Source: UVeye announcement DALLAS – The auto industry’s first fully automated suite of vehicle-inspection systems for dealership service departments and used-car auctions will be on display at NADA 2023 in Dallas. —Developed in Israel with General Motors, Hyundai, Toyota, Volvo…
Source: UVeye announcement DALLAS — CarMax, the nation’s largest retailer of used cars and one of the largest used-car wholesalers, is partnering with UVeye to provide AI-enhanced condition reports for buyers of vehicles sold at auction. CarMax has been a…
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Mitsubishi, Nissan/Infiniti and Stellantis installed automatic-emergency braking (AEB) on more than 95 percent of the vehicles they produced between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022, joining 12 automakers that…
CHATHAM, Mass. – A common corporate maxim proclaimed: “no one ever got fired for buying IBM [business equipment].” The reasoning was simple: IBM equipment was well built, reliable and got the job done. All the same can be said for…
Source: Toyota announcement PLANO, Texas – From the moment of its launch in 2019 the GR Supra captured the spirit of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing – one that’s all about the joy of driving. For 2023, it adds another dynamic element:…
Source: Uveye announcement CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jamie Anderson has been named vice president for North American sales at UVeye, a rapidly expanding supplier of high-speed vehicle-inspection systems for the auto industry. Prior to joining UVeye, Anderson was vice president for…
Source: NRS Brakes post TORONTO — Drivers getting behind the wheel of an EV for the first time are often surprised to learn about regenerative braking. Unlike vehicles with internal combustion engines, electric and hybrid vehicle brakes operate the electric…
Source: Akebono announcement and NIKKEI Asia post TOKYO – Akebono Brake Industry, a major Japanese supplier of brake components to the automotive industry including clients like Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor, has admitted to falsifying data, including component-quality assessments, on…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Chrysler introduced the modern minivan as a 1984 model and during the four decades since has continuously improved, refined and perfected the genre, culminating in the new for 2021 Pinnacle version of the Chrysler Pacifica. Actually, Fiat…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Last week the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued the first autonomous-vehicle-deployment certificate to Nuro, which will allow the robotics firm to begin using its driverless delivery vehicles. According to a post on TheHill.com, Nuro, which…
Source: (CNET) Road Show Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is perhaps the most useful active safety feature on the market. It can quickly turn a would-be fender-bender into a non-issue. The good news is nearly every major automaker has signed on…
Tech Session Preview Orlando, Fla. – Some form of electrification will be a central factor in automotive propulsion systems from this point going forward, which means re-gen braking systems will become more prominent. Tuesday’s SAE Brake Colloquium & Exhibition panel…
BRUSSELS, Belgium–In the latest development in the EU’s long-running debate on the preferred communication technology standard for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), the Council of the EU has rejected the Commission’s proposed legislation favouring Wi-Fi technology (the “Regulation“). Twenty one…
TOKYO, Japan–Akebono Brake Industry Co Ltd here said on Thursday it will receive about $185 million from a corporate turnaround fund to help restructure its money-losing business, sending its shares sharply higher. The supplier of brakes to General Motors Co,…
YOKOHAMA, Japan–Auto companies promoted their latest technology at an exhibition here with a focus on collision-avoidance systems following a string of high-profile accidents involving unintended acceleration in recent months and years. Leading auto parts maker Denso Corp. unveiled a device…
DETROIT, Mich.–The proposal by FCA over the weekend to merge with French automaker Renault is being sold by the parent company of Jeep and Fiat as a means to share costs of electric and autonomous driving, but it is also…
DETROIT, Mich.–The Trump administration’s decision Friday to put off tariffs on imported cars and parts for a minimum of six months will be good for auto and parts stocks, and shows a lack of appetite for putting cars into the…
DETROIT, Mich.–Evaporation of business with General Motors in North America short-circuited the growth plans of Japanese Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd. in the region, moving the company to close as many as three plants. Akebono is reorganizing with the help…
DETROIT (Reuters) – Influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports on Thursday turned up the pressure on automakers to include automatic emergency braking (AEB) as standard on new U.S. models by withholding its 2019 annual top vehicle picks from best-selling brands like…