2018 WardsAuto User Experience Conference Wrapup

More than 300 people attended last week's WardsAuto User Experience Conference to discuss and learn about the latest trends in voice control, artificial intelligence, driver assistance and the human-machine interface. Click here to see WardsAuto coverage of the conference.

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U.S. Updates Automated-Vehicle Guidelines

Speaking in Washington, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao reiterates the federal government’s position that laws crafted by Washington could impede innovation taking place in the space.

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2019 Cadillac XT4 Attacks Lux-CUV Market

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Cadillac’s sedan-heavy showroom gets a shot in the arm in the form of the new-from-the-ground-up XT4 small luxury CUV. The XT4 features an all-new 2.0L turbo 4-cyl. and the latest UX technology.

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Seeing Redeye

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Dodge transplants the Challenger SRT Demon dragster’s monster engine into an SRT Hellcat, creating the ’19 Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye capable of tackling road and track without requiring a parachute for braking.

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Gamers May Build Your Next Sunday Driver

Backed by Siemens PLM Software, startup Hackrod says it will build the first car designed in virtual reality, engineered with AI and 3-D printed to full size in structural alloy.

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Wards 10 Best UX Winner Profiles

WardsAuto editors spent July and August evaluating the user experience of 25 new vehicles. That means assessing the ease of interacting with the vehicle by way of voice control, driver-assistance systems, phone pairing, infotainment and navigating touchscreens. Click here for articles, galleries and videos about the winners.

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VW’s Electrification Drive Hits Speed Bump

Production of the automaker’s first highly touted MEB vehicle won’t begin until 2020, rather than 2019 as originally planned.

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Honda’s $2.75 Billion Ante Nearly Sews Up GM’s Apollo AV Project

The Japanese automaker’s $2.75 billion investment raises the valuation of GM’s Cruise AV unit to $14.6 billion from $11.5 billion, as GM reported after the SoftBank commitment five months ago.

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Alliance Vehicles to Run Google’s Android OS

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has signed a global multiyear agreement to embed Google’s Android operating system in the vehicles it sells.

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Car Theft Rise Linked to Key-Fob Gaming

An Association of British Insurers spokesman says criminals are exploiting the vulnerabilities of the entry system by using pairs of radio transmitters to capture the signal from the vehicle’s fob, among other methods.

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Modified Audi Runs on Pedal Power

The FitCar PPV is powered as normal, delivering manufacturer-specification performance and economy, but is governed by an active pedaling motion instead of the conventional depressing of the accelerator.

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Electrified-Vehicle Sales Gain Ground in Europe

According to ACEA’s midyear sales results, all categories of electrified vehicles from battery-electrics and plug-in hybrids to full and mild hybrids registered both volume and market-share growth in first-half 2018.

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