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ArticleFrom Apple, an appeal for equal treatment in road tests
Delphi will showcase its latest autonomous-driving technology at CES 2017 (Photo: Delphi)Apple may have scaled back its automotive ambitions, but the company still appears keen to take part in the transformation of the car industry.In a letter to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Apple is calling ...
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ArticleUS regulators impose 105 million dlr fine on Fiat Chrysler
 (Photo: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles )Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) accepted a 105 million-dlr penalty for failing to meet US federal requirements to repair vehicles with safety defects.The US-Italian auto group will have to buy back some of the vehicles and will have to submit to "rigorous" federal oversight, the ...
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ArticleDistracted driving: US steps up the pressure on carmakers
Though US traffic facilities are declining, the administration worries driver distraction may reverse that trend (Photo: NHTSA)The US administration is stepping up the pressure on carmakers to make in-vehicle electronic devices less distracting to drivers.US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday issued a series of proposed voluntary guidelines for in-car ...
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ArticleUS expert panel: in-car electronics require more supervision
A US expert panel says the public needs to be reassured that complex electronic systems in cars will work (Photo: Delphi)The proliferation of in-car electronics raises new safety issues that need to be monitored and addressed, a report by a US expert panel said this week."The increasing role of electronic ...
