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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved allocating a larger consolidated block of spectrum for use by motor vehicle and aircraft radar systems to help avoid crashes. The FCC first approved 1 GHz of spectrum in 1995 for motor vehicles to use radar that allowed for the introduction of collision avoidance […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – Germany has received assurances that its car makers will not be discriminated against in China, its economy minister said in Beijing on Wednesday, a positive signal in a visit conducted amid strains in trade ties. In talks with Chinese Industry Minister Miao Wei, Sigmar Gabriel discussed China’s plans to set quotas for […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – The days of cheap and cheerful cars like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla may be numbered as technology firms Google and Apple muscle into the auto industry, and change the way people own and drive cars. That’s the warning from Ken Okuyama, high-end Japanese designer of the Ferrari F60 Enzo and […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Drivers are steering clear of some new technology in cars, according to a survey released Tuesday, raising questions about whether car makers are moving too quickly to incorporate sophisticated technology. Carmakers are adding everything from remote car unlocking to self-parking systems in their newest models as they try to make vehicles […]
SINGAPORE/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chip companies are merging, signing $66 billion worth of deals this year alone in preparation for an explosion of demand from all walks of life as the next technological revolution takes hold: the Internet of Things. As cars, crockery and even cows are controlled or monitored online, each will require a different […]
RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, Calif (Reuters) – A senior Apple executive said developing a car would be the “ultimate mobile device” when asked about new products at a technology conference on Wednesday. In April, analysts at investment-research firm Sanford C. Bernstein issued a report that outlined several reasons why Apple may build a car that would […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – PSA Peugeot Citroen and IBM are working together to hook cars up to the Internet, going beyond mapping and infotainment to link vehicles up to shops, service networks and urban transport grids, the companies said on Wednesday. Financial terms of the new, seven-year partnership were not disclosed. The agreement to develop new […]
DETROIT (Reuters) – Self-driving cars could generate billions of dollars a year in revenue from mobile internet services and products, even if occupants spend only a fraction of their free time on the web, according to a new study by McKinsey & Company. The study, released Thursday, also projects that widespread adoption of self-driving cars […]
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