Road to the future paved with doubt
The industry has been suiting up for a new world of electric and autonomous vehicles for the past few years. But as auto sales soften, some executives are having a moment of angst.
While artificial intelligence and connectivity will accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles, they will also bring efficiencies to dealerships, supply chain and office operations.
Nissan researcher says autonomous vehicles have to navigate unwritten rules of the road before manufacturers can safely deploy them.
The industry has been suiting up for a new world of electric and autonomous vehicles for the past few years. But as auto sales soften, some executives are having a moment of angst.
Automakers, suppliers and startups are scrambling to develop technologies such as those needed for self-driving vehicles at a speed never seen before in the auto industry, says one financial veteran.
Nissan researcher says autonomous vehicles have to navigate unwritten rules of the road before manufacturers can safely deploy them.
Suppliers listed include P&R Fasteners, Stabilus, Molded Acoustical Products, Haartz and Behr-Hella Thermocontrol.
Suppliers listed include Elringklinger, Denso, Yokohama Rubber, Bosch and Magni Group.
Suppliers listed include Brembo, Filtran, Omron, Pittsburgh Glass Works and Federal-Mogul.
Trade representatives from Canada and Mexico agree with the Trump administration's assertion that the two-decade-old NAFTA pact should be renegotiated.
Volkswagen Group's idea for the car of tomorrow borrows a lot from yesterday.
While mom and dad listened to speakers Wednesday morning during CAR's Management Briefing Seminars, Cooper-Standard sponsored a kids' event to give them some summer exposure to science, technology, engineering and math.
IBM's foray into autonomous car design focuses on people with disabilities. The technology company last year unveiled its Watson-powered self-driving shuttle, called Olli.
Mixing materials is a wish in automotive manufacturing. A Michigan research team thinks it now has a way to bond them.
John Bozzella, CEO of the Global Automakers organization, has a clear take on vehicle emissions. There simply needs to be less.
Shanghai's Yanfeng has formed in-house business incubators to develop new products for vehicle interiors, such as lighting, "smart" surfaces with capacitive controls and self-cleaning cockpit materials.
Silicon Valley and Detroit need each other -- for data and for image enhancement, Lear CEO Matt Simoncini says.
Contrary to what he has been reading in the press, Toyota's Bob Carter believes the U.S. auto market is doing just fine.
PSA Group sees its North American return as a chance to transition to a mobility-first business.
The Chevrolet Bolt has drawn considerable media attention, but the supplier deals General Motors forged to build it may prove equally important.
Automakers are overstating the market potential of electric cars and the timeframe for when self-driving vehicles arrive, charged Don Walker, CEO of Magna International, the Canadian supplier.