TOKYO — When Honda Motor Co. started leasing the world’s first Level 3 autonomous vehicle in Japan last year, the move heralded a new era of self-driving convenience for car owners. But a recent test drive of Honda’s car on the expressways of Tokyo shows just how far away real self-driving remains. In some ways,
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By Eric Ralph Posted on January 23, 2022 SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule C209 has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and is now on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down in the Gulf of Mexico as early as Monday, January 24th. As always, the timing and location of Dragon’s splashdown are both
Buying a brand new or even a used car is an exciting experience for most of us. It’s exhilarating to go from prospective buyer to proud owner and for some, that excitement is so overwhelming that they submit fraudulent loan applications. The practice has skyrocketed in recent years with around $1 billion worth of loan
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors plan to triple their investment to jointly develop electric vehicles, two people with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. As established automakers face pressure from new competitors and an expected shift in demand toward EVs, the French-Japanese alliance is seeking to deepen cooperation. The three are expected to announce on
Lamborghini is in its last year of selling only pure combustion engines in models such as Aventador as the sports-car maker switches its lineup to plug-in hybrids. The Volkswagen Group brand will unveil its first production car with a plug next year before electrifying its full offering by 2024. For 2022, Lamborghini has almost sold
Some major automotive suppliers won’t just be rolling out new driver-assistance technology in the coming years. They also will be deploying health technology aimed at detecting COVID-19, alerting someone to signs of a heart attack and purifying the air in vehicles. “Our technologies make mobility cleaner, safer and smarter,” Valeo Deputy CEO Christophe Perillat said
If you’re looking to pick up the keys to a new Nissan Frontier, now could be a good time to do so. It has been revealed that Nissan’s finance arm, Nissan Motor Acceptance Company (NMAC), has given the 2022 Frontier Crew Cab S 4×4 an 18-month residual value (the estimated worth of the vehicle at
The 2024 Ford Mustang was spotted this week, both in turbo-4 EcoBoost and V-8 GT grades. Testing on public roads under the cover of heavy camouflage, the seventh-generation Mustang, known as the S650, appears to sport an evolutionary design. Expect a hybrid model to join the lineup and possibly even all-wheel drive as an option.
Kensington Capital, whose blank-check companies have already taken public QuantumScape and Wallbox has tapped former Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche as vice chairman for a fourth automotive-focused special purpose acquisition company. Its latest SPAC, Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp IV, filed Thursday to raise $200 million in an initial public offering. The company said it will focus
A select few Toyota and Lexus dealers this month will be pioneers in an expansion of the SmartPath and Monogram digital retailing systems — a strategy that promises to bring to dealer service lanes what the initiative has brought to hundreds of dealers’ sales floors. Toyota’s SmartPath Service and its Lexus counterpart, Monogram Service, aim
Autonomous robots were a major focus this year at CES, from roaming device demonstrations on the exhibit floor to virtual presentations discussing emerging trends in the space. Autonomous-delivery startup Ottonomy used the Las Vegas event to spotlight its Ottobot, the company’s newly named delivery robot capable of navigating “crowded and unpredictable environments” and working indoors
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Everyone seems to be gunning for Tesla and it’s not just high-end brands like Porsche or highly caffeinated keyboard warriors that hate Elon Musk. Now, more mainstream brands like Ford, Volkswagen, and Volvo are getting into the game. Even Hyundai, with its new EV, the Ioniq 5, is coming for Tesla, and according to Edmunds,
It shouldn’t have to be said, but when behind the wheel one must always pay attention, especially when driving at high speeds. If you don’t, you could end up like this distracted driver, who ended up causing a multiple-vehicle crash on I-95 in Maryland. The driver’s Chevy Silverado can be seen cruising in the left
In this article F GM The cab to a Ford all-electric F-150 Lightning truck prototype is seen on an automated guided vehicle (AGV) at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, September 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Detroit’s automakers have brought a surprisingly conservative financial strategy to making EVs the next vehicle of
