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YOKOSUKA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co. is showing off a next-generation lidar system it says will let vehicles conduct high-speed emergency maneuvers without a hand on the wheel or foot on the brake. The advanced driver-assist system will debut in the mid-2020s and is part of Nissan’s push to equip nearly every new model with […]

Getty Images Car maker Nissan is to stop producing vehicles under the Datsun name, which has a more than century-long history. It was one of the brands that helped Japanese car makers become established globally after the Second World War. Despite selling millions of cars around the world, the Datsun name was phased out in

Volvo Cars’ venture capital arm has invested in battery technology startup StoreDot, betting the company’s fast charging tech could be a game-changer as the automaker rolls out new electric vehicles. “We believe StoreDot has very interesting battery technology,” said Alexander Petrofski, head of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. “They specialize in anode material, improving charging

Electric vehicles might provide more than everyday transportation. The U.S. Department of Energy believes the ever-growing number of EVs on the road can serve as energy-storage devices that supply electricity — and resilience — throughout the country’s electrical grid. The department took steps to hasten that possibility last week by establishing a first-of-its-kind agreement between

Fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has said he wants to stand trial on charges of financial wrongdoing in order to clear his name. He spoke to the BBC after France issued an international warrant for his arrest, citing allegedly suspect payments. Mr Ghosn said he was “expecting” the move though he was “surprised at

Tesla Inc. expects to reach volume production of a new ‘robotaxi’ vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals by 2024, CEO Elon Musk said on the automaker’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday. The goal of the new model, which would use Tesla’s still-incomplete “full self-driving” software, is to reach the lowest cost per mile for a

Even those companies in China whose factories are operating under so-called closed-loop systems might be forced to stop work due to parts shortages or logistical challenges that make moving people and goods around the country near impossible, a European chamber of commerce has warned. “A few companies are running in closed-loop production now. Those companies

Derrick Monet and his wife, Jenna, were driving on an Indiana interstate in 2019 when their Tesla Model 3 sedan operating on Autopilot crashed into a parked fire truck. Derrick, then 25, sustained spine, neck, shoulder, rib and leg fractures. Jenna, 23, died at the hospital. The incident was one of a dozen in the

The cumulative electric-only range on vehicles sold worldwide in 2021 was more than 1 billion miles for the first time, according to consulting firm AlixPartners. As sales climbed and efficiency improved, e-range — as AlixPartners calls the electric-only range metric — stood at 1.2 billion miles in 2021. Approximately two-thirds was added in the second

Automakers are driving toward eliminating emissions in their vehicle fleets, production plants and supplier networks. Mercedes-Benz said last week that it will more than halve its carbon footprint per passenger vehicle by the next decade compared with 2020 levels. The luxury marque will source 70 percent of its energy needs for production through renewable energy