In response to an inquiry from Google, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will allow a vehicle’s artificial-intelligence computer to qualify as a “driver” for purposes of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The backdrop on NHTSA’s new finding is the agency’s 2013 “Preliminary Statement of Policy” on automated vehicles (Policy […]
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BMW’s all-wheel drive X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid is reviewed by Tom Voelk in the The New York Times today. With an all-electric range of 14 miles, drivers still need to fuel up but the battery does reduce or eliminate the need for gas on local trips, for example to the
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Seeking to sell its vehicles in the home state of the Big Three (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler), Tesla Motors recently applied for a license to sell and service new and used vehicles in Michigan. Despite Tesla having produced more than 50,000 vehicles and won nearly universal accolades, the fate
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Moody’s reported this week that the global issuance of green bonds in 2016 could surpass $50 billion “by a significant margin.” Merely meeting the $50 billion threshold would mark a nearly 20% increase over the $42.5 billion issued 2015, which itself was the best year for green bonds since they were
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Cadillac’s plug-in hybrid-electric version of the luxury CT6, sporting a powerful 18.4 kWh battery to provide all-electric driving for most daily commutes, will be imported from China when it goes on sale in the U.S. later this year. GM explains its decision to build the plug-in version in China (and
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