Fiat Chrysler offers hackers bounty to report cyber threats
Fiat Chrysler is turning to weekend car tinkerers and good-guy hackers to expose software vulnerability in its cars and trucks.
Security
Jul 13, 2016
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News tagged with auto industry
Flint: US city of blight, flight and poisoned water
Agence France-Presse has launched a weekly series of reporters' blogs taking readers behind the scenes of the 2016 US election for a look at the events and attitudes shaping the White House race.
Environment
Mar 10, 2016
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Auto industry, regulators move slowly on automatic braking
Federal regulators and the auto industry are taking a more lenient approach than safety advocates like when it comes to phasing in automatic braking systems for passenger cars, according to records of their private negotiations.
Engineering
Feb 17, 2016
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EU lawmakers back diesel test loopholes despite VW scandal
EU lawmakers on Wednesday waved through plans to allow diesel car makers to exceed pollution limits, in a big victory for the auto industry after the Volkswagen scandal.
Business
Feb 3, 2016
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Auto industry agrees to cooperate with government on safety
After two tumultuous years of recalls, fines and friction, the government and the auto industry struck a peace treaty of sorts by agreeing to cooperate on safety issues in the future.
Business
Jan 15, 2016
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Gov't to announce new safety relationship with automakers
Using the aviation industry as a model, automakers have agreed to work on fundamental changes in their relationship with the U.S. government in order to spot safety trends before they become problems and get new technology ...
Other
Jan 12, 2016
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Making cars of the future stronger, using less energy
Engineers at The Ohio State University have developed a new welding technique that consumes 80 percent less energy than a common welding technique, yet creates bonds that are 50 percent stronger.
Engineering
Oct 29, 2015
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VW just the latest in long history of cheating car companies
In stock car racing, there's an old adage: If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'. You could say the same sometimes for auto makers up against stricter environmental rules.
Business
Sep 29, 2015
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High-tech cars bring Detroit, Silicon Valley face to face
The office has all the trappings of a high-tech startup. There's a giant beanbag in the foyer and erasable, white board walls for brainstorming. Someone's pet dog lounges happily on the sunny balcony.
Business
Aug 18, 2015
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Automakers trying to prevent hackers from commandeering cars
When researchers at two West Coast universities took control of a General Motors car through cellular and Bluetooth connections in 2010, they startled the auto industry by exposing a glaring security gap.
Security
Aug 5, 2015
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