The University of Michigan is proceeding to the construction phase of a new $6.5-million facility for testing connected and automated vehicles; the facility, the schematic design of which was recently approved by the university’s the Board of Regents, is part of the U-M’s Mobility Transformation Center (MTC).
Daily Archives: March 26, 2014
Ferrari appoints new board members; chairman and CEO remain
Ferrari has reappointed Luca di Montezemolo as chairman and Amedeo Felisa as CEO of the luxury Italian sports car maker.
StudioTorino Moncenisio based on Porsche Cayman S
Italian coachbuilder Studiotorino has been creating limited-edition cars since 2005 and last summer they announced a new bespoke model called Moncenisio, based on the new Porsche Cayman S.
WHO links 7 million premature deaths annually to air pollution; 12.5% of total global deaths
The World Health Organization now estimates that in 2012 around 7 million people died—one in eight (12.5%) of total global deaths—as a result of air pollution exposure. This new estimate more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk, according to WHO, which is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
EU antitrust regulators raid Faurecia, Tenneco, car exhaust suppliers
European Union antitrust regulators raided French car parts maker Faurecia, U.S.-based supplier Tenneco, and several auto exhaust systems makers in the latest crackdown against suspected price-fixing in the global auto industry.
