automakers
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Trump predicts auto workers will be ‘very happy’ with NAFTA
Disses Mexico and Canada as “very difficult to deal with” during the negotiations.
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US auto sales tumble in what could be first annual drop since 2009
Of major automakers, only Hyundai and Volkswagen reported increases.
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China car dilemma: Beijing wants electric, buyers want SUVs
Beijing wants electric cars to make up 8% of every brand’s production as soon as next year.
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Self-driving cars have pitfall: the human brain
People have trouble focusing on boring tasks like monitoring systems that rarely fail.
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Automakers, governments tackling electric car range anxiety
Efforts to extend recharging networks along highways and elsewhere a big psychological boost.
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Sensing a threat, Detroit’s automakers embrace mobility
Automakers are reinventing themselves as mobility firms due to pressure from agile tech firms like Apple and Uber.
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Automakers to put automatic braking in cars by 2022
Voluntary agreement with 20 car manufacturers will deliver safety feature faster.
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Toyota adopts Ford’s SDL “connected car” software [VIDEO]
Open-source software provides drivers access to smartphone apps using voice commands.
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Automakers commit to automatic brakes in all cars
Technology is part of a new era in vehicle safety in which the focus is on preventing crashes rather than on protecting occupants.
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High-tech cars blurring boundaries between auto, tech industries
Automakers are flocking to high-tech haven Silicon Valley, racing to develop high-tech infotainment systems and autonomous cars.
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BMW’s nifty new Enlighten app predicts traffic light changes [VIDEO]
Enlighten connects to traffic signal networks and predicts the behaviour of traffic lights by talking to new DSRC systems.
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Automakers struggling to keep hackers from seizing control of cars
New cars now have up to 50 computers that run 20 million lines of software code, more than a Boeing 787.
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Safety Board calls for collision avoidance systems to be standard in new cars
Report says 80% of 1,700 forward-collision deaths and 500,000 injuries a year could be prevented by the technology.
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Virginia rocket science firm to investigate exploding Takata air bags
Orbital ATK makes rocket propulsion systems, small arms ammunition, warhead fuses and missile controls.
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Big Three automakers report uptick in January sales
Truck sales pick up the slack from dwindling car sales.
