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What if Mark Twain Were a User Experience Designer?
I had an epiphany: the only way to win is to play with data.
By Steve Tengler • April 9, 2019 -
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BMW, Daimler, VW Found Guilty of Emissions Collusion
The European Commission alleges BMW, Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler, Volkswagen Group and VW subsidiaries Audi and Porsche illegally set their own standards and timeline for the introduction of emission technology.
By Greg Kable • April 5, 2019 -
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Electric Motors Are the Engines of Change
The disruption sending combustion the way of the buggy whip has begun.
By Don Sherman, Steven Sherman • April 5, 2019 -
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Wards 10 Best Engines Video Tribute from Hyundai
In celebrating 25 years of Wards 10 Best Engines, automakers were invited to submit videos focusing on powertrain challenges of the past and those lying ahead. This is the second of six videos that will post throughout the year.
April 4, 2019 -
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EVs Not Easier to Build, But Will Cut Jobs
Conventional vehicles use components not needed with electric vehicles, but EV motors and batteries also are complex systems that require extra assembly steps of their own.
By John McElroy • April 3, 2019 -
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Ford Details Next-Gen Escape Engines, Announces Off-Road CUV
For the ’20 model year, the Escape adds new engines and propulsion systems, including a hybrid variant and a plug-in hybrid with a 30-mile electric range.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 2, 2019 -
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Wards 10 Best Interiors Winners to Be Announced at New York Auto Show
This year’s field of nominees includes 33 vehicles with new or significantly redesigned interiors. Eight Wards editors in Southfield, MI, evaluated the vehicles in February and March.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 1, 2019 -
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Why Mazda is Blindfolding Its Engineers and Designers
The Japanese automaker aims to develop good ergonomics and HMI for its vehicles, pointing to the new Mazda3 compact car as proof of its endeavors.
By Christie Schweinsberg • March 29, 2019 -
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Aptiv Makes More Prized AV Data Public
NuScenes by Aptiv is the largest data set of its kind available to the public and includes 1.4 million images.
By James M. Amend • March 28, 2019 -
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Big Ram Pickups Cut Through Snow – in Las Vegas!
FCA says its heavy-duty trucks “out-power, out-tow and out-haul every other pickup available.”
By Steven Finlay • March 27, 2019 -
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Autonomy: OEMs Can Prepare to Thrive in Changing World
Rethinking the user experience of self-driving cars requires rethinking the auto industry itself.
By Ashok Sivanand • March 26, 2019 -
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Nissan Turns Over New Leaf With Improved Performance, Range
Nissan bets on a bigger battery shoehorned into the existing chassis, upgrades to an existing powertrain and small tweaks to technology to extend the Leaf’s performance and range – and the automaker’s EV sales dominance.
By Doug Newcomb • March 22, 2019 -
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Recordings Reveal VW Execs’ Dieselgate Discussions
Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reports prosecutors have discovered phone recordings of Volkswagen Group executives talking about the Dieselgate emissions affair.
By Greg Kable • March 22, 2019 -
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Mazda Skyactiv-D, -X Engines’ U.S. Arrival Still Unclear, Electric Concept Coming
The EPA last year certified a 2.2L version of Skyactiv diesel in the Mazda CX-5 CUV, but the engine is not in the U.S.-market CX-5 or any other Mazda. A spokesman says don’t take that as a sign Mazda is waffling on offering a diesel in the U.S.
March 21, 2019 -
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European CO2 Emissions Rise as Diesels Fade
JATO analyst Felipe Munoz attributes last year’s emissions increase mainly to the downturn in demand for diesel cars. The average emissions for diesels continued to be lower than those of their gasoline counterparts.
By Alan Harman • March 21, 2019 -
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Aptiv Open to Sharing Data, Sort Of
It would be nearly impossible to place a dollar value on Aptiv’s data hold. But the company is so far along in its AV development, rivals likely would jump at the chance to pinch even a single kilobyte.
By James M. Amend • March 15, 2019 -
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Just Three Companies at Top of Navigant’s Autonomous-Vehicle Ranking
A year-ago, the research firm listed eight companies or consortiums as top-tier leaders in automated driving, but now says GM Cruise, Waymo and Ford Autonomous have moved ahead.
By David Zoia Editor • March 13, 2019 -
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Aston Martin Valkyrie to Pack 1,160-hp Punch
Consisting of a Cosworth-developed 6.5L gasoline V-12 and an electric motor developed by Rimac and Integral Powertain, it produces a combined 1,160 hp at 10,500 rpm and 664 lb.-ft. of torque at 6,000 rpm.
By Greg Kable • March 12, 2019 -
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Honda 1.5L Engine Suffers Cold-Weather Oil-Dilution Problem
Honda’s direct-injected 1.5L turbo 4-cyl. Earth Dreams engine is creating a nightmare for the company as it tries to resolve a severe gasoline oil-dilution problem it says is caused by cold-weather operation.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 7, 2019 -
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Exotic Pininfarina Battista EV Brings 1,900 HP
The company says the coupe, with four electric motors, will accelerate from 0-60 mph (100 km/h) in less than two seconds . Pininfarina has committed to a limited production run of 150 units, selling at some $2.3 million each, with first deliveries expected by 2020.
By Giancarlo Perini • March 5, 2019 -
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Porsche Clarifies Future Macan Plans, Keeping Gas Version
After suggesting earlier in the week that Macan eventually would be electric-only, Porsche now says the current gasoline-powered Macan will continue production alongside new all-electric second-generation model.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 28, 2019 -
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Automakers Jockey for Position in Battle for the Dashboard
A new Wards Intelligence special report analyzes each OEM’s infotainment platform, connectivity and user-interface strategy to deliver cloud-based content – and capture lucrative data.
By Doug Newcomb • Feb. 28, 2019 -
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Diesel Lives On in Audi’s New SQ5 TDI
Germany’s diesel resurgence continues with the help of emission-reducing mild-hybrid functions. But don't expect to see the SQ5 TDI in U.S. showrooms.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 27, 2019 -
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VinSolutions Tests AI to Help Car Dealers Better Know Customers
“People want a more personalized experience,” says Lori Wittman, Cox Automotive’s senior vice president-dealer software solutions.
By Steven Finlay • Feb. 27, 2019 -
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Spain Earmarks €45 Million for EV Subsidies
Purchases of electric cars and LCVs will be subsidized with government payouts of €5,000 ($5,670), while automakers, importers or dealers must also grant a minimum discount of €1,000 ($1,130) on each vehicle.
By Jorge Palacios • Feb. 26, 2019
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