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Car makers in Europe are being encouraged to stop using touchscreens for basic functions like turn signals and wipers in an attempt to promote safer driving. As reported by the Times, the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) — an independent and well-regarded safety body for the automotive industry — is set to introduce new … Read more
Following competition objections raised on Google in Germany this summer over bundling of services including Google Maps via its Android-based in-car infotainment system software, known as Google Automotive Services (GAS), the tech giant has made an offer of some service unbundling and the removal of contractual restrictions it applies to vehicle makers in a bid … Read more
Text size Lazer brazing at Ford plant in Oakville, Ontario. Hourly workers at the plant have a new labor deal. Courtesy Ford Labor deals in the car business are possible. A deal between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit-Three auto makers might be closer than investors expect. Just look north. Ford Motor (ticker: F) … Read more
Qualcomm’s long term guess on the automotive sector as a profitable buyer base for its chips and associated communications know-how is getting a major push as we speak: the corporate introduced that it’s buying Autotalks, a fabless chipmaker out of Israel that builds semiconductor and system-on-a-chip know-how to assist in automotive security; sources inform us … Read more