Vehicles: Page 71
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Auto Industry Needs to Play Catch-Up
“They can’t slow down,” says analyst Roger Lanctot, referring to COVID-19’s effect on the car business and autonomous-vehicle development.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 26, 2020 -
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Israeli Startup Stakes Claim to EV SPACE
Each REEcorner contains all the driving components the vehicle needs to move – including suspension, brake-by-wire, steer-by-wire, maintenance sensors and data units – and operates independently, controlled by REE Automotive’s X-by-wire technology.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 25, 2020 -
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Porsche Investigated for Gasoline Engine Manipulation
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has been advised by Porsche of possible misconduct in its own engineering ranks involving gasoline engines fitted to Panamera and 911 models produced between 2008 and 2013.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 24, 2020 -
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Rivian Exec Vows Its Vehicle Interiors Will Wow Buyers
Startup EV maker plans to introduce an EV pickup truck and SUV next year.
By Steven Finlay • Aug. 24, 2020 -
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Wards 10 Best UX ‘Best in Show’ Honor Goes to Hyundai Sonata
During a ceremony as part of the Summer Festival of Automotive, virtual attendees were encouraged to vote for their favorite among the 2020 Wards 10 Best UX winners, and the Sonata was the top vote getter.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 21, 2020 -
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Fisker Takes Different Path to Compete With Tesla
While Tesla is vertically integrated, Henrik Fisker is outsourcing almost everything. This is going to save him an enormous amount of time and money. Suppliers are going to do everything for him, including final assembly.
By John McElroy • Aug. 21, 2020 -
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Conti Spinoff Looks Beyond Silicon Semiconductors
Silicon carbide and gallium nitride are emerging as potential replacement semiconductor materials for silicon, creating an innovative shift in the power electronics world, Vitesco Technologies’ Beyza Sarioglu says.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 21, 2020 -
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Nissan Sentra Named Best in Show Among Wards 10 Best Interiors
On Wednesday, a virtual ceremony honored the 2020 Wards 10 Best Interiors, and attendees were encouraged during the virtual ceremony to vote for their favorite among the 10 winners. Sentra was the top vote getter.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 20, 2020 -
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Overlanders Take Camping to Opulent New Levels
Aftermarket suppliers of everything from rooftop-mounted tents to electric cookstoves, some of the items so elaborate that the alternative term “glamping” (glamor camping) has arisen, are joining the overlanding trend.
By Jim Irwin • Aug. 20, 2020 -
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Peace, Love and No COVID in ’67 VW Microbus
I bring home a lot of fancy test vehicles, but this is the first to arrive in an enclosed flatbed and my non-enthusiast wife said, “I was looking for the checkbook before that van rolled off the truck.”
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 19, 2020 -
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Partnership Aims to Digitally Transmit Crash Data
Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services sends in vehicle and crash data, while RapidSOS sends out MedicAlert profile data, such as demographic and medical information. Through a new partnership, all this information will be bundled together.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 18, 2020 -
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2021 Ram 1500 TRX Ready to Battle Raptor
Ram warned it was revving up a new Hellcat-powered pickup truck when it first displayed the Rebel TRX concept in 2016, and the production TRX’s 702-hp 6.2L V-8 is an evolution of the 575 hp that the concept put out.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 17, 2020 -
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2020 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: GMC Sierra 1500 Diesel
This video clip highlighting the GMC Sierra 1500 Diesel was played during the January ceremony celebrating the 2020 winners. Each month, WardsAuto will post winner profile videos.
Aug. 17, 2020 -
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Autonomy Corridor to Connect Detroit, Ann Arbor
“This district will serve as an accelerator and make sure Detroit leads the way in the next revolution in transportation,” Bill Ford says. The goal is to establish the proper infrastructure for using connected and autonomous vehicles more widely.
By Joseph Szczesny • Aug. 14, 2020 -
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High-Tech Vehicle-Inspection Supplier UVeye Eyes U.S. Growth
The company's technology "will dramatically change how dealers, major fleet operators and used-vehicle auctions inspect vehicles,” predicts CEO Amir Hever.
By Steve Finlay • Aug. 12, 2020 -
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Guns N’ Roses Never Sounded Quite Like This
Acura’s redesigned TLX gets an updated ELS Studio 3D audio system with 17 speakers, twin subwoofers and 710 watts that can make anything “uncomfortably loud.”
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 11, 2020 -
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With New Suburban, Tahoe, GM’s SUV Franchise Is Safe
The independent rear suspension makes all the difference in ride, handling and third-row comfort. Plus, climbing into the third row is easier, engines are rock steady, interior is generally solid and there’s a clever sliding center console.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 10, 2020 -
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ZF, Eyeing Electrification, Merges Driveline Divisions
ZF is working on an integrated 2-speed transmission for electric vehicles, an outlier in a world where most EVs use a single-speed transmission.
By Sebastian Blanco • Aug. 7, 2020 -
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JLR Denied Bid to Trademark Defender’s Shape
According to The Daily Telegraph, the U.K.’s Intellectual Property Office found the shapes that JLR sought to protect were insufficiently distinctive.
By Paul Myles • Aug. 6, 2020 -
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Pandemic Won’t Drive Autonomous Vehicles Away
Despite the pandemic and economic crisis, now is arguably the most important time to be paying attention to what is happening with autonomous vehicles.
By Trevor Pawl • Aug. 4, 2020 -
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Rivian Says BEVs to Launch in Summer 2021
A Rivian spokeswoman says the company is investing in its operations in Plymouth, MI, Southern California, and Silicon Valley as it prepares for its market debut.
By Joseph Szczesny • Aug. 3, 2020 -
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Crossovers Rule 2020 Wards 10 Best UX List
For the fifth year in a row, Wards staffers recognize exemplary user experiences, honoring new vehicles for their driver-assistance technologies, connectivity, digital displays, voice-activation systems, intuitive controls and infotainment.
By Tom Murphy • July 30, 2020 -
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’21 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Breaks Hearts, Wallets
Over the course of a weeklong test drive in an outrageously sexy Infrared LC 500, it was the object of every adult’s socially distanced affection in my neighborhood.
By James M. Amend • July 29, 2020 -
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Everyone Loves EVs, Except the Public
“To date, consumers have found the vast majority of EVs as unacceptable, or they’re just not interested in them,” says auto industry veteran Reid Bigland.
By Steven Finlay • July 29, 2020 -
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Winner: BMW X7 Designed to Soothe the Soul
Voice controls and driver-assistance technologies work great, personal preferences are easily cued up and Munich’s largest vehicle ever soothes the soul with a user experience beyond compare, able to “Vitalize” when drowsy or “Relax” when tense.
By Tom Murphy • July 29, 2020
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