LONDON — Jaguar has recorded its lowest quarterly sales since 2013 as parent Jaguar Land Rover focused scarce microchips on the more profitable Land Rover brand. Jaguar’s global vehicle sales in the quarter ending Dec 31. fell 49 percent to 14,407, the lowest three-month total since the last quarter of 2013. Jaguar and Land Rover
Jim Butler Auto Group, Faulkner Automotive Group, Horne Auto Group and Coughlin Automotive Group each expanded their dealership portfolios with acquisitions in either late in the fourth quarter of 2021 or early in January 2022. Here’s a look at the deals involving domestic-, import- and luxury-brand dealerships. Missouri growth Jim Butler Auto Group expanded its
When riders fled public transit during the early throes of the pandemic, Local Motors suffered from shelved orders for its 3D-printed autonomous Olli shuttle. When orders returned and then proliferated, the ongoing chip shortage stymied the company’s ability to fulfill them. The double whammy of the coronavirus and supply chain constraints emerged as two central
December 2021 was the second-best month ever for passenger plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands with 23,150 new registrations. The result was lower by about 25% than the all-time record, set a year ago when registrations were artificially inflated by the manufacturers’ rush to comply with CO2 emission requirements in the European Union. Nonetheless,
The 2022 Lexus LS is not an exercise in restraint, but it may look so compared to some of its competitors. This lineup tops out about where some of its German competitors begin, so it’s easy enough to overlook the fact that it is not as opulent. We rate it at a 9 out of
Dodge is looking to fill the position of Chief Donut Maker and is accepting applications right now. The contract will last one year and offers the successful applicant $150,000 in compensation as well as the opportunity to burn a lot of rubber. “We’re looking to hire someone just like [the Dodge Brothers] as our chief
The Ford Bronco’s back, but the Blue Oval isn’t done. A hotter, wilder Bronco is in the works with even more off-road capability, power, and attitude. On Monday, Ford-supported enthusiast forum The Bronco Nation provided a first look at the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor. The images are of a production-looking Bronco Raptor playing in the
BEIJING — China’s state planner said on Friday that restrictions on purchases of new energy vehicles (NEVs) will be gradually removed in various parts of the country in a “vigorous” push to promote NEVs and “green consumption.” The Chinese government uses the term new energy vehicles to refer to low-emissions vehicles including plug-in-hybrid, full-electric and
In Acura’s new campaign, the cars it is trying to sell are nearly secondary to the anime characters it has created — almost. In its attempt to connect with younger generations, the brand has created an anime series-based ad campaign that focuses on the story of Japanese-American girl Chiaki, who is learning how to race
At a time when the auto industry is hungrier than ever for technological innovations, new patent awards are on the decline. The number of new U.S. patent grants fell 7 percent in 2021. While there was little change in which automotive companies ranked as the top five for receiving patents last year, all but one
DETROIT — General Motors is expected on Tuesday to outline plans to invest $6.5 billion for EV projects at two sites in Michigan. The investment would create 4,000 jobs in Orion Township and the Lansing suburb of Delta Township in Eaton County, according to a Jan. 25 board meeting agenda for the Michigan Strategic Fund
By Joey Klender Posted on January 21, 2022 General Motors is set to invest $6.5 billion to develop two facilities in Michigan responsible for electric vehicle and EV battery production, a new report from Detroit News says. According to a meeting agenda and two sources, GM will pump a massive $6.5 billion investment into the two
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Lexus LX? What does it compare to? The redesigned LX 600 is a three-row SUV that can seat five or seven passengers—or just four in the new Ultra Luxury grade. It competes with everything from the Infiniti QX80 to the Jeep Grand Wagoneer and BMW X7. Is the
Footage from a WSAZ News report in West Virginia has gone viral this week after a reporter live on the scene of a water main breakage got hit by a car during her report. Fortunately, the reporter, Tori Yorgey, was able to bounce back up and quickly assure the viewing public that she was alright
In this article GM 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series Cadillac DETROIT – General Motors will offer a new performance version of its flagship Cadillac Escalade SUV, adding to a growing lineup of high-power gasoline vehicles ahead of the brand’s push toward full electrification by 2030. The Detroit automaker on Friday said the 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series,