Tag: Driving
BMW EV mass production geared up by 2020, 12 models available by 2025
Advances in battery technology, pressure to reduce GHGs propel BMW EV development By 2020, BMW EV mass production will be geared and the German automaker says it will have 12 different electric vehicle models available by 2025. The company joins many other auto manufacturers racing to catch up with Tesla’s technology. Advances in battery technology […]
US motor travel up 2.8 per cent to record in 2016: US DOT
US motor travel increased for fifth consecutive year NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Motorists drove a record 3.22 trillion miles (5.2 trillion km) on US roads last year, a 2.8 per cent rise from 2015 and the fifth consecutive year of year-over-year increases, according to the US Department of Transportation on Tuesday. Motorists logged 263.6 […]
US driving record struck during first half of 2016
US driving up 3.3 per cent over same time last year WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – US driving numbers are up as motorists logged a record 1.58 trillion miles in the first six months of 2016, up 3.3 percent over the same period in 2015, the Transportation Department said Monday. Low U.S. fuel prices, more fuel-efficient […]
US motorists to hit roads in record numbers on July 4th weekend
US motorists to drive 50 miles or more during holiday weekend: AAA By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) – With gasoline costing the least since 2005, US motorists will hit the road this upcoming July 4 holiday weekend in record numbers, according to the nation’s largest motoring group. AAA projects 36.3 million people […]
VW bets on electric cars, services to recover from crisis
VW will invest billions in electric cars, automated driving By Andreas Cremer WOLFSBURG, Germany, June 16 (Reuters) – Volkswagen will invest billions of euros in electric cars, ride-hailing and automated driving to become a world leader in green transport by 2025, it said on Thursday, as it reshapes its business following its diesel emissions scandal. Europe’s […]
Artificial intelligence systems for autonomous driving on the rise – IHS
Artificial intelligence-based systems in automotive applications are rare now, but will become standard in new vehicles over next 5 years Artificial intelligence is coming soon to an automobile dealership near you, according to a new study by consultancy IHS Inc. As the complexity and penetration of in-vehicle infotainment systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) increases, there […]
US drivers logging record miles in 2016, enjoying low gasoline prices
US drivers increased travel by 4.2 per cent in the Q1 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – US drivers logged a record number of miles in the first three months of the year, as travel rose 4.2 per cent to 746 billion miles, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday. In March this year, […]
Automakers say electrics, hybrids no longer just gas sippers
Sales of hybrids and electrics drop along with gasoline prices NEW YORK _ When Toyota aired a Super Bowl television ad featuring a surprisingly quick Prius gas-electric hybrid eluding police, it marked a turning point for the auto industry. For years, automakers pushed fuel efficiency to sell hybrid and electric vehicles. Now, in an era of cheap gasoline, […]
Driverless cars: Increasing safety, changing roadway infrastructure
Driverless cars may reduce congestion, speed harmonization By Peter Stone, Professor of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin Certain technologies go from being almost unimaginable to commonplace in what seems like the blink of an eye. For example, it was a relatively short time between when microwave ovens were introduced and when they became […]
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