Ouster Inc. has unveiled a series of digital lidar sensors that use a new chip and provide double the range of the previous generation. The San Francisco company said its REV7 sensors have a maximum range of more than 400 yards, allowing detection of objects up to a quarter-mile away. The distance is achieved by […]
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Rolls-Royce has entered the EV game with its new Spectre. The car is a big coupe that Rolls-Royce bills as the spiritual successor to the Phantom Coupe. Jeep Avenger Jeep has also entered the EV game with its Avenger. The subcompact electric crossover starts sales in Europe in 2023 but isn’t expected to reach the
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An Arizona dealership group claims that a raid by the state attorney general’s office that focused on vehicles imported from Mexico shut its stores and caused “substantial damages,” including lost sales and profits. A federal judge in Phoenix is allowing the dealership group, Mark Enterprises Car Co., to pursue its lawsuit against agents of the
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PAHRUMP, Nev. — Countless data points gathered by vehicles every day on public roads can be used to improve safety and traffic flow and speed up emergency response times. British automotive data startup Wejo hopes to play a major role in getting the auto industry to that point by using data to learn how drivers
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Donnie Wetsel believes that aggressively selling tire and wheel services boosts profits and prevents customers from drifting away to independent shops, not only for new tires and alignments, but also for the oil changes and other maintenance and repair services that his technicians should be doing. When Wetsel, 36, took over as service director at
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PAHRUMP, Nev. — Countless data points gathered by vehicles every day on public roads can be used to improve safety and traffic flow and speed up emergency response times. British automotive data startup Wejo hopes to play a major role in getting the auto industry to that point by using data to learn how drivers
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WASHINGTON — Former NHTSA chief Steven Cliff said his decision to leave the nation’s top auto safety regulator in September and return to the California Air Resources Board was not taken lightly. “It was a very tough decision, I’ll be honest,” Cliff, now CARB’s executive officer, told Automotive News this month. “When I was recruited
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West Coast charging network operator EVCS is looking to simplify powering electric vehicles by offering a choice of monthly subscription plans. The move marks a departure from the way such networks typically operate. Most require a low monthly fee and charge an additional amount per kWh used. “It really is a minefield across the various
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A rare Bentley Continental GT3-R was recently sold at a Copart auction after suffering flood damage triggered by Hurricane Ian. Cast your mind back eight years and you may remember when the Continental GT3-R was launched. Capped at just 300 units worldwide, it was dubbed as “the most dynamic Bentley road car in history” at
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GMC unveiled another electric pickup truck, Jeep debuted its first all-electric production-bound vehicle, and Cadillac revealed its Celestiq flagship. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The 2024 GMC Sierra EV became the automaker’s third electric truck. Revealed in $108,695 Denali Edition 1 form, the electric pickup will have an estimated 400
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