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U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to speed deployment of self-driving cars
September 7, 2017 Joan Lowy - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – The House voted Wednesday to speed the introduction of self-driving cars by giving the federal government authority to exempt automakers from safety standards not applicable to the technology, and to permit deployment of up to 100,000 of the…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to join BMW, Intel and Mobileye in developing autonomous driving platform
August 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterBMW Group, Intel and Mobileye (an Intel company) announced earlier this week that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to be the first automaker to join them in developing a “world-leading,…
Most automakers slow to fix dangerous air bags: Associated Press analysis
August 1, 2017 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – A government effort to speed up recalls of more than 21 million of the most dangerous Takata air bag inflators is falling short, according to an analysis of completion rates by The Associated Press. Nearly 10 million inflators…
Air bag maker Takata bankruptcy expected Monday in Japan, U.S.
June 26, 2017 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Drowning in a sea of lawsuits and recall costs, Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. is expected to seek bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the United States early Monday. Takata was done in by defective air bag inflators…
Experts: Takata bankruptcy means air bag victims get less
June 20, 2017 Tom Krisher - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – A bankruptcy filing by Japanese air bag maker Takata will leave little money for dozens of people who sued the company over deaths and injuries caused by its exploding air bag inflators, according to outside legal experts and…
BlackBerry system geared at helping automakers ensure safe and secure autonomous vehicles
June 8, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter“There is no safety without security,” John Wall, senior vice president and head of BlackBerry QNX, said this week as part of the launch of a new real-time, type 1 hypervisor that can be used in next-generation connected and autonomous…
Two-thirds of defective Takata airbags still not repaired, U.S. senator reports
June 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterApproximately two-thirds of recalled inflators involved in the Takata recall in the United States have not yet been repaired, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) reported late last week. “The numbers provided to Nelson by the independent monitor appointed to oversee…
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to fund project on connected cars code of practice
March 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will soon be funding an arms-length project to develop a code of practice for connected cars, weighing a balance between information flow and privacy protection. “The benefits available to Canadians through the…
Global market for autonomous, assistive safety and comfort vehicle features up to US$26 billion annually by 2025: Bain & Company
March 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAutonomous vehicles are revving up, with Bain & Company Inc. forecasting annual growth of 12% to 14% for the global market of autonomous and assistive safety and comfort features by 2025. That translates to a global B2B market of US$22…
Takata pleads guilty in air bag scandal, agrees to pay $1B
February 28, 2017 Tom Krisher and Ed White - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an air bag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the U.S. The…
Quebec electric vehicle law sparks concern within automotive industry
January 24, 2017 Ross Marowits - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Automakers are expressing concern that it will be difficult to comply with a new law in Quebec that requires them to sell a minimum number of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Starting with the 2018 model…
LexisNexis Risk Solutions brings advanced analytics to U.S. telematics programs
January 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterLexisNexis Risk Solutions has advanced its proprietary technology for insurance telematics programs in the U.S. to ensure the policyholder and driver are the same, contributing to a true picture of driver behaviour and improving consumer experience. “Up until now, U.S.…