Auto industry executives urge Congress to help create a regulatory fast lane to help the deployment of self-driving cars. Google and other companies producing autonomous cars say they can’t be bothered dealing with individual rules in each state. Read more on the topic here.
Honda Motor Co. has recently announced the release of its entry-level vehicle Civic LX sedan with automated safety features and advanced-driver assistance system which makes some of the most sophisticated technology on the market accessible to significantly more customers. The vehicle costs only $20,440.
The new Civic LX can be equipped with advanced-driver assistance systems, known as ADAS. The system keeps a vehicle in its lane and features automatic braking and cruise control. More »
A lucky buyer has purchased the Queen’s Jaguar X-Type for £15,000 and doesn’t even know it.
The monarch’s Jaguar, that comes complete with parking sensors, heated seats and a dog grille, was sold for £15,000 after being offered online. The three-litre V6 Sovereign model had just 7,600 miles on the clock at the time of the sale despite being seven years old. The automatic vehicle was described as being “the next-best thing to buying a top-of-the-range X-type.” More »
The Honda Civic and the Volvo XC90 won the prestigious awards at the 2016 North American International Auto Show. The winners were unveiled at the start of press previews for the Detroit Auto Show.
The 2016 Volvo XC90 midsize crossover SUV was awarded the best sport utility vehicle for 2016 on the opening day of the 2016 North American International Auto Show held at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit on Monday, January 11. The Honda Civic was announced as the North American Car of the Year.
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Google and Ford are in talks on self-driving car partnership.
According to sources familiar with the plans, the second-largest U.S. automaker, Ford Motor Co is set to form a deal with Google’s parent firm, the search engine giant Alphabet Inc about forming a partnership to develop autonomous car technology.
the two companies will announce a joint venture at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2016, said a person familiar with the talks. More »
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The United Kingdom may be one of the first homes to Google’s autonomous cars.
The US internet giant has met with UK government officials five times in the last two years, according to some media reports.
Google is said to believe the UK could take a leading position in developing laws for the vehicles, which are currently being tested in California and that may become publicly available by 2020. The Californian tech giant reportedly sees the UK as a key market for its driverless cars. According to some documents, those face-to-face meetings have focused on bringing autonomous cars to the streets of the U.K. even though, it is unclear whether Google is planning to extend trials to the UK. More »
Flying cars could be a reality within 24 months. Finally after decades of dreaming and waiting, a company is planning to make a flying car commercially available to the public in two years.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has this month approved Terrafugia’s TF-X flying car for testing. The team behind TF-X patented their flying car in 2011 and unveiled the TF-X concept for the first time in 2013.
The FAA approved only mini versions of the TF-X to enter into space. They are roughly 2 ft long and with a weight restriction of no more than 55 lbs. The four-seater prototype vehicle looks like a mini car with wings and the company can test the flying car at altitudes up to 400 feet and at speeds under 100 mph. More »
Jaguar-Land Rover, Tesla and MINI have all announced that they will not attend next month’s Detroit Auto Show. However, NAIAS organizers promise big CEO presence at the first big auto show of the 2016 calendar year.
Three high-profile auto companies have each said that they will not participate in the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) that takes place in Detroit, Michigan every January. More »