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Ford has designed what it calls a “lane-keeping bed,” in which pressure sensors monitor when a sleeper is out of their lane.
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Argo.AI acquires permit to test autonomous vehicles in California
Argo.AI, the self-driving car startup that burst onto the scene in 2017 with $1 billion in backing from Ford, has obtained a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in California. The permit, issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, is for one vehicle and two drivers. Unlike other self-driving car companies, California isn’t the […]
View More Argo.AI acquires permit to test autonomous vehicles in CaliforniaTesla to recall 14,000 Model S cars in China over faulty Takata airbags
China’s top market regulator said on Friday that Tesla will recall a total of 14,123 imported Model S vehicles in the country over potentially deadly airbags. The recall is part of an industry-wide crackdown on Takata-made front passenger airbags, which involves roughly 37 million vehicles including more mainstream brands such as Toyota and Ford, as […]
View More Tesla to recall 14,000 Model S cars in China over faulty Takata airbagsFord’s iconic F-series trucks are going electric
Ford’s iconic and popular F-series pickup line will soon have electric options, the company announced today. The move is intended to “future-proof” the enormous truck business against rising gas prices and regulations favoring electric vehicles over internal combustion.
View More Ford’s iconic F-series trucks are going electricFord is making a hybrid Explorer SUV
Ford is adding a hybrid Explorer to the mix, the first time the popular SUV has been offered with any kind of electrification. The automaker unveiled Monday the Explorer hybrid as well as a new Explorer ST at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The reveal followed the debut last week of the […]
View More Ford is making a hybrid Explorer SUVGM is transforming Cadillac into an electric brand
General Motors is turning Cadillac into its lead electric vehicle brand in a bid to compete against Tesla as well as a host of other automakers bringing EVs onto the market. Plans are already underway to introduce the first model from the company’s new battery electric vehicle architecture, GM said Friday during an investor meeting. […]
View More GM is transforming Cadillac into an electric brandFord is shutting down its Chariot shuttle service
Ford is shutting down Chariot, the shuttle startup that it purchased just two years ago that was supposed to be a part of the automaker’s fresh effort to move beyond the traditional business of buying and selling cars. Chariot will end service on commuter routes in the U.K. on January 25, according to a company […]
View More Ford is shutting down its Chariot shuttle serviceAudi, Mobileye, Waymo, other top automakers unite to spread the self-driving gospel
The self-driving vehicle evangelists are uniting. A number of major automakers, technology companies and organizations with a stake in autonomous vehicles, including Audi, Aurora, Cruise, GM, Mobileye, Nvidia, Toyota, Waymo and Zoox has formed a coalition to spread the word about advanced vehicle technologies and self-driving vehicles. Their message: this tech can transform transportation and […]
View More Audi, Mobileye, Waymo, other top automakers unite to spread the self-driving gospelAudi spins out Holoride to put VR in every car
Audi has spun out a new company called Holoride that aims to bring a VR experience to the backseat of every car, no matter if it’s a Ford, Mercedes or Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Holoride was announced Monday at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. While Holoride says it’s an independent company, the roots of this startup […]
View More Audi spins out Holoride to put VR in every carChina’s Baidu says its answer to Alexa is now on 200M devices
A Chinese voice assistant has been rapidly gaining ground in recent months. DuerOS, Baidu’s answer to Amazon’s Alexa, reached over 200 million devices, China’s top search engine announced on its Weibo official account last Friday. To put that number into context, more than 100 million devices pre-installed with Alexa have been sold, Amazon recently said. Google just […]
View More China’s Baidu says its answer to Alexa is now on 200M devicesTesla CEO Elon Musk’s year in one chart
Three point eight. From the first day of trading in 2018 to the last, that was the final percentage difference in Tesla’s share price. Taken on its own, the number is a modest and positive gain — and far more fruitful than automakers Ford, GM and Fiat Chrysler. It’s a number that suggests a consistent year […]
View More Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s year in one chartFord’s noise-canceling kennel prototype is pretty doggone cool — Future Blink
Inspired by the technology in Ford’s Edge SUV, its kennel prototype may be able to help animals with fireworks, sirens, and thunderstorms. Read more…More about Technology, Dogs, Ford, Future Blink, and Noise Canceling
View More Ford’s noise-canceling kennel prototype is pretty doggone cool — Future Blink