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• Ferrari's Vettel sets lap record and take pole position for Chinese Grand Prix

  14-04-2018 22:05
  
  Filed under:Motorsports,Ferrari,Mercedes-BenzFerrari made Formula One rivals sit up and take notice after an ominous show of speed in qualifying for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. World championship leader Sebastian Vettel took pole position with a lap more than half a second faster than that of Valtteri Bottas, the fastest of the two Mercedes drivers in third place. The German's best time of one minute, 31.095 seconds -- a Shanghai circuit record -- turned up the heat on a chilly afternoon with F
  
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• VW CEO Diess on tap to become Audi chairman

  14-04-2018 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Volkswagen Group's new CEO, Herbert Diess, will likely take the reins of luxury division Audi's supervisory board next month, sources at the company say.
  
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• Elon Musk agrees robot glut slowed Model 3 production

  14-04-2018 19:10
  
  Filed under:Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Tesla,Sedan,ElectricTesla's affordable Model 3 has been trapped in development hell for what seems like ages now, and in an interview with CBS's Gayle King, CEO Elon Musk offered a little more insight into how the production process has fallen short. While escorting King through the company's Fremont, California-based factory, Musk conceded that Tesla might've been too many robots involved in its car production process and that the company would benefit fro
  
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• Wireless Android Auto is available for Google phones

  14-04-2018 15:02
  
  Filed under:Emerging Technologies,Infotainment,TechnologyJVCKenwood was a tad premature in announcing head units with wireless Android Auto given that phones weren't officially ready for it, but that support is finally here... more or less. Google has enabled cord-free Android Auto in vehicles that have an Android Auto Wireless-compatible infotainment system (built-in or aftermarket), but only if you have a relatively recent Google phone running Oreo -- that means a Pixel, Pixel 2, Nexus 5X or N
  
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• Nissan, DeNA expect early 2020s self-driving taxi rollout

  14-04-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  To work through the technical challenges of getting into the robotaxi business, Nissan has partnered with the Japanese gaming and communications company DeNA.
  
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• Continental courts Japan as upheaval hits industry

  14-04-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Germany's Continental believes opportunity is beckoning in Japan as automakers there look outside their traditional keiretsu suppliers for advanced technology.
  
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• A supercar club where 267 mph makes you the slowpoke

  14-04-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  The competition to build the world's fastest road-legal car is something of a friendly rivalry among Bugatti, Koenigsegg and Hennessey Special Vehicles -- but a rivalry nonetheless.
  
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• At NAFTA table, U.S. lowers key auto content demand

  14-04-2018 04:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trade negotiators for the United States significantly softened demands to increase regional automotive content under a reworked NAFTA trade pact in an effort to move more quickly towards a deal.
  
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• NHTSA seeks information on asphyxiation death in Honda Odyssey

  14-04-2018 00:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  NHTSA has reached out to local authorities and Honda to learn more about the death of a Ohio high school student who died of asphyxiation after getting trapped in a Honda Odyssey minivan.
  
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