Concerns about the virus have led to work stoppages at at least two FCA plants in North America, while General Motors blue-collar workers have taken to Facebook to complain about conditions in their plants.
Since the end of the recession in 2009, FCA has invested more than $2 billion in its five sites in the Kokomo, IN, area, including a 782,000-sq.-ft. plant for building 9-speed transmissions.
The mining industry is an excellent testing field for AVs. With few people likely to get in the way of vehicles transporting coal, ore and other items, programmers can improve the accuracy, efficiency and safety of autonomous technology.
For Wards Intelligence Subscribers Textiles help reduce automotive weight, boosting energy and fuel efficiency and hence sustainability regarding carbon emissions, says Adrian Wilson, a U.K.-based expert.
