Volvo has announced they have successfully conducted a multi-vehicle test for the EU-funded SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) project.
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Volvo shows off semi-autonomous road train tech [videos]
Filed under: Safety , Technology , Volvo This time last year, the Safe Road Trains for the Environment ( SARTRE ) program hit a milestone. Using a specially equipped Volvo S60 with a big-rig taking the lead, the EU-funded researchers managed to create the world’s first fully-functional road train , allowing the driver in the sedan to sit back and enjoy the ride without touching the controls. Today, Volvo – the program’s only automotive partner – has announced that the SARTRE program is in its final phase of testing, and that includes adding a few more vehicles to the rolling procession of autonomous cars.
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Video: SARTRE autonomous road-train enters final phase with trio of Volvos [w/video]
Filed under: New York Auto Show , Etc. , Government/Legal New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has big plans for the Jacob K. Javits Center.
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Report: Governor plans to tear down newly renovated Jacob Javits Center, NY Auto Show home
Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Government/Legal , UAW/Unions Bob King , President of the United Auto Workers , is adding his voice to those who have already chimed in with support for the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. In what might be a historic break from the union’s contentious past, King is throwing in for the new fuel efficiency rules because he thinks it will mean jobs for his members as the auto industry reacts to the mandate. In the past, such a decree could have meant much wailing and gnashing of teeth from both the automakers and labor unions.
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Report: UAW President Bob King pumped about new CAFE standards
Filed under: Government/Legal , Hyundai All automakers are under pressure to hit more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations, figures set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In 1978, the CAFE standards were just 18 miles per gallon, but they have increased gradually each year. This summer, the bar was raised high when automobile manufacturers were told to hit 54.5 mpg by 2025 .
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Report: Hyundai hits 2016 CAFE requirements early
Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show There’s virtually no end to the list of automakers for which Pininfarina has designed over the years. But every once in a while, the stoic Italian studio works up a project just for itself. And this is one such occasion. So what is the occasion, you ask
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Teased: Pininfarina previews Geneva-bound Cambiano concept