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...At the same time, the Japanese auto industry is being challenged by other Asian nations....
...Morgan Stanley applies a wider frame of reference: Here’s the gist of the argument....
...Reasons for inventory bloat are likely complicated and intertwined — probably involving some combination of weaker total autos demand, fewer supply chain problems, timing of rejigged US tax breaks, Chinese...
...Even if it just touches the surface, without causing a problem, if it auto contacts, that's impressive. Walking not so much because that's fairly much a solved problem....
...It comes in either a silver half-frame “monocle” or a black full-frame and there is a magnetic port to attach it to conventional glasses....
...There was a March release date given for Gran Turismo 7 and the unfortunate slippage of Grand Theft Auto V from November to March. Axios has more....
...It is also a relic of the pre-Arab oil embargo days of the 1970s, when auto manufacturers did not need to pay much heed to fuel efficiency....
...In mid-February the New Jersey-based retail chain had announced the sale of PersonalizationMall.com, a unit that sells knick-knacks such as picture frames and coaster sets, to 1-800-Flowers.com....
...Tesla, the $79bn electric car company, likes to frame itself in heroic terms. And quite rightly....
...Didi is developing its driverless fleet in partnership with a group of carmakers and suppliers that it calls the Didi Auto Alliance....
...Existing Uber shareholders SoftBank and Toyota, plus the Japanese auto parts supplier Denso, are planning to put $1bn into Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group in return for minority stakes in the unit....
...Ford said on Monday that the collision would not affect its testing operations. ...
...Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system uses cameras to provide “traffic-aware cruise control” and “auto steer” lane keeping....
...Uber had already taken its self-driving cars off the road in Arizona, and the rest of North America, following the collision....
...This has nothing to do with how we skipped the rigorous pre-assembly phase that is standard practice in the auto industry....
...Another is immersed in developing a mechanical frame to give soldiers a “third arm” — the world’s only known exoskeleton research project aimed at the upper body....
...Auto components maker Delphi has also made a bold move into the market with its $450m purchase last month of nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle start-up based in Boston....
...It spawned a stampede of questions about the overall reliability of Japan Inc....
...Tesla’s website describes its “Standard Safety Features” to include: (1) Automatic Emergency Braking; (2) Front Collision Warning; (3) Side Collision Warning; and (4) Auto High Beams.4 Customers who ordered...
...Most auto executives agree....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on January 1. ©2018 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved. Related stories That’s a wrap!...
...By default, the Pixel comes with Google’s Auto HDR+ mode turned on....
...For instance, automatic emergency braking (AEB), which uses radar camera-based technology that automatically brakes to avoid stationary obstacles at low speeds, can cut rear-end collisions by 38 per cent...
...The age of software, for instance, has brought a stream of enhancements, from ABS brakes to collision-warning systems....
...Samsung into smart cars Samsung Electronics is to venture into the auto business as the South Korean company seeks new growth drivers to offset slowing smartphone sales....
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