Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 MPH.
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Swedish battery cell maker Northvolt, which produces cells for electric vehicles, has announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US
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Volkswagen plans major cutbacks in Germany: 'We cannot continue as before'
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Japan orders ‘drastic reforms’ for Toyota after fresh certification violations
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Volkswagen to invest up to $5 billion in EV maker Rivian as part of tech joint venture
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BYD: China’s electric vehicle powerhouse charges into Europe
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Electric cars are suddenly becoming affordable
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Japanese automakers Toyota, Mazda, Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki caught cheating on certification tests
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Hey GM: If you want to beat Apple, give people the buttons CarPlay can’t
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US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years
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Weak demand, new model ramp up hit Europe's automakers
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Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Turning it off is easier said than done.
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How GM tricked millions of US drivers into being spied on (including me)
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GM ends OnStar driver safety program after privacy complaints
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GM sued for sale of OnStar driving data
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GM cuts ties with two data firms amid heated lawsuit over driver data
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Automakers are sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies
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European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls. In 2026, Euro NCAP points will be deducted if some controls aren't physical.
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Can European carmakers stop China’s electric behemoth BYD?
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Electric vehicles: can 'lightweighting' combat range anxiety?
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In Slovakia, electric vehicles are jeopardizing a successful car industry
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Tesla overtaken by China’s BYD as world’s biggest EV maker
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Denmark's largest trade union has joined strike action by Swedish Tesla workers, piling pressure on the US electric car company to agree to collective bargaining rights
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Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers halted the delivery of licence plates of new vehicles manufactured by the US automaker
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Sweden's Northvolt says new lithium-free sodium-ion battery is cheaper, more sustainable and doesn't rely on scarce raw materials
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US National Transportation Safety Board calls on automakers to install speed-limiting tech in new vehicles
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Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden's powerful unions
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Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won't fix charging points
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Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued.
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US court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages (potentially misleading, see comments)
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Swedish ports threaten to block Teslas from entering the country – strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread
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Honda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GM
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Ford, UAW negotiators reach labor deal, pending union leadership approval
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First woman to lead Germany’s biggest union takes aim at Tesla
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How China’s EV boom caught Western car companies asleep at the wheel
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The world’s first true female car crash dummy has been developed in Sweden — and it’s a big deal
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Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join the thousands of UAW picketers already on strike
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Former US President Donald Trump says UAW talks do not matter because EV shift will kill jobs
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US President Joe Biden urges striking auto workers to “stick with it” in picket line visit unparalleled in history
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US President Joe Biden strongly defends auto workers in first remarks after strike
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About 13,000 workers go on strike seeking better wages and benefits from Detroit’s three automakers
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China set to overtake Japan as world’s biggest car exporter
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The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions receives pushback from US automakers
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US CNBC anchor accuses UAW leader of 'class warfare' for fighting for workers
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Automakers claim they can’t comply with right-to-repair laws
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Used-car prices bounce back after giving US industry a scare
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Fear of an impending used car price collapse grips US auto industry
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Car industry urges 'jump-start' for electric vehicle chargers
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The long and lucrative mirage of the driverless car
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Why emergency braking systems sometimes hit parked cars and lane dividers: Recent Tesla autopilot crashes hold a lesson for the whole industry
13 votes