A few weeks ago a new vehicle testing centre in Sweden opened, designed purely to evaluate and assess safety technology.
One of the demonstrations at the site included sitting in the driving seat of a Volvo S60 fitted with autonomous technology. I sat behind the wheel while the car drove around a part of the track meant to similate high-speed rural roads, keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front and keeping in the centre of the lane.
By Ben Klayman
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford said new technologies that allow cars to talk to each other and drive themselves may scare some people, so the industry will need to allow consumers to opt out of such features.
By Joseph Szczesny
General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled plans Sunday to make driving safer through hands-free technology, after a string of recalls that has dogged the company.
Volkswagen will reduce production at its Russian factory in Kaluga to 150,000 vehicles this year from 200,000 originally planned, according to Automobilwoche.
By Tommaso Ebhardt and Daniele Lepido
Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is poised to leave the super-car maker because of a clash over strategy with the brand’s parent Fiat SpA (F), people familiar with the matter said.
