Indian Automaker’s Plant Is Latest Sign of Detroit Comeback
Mahindra will open the area’s first new vehicle assembly factory in 25 years, building off-road vehicles. The move may signal larger ambitions in the American market.
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The Near Future of Driving: Eyes Forward, but No Hands at 10 and 2
The Cadillac Super Cruise system is the latest in semiautonomous driving technology, allowing drivers to keep their hands off the wheel as long as they pay attention to the road.
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CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times. Technology by Samsung. Detroit: The Most Exciting City in America?
How a 21st-century Detroit navigates the dangers of regeneration is a particularly poignant question on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit race riots.
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CreditBilly H.C. Kwok for The New York Times China to Export Trumpchi Cars to U.S., Maybe With a New Name
GAC Motor wants to lead an export push as China prepares the rest of its auto industry to go global and, in particular, target the American market.
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CreditChrysler Chrysler Pacifica Owners Say Minivans Suddenly Shut Off
No crashes or injuries have been linked to the issue, but more than 50 complaints have been filed. The automaker sees no sign of a consistent problem.
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CreditAlexandria Sage/Reuters Tesla Unveils an Electric Rival to Semi Trucks
Aiming to remake a multibillion-dollar industry, the automaker said it would have a semi for sale in two years that would be nearly self-driving.
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CreditDavid Walter Banks for The New York Times Where Self-Driving Cars Go to Learn
Arizona’s promise to keep the driverless car industry free of regulations has attracted dozens of companies, including Uber, Waymo and Lyft.
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CreditLambert/Getty Images Cars Lose the Spare Tire for a Leaner Ride, but It Could Cost You
Full-size spares gave way to space-saving “doughnuts,” but now carmakers may provide only the tools for a quick, do-it-yourself fix.
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CreditLaura McDermott for The New York Times When Designing Luxury Cars Is Like Making Jewelry. And Friends.
Earl Lucas, Lincoln Motor Company’s exterior design chief, was inspired by his mother’s aesthetic sense and his early training designing jewelry.
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CreditKevin D. Liles for The New York Times Self-Driving Trucks May Be Closer Than They Appear
With fewer cultural hurdles and more financial incentives than car owners, big-rig operators are charting the route to an autonomous future.
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The Tech & Design Issue: Life After Driving
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CreditIllustration by Siggi Eggertsson How to Make Cars Cooperate
As giant companies race toward self-driving technology, smaller firms are using vehicle to vehicle technology to work toward a more profound — and in some ways opposing — goal.
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The Tech & Design Issue: Life After Driving
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CreditMark Peterson/Redux, for The New York Times Can Ford Turn Itself Into a Tech Company?
Its very name was synonymous with the 20th-century economy. Now it’s trying to catch up with Silicon Valley on self-driving cars.
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CreditCaitlin O'Hara for The New York Times Waymo’s Autonomous Cars Cut Out Human Drivers in Road Tests
The Alphabet unit says it expects to allow passengers to ride in truly driverless cars in its tests within the next few months.
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CreditTesla, via Reuters Tesla’s Elon Musk Reassures Investors Over Model 3 Delays
The electric-car maker cited record output of its existing models, and its chief said bottlenecks on its first mass-market offering were being resolved.
