- Uber shows its flying car prototype, which looks like a giant drone – CNBC: Uber hopes to offer rides through a new UberAir service by 2023, starting in Dallas and Los Angeles.
- Tesla Finally Filed a Patent for Its Solar Roof Tiles. Here’s How They Work – Fortune: We finally know how Elon Musk’s solar roof tiles work. The roof tiles have been in the works since Tesla (tsla, +2.69%) acquired SolarCity in Nov. 2016-and on the market for a year-but until the company filed for a patent last week it was unclear how…
- Caption competition – FT: Yes, that’s Tesla and SpaceX founder Mr Elon Musk, dressed as a reverse-priest at the Met Gala in New York on Monday night (the theme was “Heavenly Bodies”), with Canadian singer and songwriter Grimes. The New York Post’s Page Six had revealed hours…
- Mussel car: Diver provides clear look at Ford Pinto at bottom of Old Mission Bay – Freep:
- Rolls-Royce Cullinan: new official picture shows tail-light detail – Autocar: Rolls-Royce has released a new preview image of its Cullinan The all-wheel-drive rival to Bentley Bentayga, due to arrive this year, is Rolls-Royce’s first SUV Rolls-Royce has released the first of a string of preview pictures to provide detailed…
- Uber’s self-driving car saw the pedestrian but didn’t swerve – report – Guardian: An Uber self-driving test car which killed a woman crossing the street detected her but decided not to react immediately, a report has said. The car was …
- Germany probing Audi for new emissions device – Der Spiegel – Reuters: German motor vehicle authority KBA is probing premium auto maker Audi to see whether its diesel-engined A6/A7 …
- BMW 8 Series to get all-new digital instrument cluster – Autocar: BMW’s new flagship has been shown in camouflage; it’s due to go on UK sale in November The BMW 8 Series will feature a digital instrument cluster as part of a new dashboard design, which has been caught on camera for the first time ahead of the…
- Trump Plans to Fight California Car Rules With Twice-Failed Strategy – Bloomberg: A dozen states tie their emissions standards to California, so more than a third of the U.S. auto market could have a separate set of tougher rules.
- Uber Reportedly Knows Why Its Autopilot Didn’t Prevent the Deadly Arizona Pedestrian Crash – Fortune: Within days of the Uber incident, a Tesla Model X driver died near San Francisco when his car crashed into a divider. Following that incident, Tesla publicly said the driver was at fault because he knew Tesla’s autopilot system was imperfect and …
- In self-driving car race, Waymo leads traditional automakers – Automotive News: In self-driving car race, Waymo leads traditional automakers …. plans, Bloomberg has taken a snapshot of the race to develop the self-driving car. … It’s one reason why Navigant Research, which studies auto technology, ranked …
- New VW CEO testified in U.S. on emissions scandal – report – Reuters: Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess travelled to the United States this month to testify to authorities there about the carmaker’s emissions scandal, German newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday.
- New Volkswagen CEO testified in US on emissions scandal: report – Reuters: Diess, who took office last month after his predecessor Matthias Mueller was ousted as CEO by major stakeholders, spoke with representatives of the …
- More EU diesel exits may follow Nissan, Toyota – Automotive News: Toyota said in March that it will stop selling diesel-powered passenger cars in Europe by the end of this year. Diesels account for less than 10 percent …
- Mitsubishi Corp profit hits record on higher coal prices, sees further growth – Reuters: Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp on … Strong auto sales in Asia, where the company operates auto dealers, and …
- 20% of Americans Say Their Next Car Will Be Electric, Survey Says – Fortune: Demand for electric vehicles is rising in the U.S. with 20% of Americans saying their next vehicle will be an electric car, according to an AAA survey released Tuesday. The survey results show an increase from 2017 when 15% of Americans said their next…
- Continental says is on track to reach 2018 targets after first quarter – Reuters: Germany’s Continental AG (CONG. … The automotive business posted order intake of 11 billion euros ($13.10 …
- Tencent Bulls Face the Unthinkable as Tesla, Snap Weigh on Stock – Bloomberg: Something unusual is happening to Asia’s biggest stock: it’s falling behind. Shares of Tencent Holdings Ltd. have fared worse than the Hang Seng Index for seven straight weeks, the longest such streak since 2012. While they rebounded from this year’s …
- Norway’s wealth fund says to support methane emission motion at Kinder Morgan AGM – Reuters: Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, said on Tuesday it would support a resolution to be presented at the annual general meeting of U.S. energy infrastructure firm Kinder Morgan on Wednesday regarding its methane emissions.
- Opinion: Why Lotus needs a McLaren 570S rival – Autocar: Mid-engined Esprit supercar was built from 1976 to 2004 With a revived Lotus Esprit on the horizon, we discuss how the brand will compete with the likes of McLaren and Audi So Lotus is going to make a new car in an “upper segment above the Evora”; one…
- Lotus could switch to Volvo powertrains – Autocar: Hybrid or full electric are options for Lotus”s new SUV Although Toyota engines will still be used for now, Jean-Marc Gales wants to make use of other options available from Geely brands Jean-Marc Gales expects Lotus to still be using Toyota engines…
- New Lotus Esprit supercar to hit roads in 2020 – Autocar: New Esprit will be light, aerodynamic, efficient and agile Modern-day Esprit is being readied for 2020 alongside another new sports car Lotus boss Jean-Marc Gales has revealed that two new sports cars are in the pipeline as investment begins to…
- PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news – May 8 – Reuters: The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not … It was the first new rollout of autonomous cars in the United States since a pedestrian died in Arizona in March after a self-driving car operated by Uber…
- Bank Audi’s Samir Sees Opportunity in Turkey, Egypt – Yahoo: Bank Audi’s Samir Sees Opportunity in Turkey, Egypt. Bloomberg UK 7 May 2018. May.08 — Bank Audi Chairman Samir Hanna discusses the Lebanese and regional banking industry. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.” Reblog . Share . Tweet . Share …
- Ford advancing talks for train depot amid speculation – Detroitnews: No deal is done, no announcement is planned in connection with Thursday”s annual shareholders meeting, source says
- Small cars: Detroit 3 pull back, foreign rivals all-in – Detroitnews: As Detroit automakers abandon passenger cars in favor of SUVs, foreign makers see them as crucial to long-term strategy
- Elon Musk is dating Grimes – plus four other things we learned at Met Gala 2018 – Guardian: who recently announced he wanted to start a candy company – and Canadian electropop artist Grimes – whose 2012 song Oblivion was ranked the best song of the decade – are a couple. The unlikely pair publicly announced their relationship on the red…
- Panasonic braces for all-out battery war with Chinese rivals – Nikkei: Japanese and other foreign makers have been at a significant competitive disadvantage in China due to Beijing’s policy of exclusively subsidizing electric vehicles with batteries made by Chinese companies on its “whitelist.” But with that policy…
- Hyundai Mobis expects to win $7 bln in orders this year – Yonhap: Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, said Tuesday it expects to win US$7 billion worth of orders …
- Motor racing: Birmingham in advanced talks for Formula E race – Reuters: Jaguar Land Rover, which has its own Formula E team, is based in nearby Coventry. So much of the engineering that goes into the cars already used …
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks flying cars, deadly self-driving SUV crash – CBS News: Ahead of the second annual Uber Elevate Summit on Tuesday, “CBS This Morning” is getting the first look at a model of the ride-hailing company’s flying car and potential designs for their sky ports. In an interview with CBS News’ Bianna Golodryga, Uber…