
U.S. auto supplier Honeywell refuted claims that its new carbon-neutral air conditioning refrigerant was unsafe, citing findings by an automotive industry research group that it said backed up the product.

U.S. auto supplier Honeywell refuted claims that its new carbon-neutral air conditioning refrigerant was unsafe, citing findings by an automotive industry research group that it said backed up the product.


Bosch, a global technology supplier, announced at the Washington Auto Show that its clean diesel technology will be featured in four new Audi TDI models now in the U.S. market – the Audi A8, A7, A6 and Q5.

Automated vehicle technology is advancing rapidly. But some automakers fret the public and regulators aren’t ready yet. Technology that will allow cars to operate with minimal input from human drivers is being demonstrated more openly by a few automakers, notably Audi, Toyota’s Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. The technology will be available in a few years, they say.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Audi and Toyota unveiled their self-driving concept cars.