Category: Motor Age Articles
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Deep freeze illustrates love-hate relationships with electric cars, Teslas
The next time a polar vortex rips through the U.S., electric vehicle owners should be prepared to be frustrated.
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Visa slowdown crimps tech talent for suppliers
The slowdown comes as suppliers play a key role in developing technologies automakers want in fields such as autonomous driving, electrification and cybersecurity.
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A new connected-car battle: Cellular vs. DSRM
A vehicular version of the VHS-versus-Betamax format fight has emerged between cellular fans and digital short-range communications advocates.
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A new connected-car battle: Cellular vs. DSRC
A vehicular version of the VHS-versus-Betamax format fight has emerged between cellular fans and digital short-range communications advocates.
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What’s on tap at the Chicago Auto Show this week
When the Chicago Auto Show opens for press days this week, a redesigned Subaru Legacy, two freshened pickups and a handful of special editions will take the stage at McCormick Place.
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Ford F-150s use tech stolen from MIT professors, lawsuit charges
The most-popular vehicle in the U.S. — the F-series truck — is among the many Ford products using stolen technologies to run its newest fuel-efficient engines, according to three MIT professors who say they invented the enhancements.
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Toyota makes last-minute Super Bowl ad buy, sponsorship
Toyota boosted its Super Bowl ad buy at the last minute with a 60-second spot, as well as a sponsorship of CBS’s halftime report.
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Mazda3 redesign focused on the human form
To remake the Mazda3 for 2019, Mazda engineers first studied human bones, muscles and spines.
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Montana company stands out in the lidar crowd
A Montana imaging company, Blackmore, is refining its technology to help autonomous vehicles measure velocity as well as distance in mapping objects using lidar sensors.
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Chinese automakers build U.S. retail network
Two Chinese automakers, Zotye USA and GAC Motor, used the NADA Show to meet with retailers and further plan their retail distribution networks in the U.S.