Lightweighting struggles will continue to weigh on the industry in the absence of new materials, and any dialing back of the CAFE 2025 goals will have no impact, say panelists.
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Proposed regulations around commercial-vehicle testing were left out of congressional bills regarding autonomous-vehicle development after a lobbying effort from labor unions opposed to the legislation. But the Senate Commerce Committee’s top Democrat promises big-truck makers won’t be forgotten.
Test Drive The 5-passenger CUV arriving at dealers also receives a host of new comfort and convenience items, heightened connectivity and three capable, fuel-efficient engines.
Click here for winner profiles, articles, videos and photos of this year's competition. Winners were honored during a ceremony at last week's WardsAuto User Experience Conference in Novi, MI.
A few big speakers and powerful amplifier no longer make the grade for top-shelf automotive sound systems. Ford and Harman detail the process for developing high-end B&O Play audio for the coming Expedition and EcoSport.
“Our detection system warns drivers hundreds of meters or even a kilometer or two ahead of an actual animal crossing, giving them time to take precautions,” biologist Fernanda Delborgo Abra says.
Industry Voices The automaker’s proprietary Spark Controlled Compression Ignition technology may challenge diesel, but the increasing popularity of EVs may prevent the technology from going mainstream.
The focus on low-income areas is at the request of California’s Air Resources Board. A $1.7 million government grant comes from a cap-and-trade program that requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse-gas emissions.
