DETROIT - Federal regulators are asking for Tesla to provide data and documents related to its Autopilot program as a prominent magazine with a mixed history with the automaker issues a call for the company to disable Autopilot on all models until further notice. The moves come on the heels of Elon Musk, the founder
WASHINGTON DC - Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has laid out an ambitious launch plan for the upcoming Model 3 that would transform it into a mainstream automaker by 2018 – but the California battery-carmaker will need anywhere from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion to fund the new model’s rollout and production plans, Tesla said.
DEARBORN - Last month, under the cover of night, a Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle with no headlights on navigated along lonely desert roads, performing a task that would be perilous for a human driver. Driving in pitch black at Ford Arizona Proving Ground marks the next step on the company’s journey to delivering
DETROIT - Google Inc. is in the market for new high-tech space in the suburbs. Sources say the Internet giant has been scouting for locations of at least 30,000 square feet for R&D space related to autonomous vehicles, Crain’s Detroit News reported Friday. The locations that have been considered so far include Southfield, Troy and
TROY - With the convergence of the automotive, telecommunications, information technology, and insurance industries it has become imperative to have a common frame of understanding in the Connected Vehicle space. GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, a leading online education company for automotive professionals, is partnering with Mobile Comply, an international leader in Connected and Autonomous Vehicle certification and training.
NOVI - Ransomware threat is the biggest worry according to Mathew Solnik senior security researcher with Azimuth Security speaking ahead of the March TU-Automotive Cyber Security USA 2016 at the Suburban Showcase. Q: What are the top threats to cybersecurity in the automotive industry? “I think right now the top threats are really shifting to
ANN ARBOR - The U-M Office of Research announced on January 11 that James R. Sayer has been appointed Director of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, the developer of the Mcity, the U-M’s 32 acre autonomous driving experiment range on north campus. Carol Flannagan, who has served as Interim Director of UMTRI during
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - The Renault-Nissan Alliance will launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the United States, Europe, Japan and China through 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices, the company said in a press release. In addition, Renault-Nissan will launch a suite of new connectivity
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. and Google are in talks to have the automaker build Google’s next-generation autonomous cars under contract, Automotive News reported Tuesday. Although few details about the project are known, a source with knowledge of the project says both parties have been negotiating on a contract manufacturing deal “for a long time.” An
LONDON - To mark the season of goodwill, TU-Automotive is running a $500 discount on ALL passes for TU-Automotive Detroit 2016 (June 8-9, 2016), but only until 6pm EST on December 22. Whether you’re working for a start-up, a multinational OEM, a financial services firm or a rapidly-expanding software provider, you will find your next
