Getty Images General Motors will halt output at most of its North American plants in September as the semi-conductor chip shortage continues to hit carmakers. Four plants in the US, three in Mexico and one in Canada will shut down for up to two weeks, depending on the site. Ford and Toyota also cut output
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The auto industry’s first uses for connected-car technology have revolved around high-definition entertainment and, in a few cases, software updates that enhance vehicle performance. Next up: a full embrace of 5G technology, which will likely upend business, enable automated vehicles, and perhaps save lives. Over the past five years, the 5G Automotive Association has worked
5G proved to be a crucial tool when several companies deployed in April an autonomous electric shuttle called Olli for testing at a California military base. In a 90-day pilot program that took place at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, system and sensor data from the Olli test drives was transmitted via
Audi wants to deploy in more areas a technology that, among other things, enables its vehicles to alert drivers when they are nearing school zones. The luxury brand made progress on that this year, during its initial experimental deployment of cellular vehicle-to-everything technology — known as C-V2X — throughout Alpharetta, Ga., and the Fulton County
Getty Images A more eco-friendly petrol is coming to British filling stations this month, but a quarter of drivers do not know whether their cars can run it, new research says. The government intends to make E10 the new standard petrol grade. It contains less carbon than other fuels and more ethanol, a kind of