In a recent survey, the majority of responding drivers from the UK, the US and Australia, the majority responding indicated that they had a positive initial impression of self-driving-vehicle technology, and had high expectations about the benefits.
post deadly China factory blast GM looks for alternative supplies
General Motors said it had asked its main Chinese supplier to find an alternative source of components after an explosion ripped through a factory on Saturday killing 71 people.
The accident at the Zhongrong Metal Products plant in Kunshan city in the eastern province of Jiangsu was China’s worst industrial accident in a year.
Electric turbocharger eliminates lag, Valeo says
French supplier Valeo has developed an electric turbocharger that it says eliminates “turbo lag.” The new turbocharger is powered by an electric motor instead of exhaust gases.
Nevada no lock for Tesla plant despite groundwork
By SCOTT SONNER
A sprawling industrial park near Reno where wild mustangs roam among the sagebrush has become the focus of the secretive site selection process for Tesla’s $5 billion battery factory, but the groundwork taking place is no guarantee the plant and its 6,500 jobs are coming.
Continental Motors introduces new diesel V-6 aviation engine
Continental Motors introduced the CD-300, its new V-6 diesel engine, at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this week. The CD-300 was flown for the first time in July at Continental’s German development center in Altenburg onboard an Cirrus airframe. The company said that the flying test-bed exhibited rates of climb and cruise performance that exceeded engineer’s expectations.
