| Take a look inside Nissans self-driving car lab slide show |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
In early 2013, Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. opened an R&D shop in Sunnyvale focused on testing self-driving car technology. Click above for a peek inside the operation. Until recently, Nissan Motor Co. largely kept its research and development close to home in Japan. In the last few years, the automaker has branched out, adding R&D shops in China, Russia and Silicon Valley to reflect the ...
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| Rolls-Royce joins NuScale Power in contract bid |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
NuScale Power LLC is being joined by Rolls-Royce in its bid for U.S. Department of Energy funding to commercialize scalable, small modular reactor technology. "Rolls-Royce is pleased to support NuScale Power in its submission to the U.S. DOE Small Reactor Development Program," ...
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| US auto sales up in July as cars see big gains |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
In this Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, photo a 2011 Toyota Camry LE sits on the lot at Kendall Toyota in Miami. General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota and Nissan all reported double-digit sales gains in July 2013, clear signs that U.S. auto sales will remain strong into the second half of the year. (AP Photo/Lynne ...
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| All roads lead to Rome but a major one will close to cars |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
ROME - Via dei Fori Imperiali, a multilane artery running through the heart of Rome, is typically a frenzy of swerving Vespas, zipping Smart cars and honking Fiat taxis - and tourists struggling to cross the road. But Mayor Ignazio Marino is seeking to transform the avenue to something calmer, where Gucci loafers and sensible sneakers would rule. Marino’s plan to ban private traffic on ...
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| Brazil auto sales slow in July as consumers on edge |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
SAO PAULO | Thu Aug 1, 2013 2:02pm EDT SAO PAULO Aug 1 (Reuters) - The pace of new vehicle sales in Brazil slipped in July, a market source with access to registration data said on Thursday, suggesting weaker consumer confidence has begun to catch up with the world's fourth-biggest auto market. Car, truck and bus registrations fell below 15,000 per day last month for the first time ...
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| Summer of sales for cars in France |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
29/04/2013 18:30 CET Sales of cars in France rose by 0.9 percent in July. It was the first increase in nearly two years, and perhaps a sign demand may finally be stabilising in one of the markets worst hit by Europe’s sustained car sales slump. New models and discounts from dealers brought more customers into the showrooms, but the spokesman for the manufacturers believes it is still ...
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| 2013 Nissan Pathfinder Video |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
helps make this three-row crossover more fuel efficient and family friendly. Sure, the updated exterior design is generally well-done, and the interior is serviceably comfortable. Sure, cargo space is generous behind the third row, if lacking overall. But when you have a glove compartment that fits a laptop, owner's manual, enough bottled water to make family travel a nightmare and, um, ...
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| French auto sales struggle production dives trade data |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
PARIS (AFP) - Sales of new cars in France rallied slightly in July when French brands did well with new models, but in the first six months of the year output by French carmakers plunged by 20.8 percent, trade data showed on Thursday.Overall sales rose by 0.9 percent to 150,248 in July, the CCFA body representing manufacturers said.But July this year contained one more business day than the ...
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| Gillibrand Nadler Introduce Clean-Trucks Bill |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
struck down key elements of the Port of Los Angeles' clean-trucks program that the American Trucking Associations had challenged as an illegal local pre-emption of federal regulation.Gillibrand and Nadler said changes in federal law are needed to allow ports to regulate port trucking."The Clean Ports Act will update federal environmental law to allow forward-thinking ports to implement ...
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| Toyota on pace to produce its millionth vehicle in San Antonio this fall |
Aug 1st, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is poised to produce its millionth Tundra in San Antonio. Workers at San Antonios Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas Inc. plant have begun production of the 2014 Tundra. The pickup truck has been redesigned inside and out. Toyota officials say this is the first major alteration of the Tundra since 2007. The 2014 Tundra was The Tundra was engineered by the Toyota ...
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