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Wards 10 Best UX Judges’ Log for July 8: BMW 330i, Nissan Kicks, VW Arteon
Our editors thoughts, directly from their scoresheets, on the 3-Series’ controversial gesture control, the Kicks’ displays and the Arteon admitting it can’t do something.
July 8, 2019 -
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‘Go Fast’ Mentality Drives ADAS Expert Veoneer
“We’re going after safety issues and finding the technologies to solve them,” says Chris Van Dan Elzen, vice president-product strategy at Veoneer.
By James M. Amend • July 8, 2019 -
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AI Helps Car Dealerships Engage With Customers, Know Them Better
Bruce Titus Automotive Group uses artificial intelligence to stand out from the crowd.
By Courtney Titus Barr • July 3, 2019 -
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Reports Suggest Audi Used Four Defeat Devices in V-6 Diesel
Audi reportedly developed the defeat devices to provide models using its turbocharged 3.0L engine with lower emissions readings during government-mandated tests on rolling roads under controlled conditions than actual results on public roads.
By Greg Kable • July 2, 2019 -
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Game On as Chevy Launches 3.0L Diesel in Silverado
Chevy’s new light-duty diesel, which squares off against Ford and Ram entries this fall, is as quiet as a gasoline engine and logs some impressive fuel economy during recent testing. But we didn’t get to tow, and it lags Ram’s upcoming 3.0L in torque.
By Tom Murphy • July 1, 2019 -
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Ford Technology Tracks Seatbelt Use
Belt Monitor includes rear-seat sensors inside the belt receiver that send a signal to the instrument cluster telling the driver whether a belt has been unfastened and which seat the passenger is in.
By Jim Irwin • June 28, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors Video: Volvo V60
Wards 10 Best Interiors winners received their trophies at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 9 in Novi, MI. This video vignette was played during the awards ceremony.
By James M. Amend • June 25, 2019 -
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Designing a Car Interior Fit for the Future
Developments such as car sharing mean interior mechanisms need to be adjusted more often for different drivers, each with their own preferences and sizes. Those mechanisms also need to be designed to be even quieter.
By Alfred Lethbridge • June 24, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors Video: Toyota RAV4
Wards 10 Best Interiors winners received their trophies at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 9 in Novi, MI. This video vignette was played during the awards ceremony.
By Christie Schweinsberg • June 24, 2019 -
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New Engine Powers Porsche 718 Spyder, 718 Cayman GT4
The hardcore Boxster and Cayman models eschew turbocharged 4-cyl. power for a naturally aspirated 6-cyl.
By Greg Kable • June 24, 2019 -
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Yanfeng Imagines Autonomous Mobility Fleet Interior
The interior supplier shows off its future vision of a ride-shared vehicle that aims to both engage and de-stress its passengers.
By Christie Schweinsberg • June 21, 2019 -
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Ford Explorer Seats Just What ‘Dr. Derriere’ Ordered
Ford’s global seating and design team have maintained the comfort standard in the new Explorer’s front-row seat while eliminating some of the bulk by reducing the thickness of the seatback and shoulder area.
By Jim Irwin • June 21, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors Video: Nissan Kicks
Wards 10 Best Interiors winners received their trophies at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 9 in Novi, MI. This video vignette was played during the awards ceremony.
By Steve Finlay • June 21, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors Video: Mercedes-Benz A220
Wards 10 Best Interiors winners received their trophies at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 9 in Novi, MI. This video vignette was played during the awards ceremony.
By James M. Amend • June 20, 2019 -
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Pocket-Size 48V EVs Emerge
Europe and China, especially, with its government-driven push toward electrification and crowded city streets packed with garage-built electric minis, make refined 48V EVs a potential disruptor.
By James M. Amend • June 20, 2019 -
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Bosch Enhances Key Safety, Automation Offerings
Bosch also has begun development of a lidar system for automated driving. It wants to determine if it can build an automotive-grade unit and discover which form of the technology works best.
By James M. Amend • June 18, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors Video: Jeep Gladiator
Wards 10 Best Interiors winners received their trophies at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 9 in Novi, MI. This video vignette was played during the awards ceremony.
By Tom Murphy • June 18, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors Video: Hyundai Santa Fe
Wards 10 Best Interiors winners received their trophies at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on May 9 in Novi, MI. This video vignette was played during the awards ceremony.
By Drew Winter • June 17, 2019 -
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Can AWD Save Toyota’s Prius?
The ’19 Prius is now available with all-wheel drive, and more than 20% of customers are checking that box. Still, Prius sales remain abysmal.
By Tom Murphy • June 14, 2019 -
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Magna Seating Introduces Comfort-Enhancing Tech
The FreeForm technology allows more than 102 mm of concavity, which is nearly impossible with traditional cut-and-sew manufacturing techniques, Magna says.
By Drew Winter • June 13, 2019 -
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Third-Gen Ram EcoDiesel Joins Light-Duty Fray
FCA rolls out a redesigned 3.0L EcoDiesel V-6 that it claims is more powerful and more efficient than the competition – at least for now.
By Bob Gritzinger • June 12, 2019 -
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Toyota Mirai, Forklifts Share Fuel-Cell Technology
Toyota Industries’ focus on fuel-cell forklifts gives a glimpse into Toyota’s fuel-cell program and the next-generation Mirai due out in 2020 or 2021.
By Roger Schreffler • June 11, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors Awards Ceremony Intro
WardsAuto editors Tom Murphy and Christie Schweinsberg kick off this year's Wards 10 Best Interiors awards ceremony at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference May 9 in Novi, MI.
June 10, 2019 -
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OEM Strategy: Driving Profitability on Both Sides of the Ledger
Unlocking new revenue streams requires reinvention – from hardware to software provision – and significant investment, which isn’t coming easily. Choosing what to stop doing is as important as what to do next.
By Lukas Neckermann • June 10, 2019 -
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Chevy Silverado’s Duramax Diesel Late, Pricey
The new 3.0L, assembled in Flint, MI, represents GM’s first inline 6-cyl. light-duty truck diesel. Not only is GM late to market with the engine, it’s the last to the fullsize market among the Detroit Three automakers, who dominate the pickup segment.
By Tom Murphy • June 7, 2019
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