The utility vehicles’ share of the Russian market through the first 10 months of 2016 was 38.4%, up from 35.8% a year earlier.
By Eugene Gerden • Dec. 29, 2016 -
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Impreza Impresses
The fifth generation of Subaru’s compact car is 95% new, with much-improved safety, performance and creature comforts that should worry the competition.
Dec. 29, 2016 -
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Wards 10 Best Engines of 2017 - Judges Discussion update from December 2016
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.A panel of Wards 10 Best Engines judges discusses the winning entries in this year's competition, as well as the rest of the field. Winners ...
Dec. 28, 2016 -
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Wards 10 Best Engines of 2017 - Judges Discussion
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.A panel of Wards 10 Best Engines judges discusses the winning entries in this year's competition, as well as the rest of the field. Winners ...
Dec. 28, 2016 -
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Nuance Incorporates AI Into Latest Voice Technology
“For us, what artificial intelligence means in the car context is the ability of the driver to say relatively complicated queries, and the system is able to understand that and offer sensible solutions,” says a Nuance official.
Dec. 28, 2016 -
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Endangered Species: What’s Behind Vanishing V-8s, Diesels, Some V-6s
This time, downsized, turbocharged engines and electrified powertrains muscled out the kind of powertrains that once dominated the Wards 10 Best Engines list. Here’s why.
By David Zoia Editor • Dec. 21, 2016 -
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Autonomous-Vehicle Technology Brings IP to Forefront
Companies with great technology but not keeping their eye on information technology risk infringing on third-party IP and being excluded from the market. Waiting to address IP until after development and deployment will be too late.
By Pavan Agarwal and Daljit Doogal • Dec. 19, 2016 -
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Lincoln Continental: Not Your Brother-in-Law’s MKZ
Lincoln launches an all-new Continental, its first since 2002. The 10th generation of the luxury brand’s flagship, the Continental packs a 400-hp twin-turbo V-6, impeccable interior appointments and a road presence befitting its name.
By Bob Gritzinger • Dec. 14, 2016 -
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AI’s Task: Driver Training for Computer-Driven Cars
A developer can’t write enough rules for the car to react to all the situations a human must react to. So AImotive created a virtual small car with a laser system that allows it to drive, steer and brake, all the while receiving positive and negative feedback.
By Alysha Webb • Dec. 13, 2016 -
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Food Waste Raw Ingredient in Substitute Diesel Fuel
Independently verified as renewable and sustainable, the fuel is made from gas harvested through the processing of waste generated by food production, which then is injected directly into gas pipelines and compressed at CNG Fuels’ refueling stations.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 12, 2016 -
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Seven Turbos, Three Hybrids Share Wards 10 Best Engines Honors
For the first time in 23 years of testing, a V-8 fails to earn a spot on the Wards 10 Best Engines list, but many high-output turbocharged 6-cyl. engines are generating enough horsepower and torque to fill the void.
Dec. 12, 2016 -
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European Union Plan Looks to Fossil-Fuel-Free Future
The “Clean Energy for All Europeans” plan would comprise proposals for what the European Union calls its energy union, essentially a zone of common energy laws uniting all 28 member states.
By Liz Newmark • Dec. 12, 2016 -
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GM Preps Holiday Deliveries of Chevy Bolt
Exactly how many of the 5-passenger CUVs will be made available is unclear. It takes three days for the assembly plant's 1-shift crew to build a Bolt from start to finish.
By James M. Amend • Dec. 9, 2016 -
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Upstart Nikola Motor Sees Commercial Trucks Leading Drive to Fuel-Cell Power
The plan, according to a story by Wired magazine, is to lease the Nikola One haulers now under development for about $5,000-$7,000 per month, including free fuel, beginning in 2020.
By WardsAuto Staff • Dec. 7, 2016 -
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Malaysia Moves Up ESC Requirement
Pressure to meet ASEAN NCAP standards has Malaysian regulators speeding up adoption of the safety-related technology.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 7, 2016 -
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Toyota Releases Photos, Some Details on New Powertrains
Toyota says the new engines and transmissions achieve about 10% more power and 20% better fuel economy.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 7, 2016 -
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2017 Wards 10 Best Engines: Falling in Love With 6-Cyl. Turbos
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.TRANSCRIPTIt’s a great year for turbocharged 6-cyl. gasoline engines. Five new ones have been torturing the concrete in and around Southfiel...
Dec. 6, 2016 -
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Hino’s Portable Refueling Station Keeps Mirai Going
The Australia-designed Hino truck features a purpose-built trailer with a generator and a hydrogen compressor able to cool and pressurize hydrogen before being supplied to the Mirai sedan.
By Alan Harman • Dec. 5, 2016 -
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Toyota Research Aims for Longer-Range EV Battery
The automaker says its new battery-monitoring system can recover much of the energy lost during the charging and discharging process in the lithium-ion batteries used in all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 5, 2016
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