Ford and other companies say the industry overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles, which still struggle to anticipate what other drivers and pedestrians will do. Source: NYT > Business – Neal E. Boudette
Ford and VW to Share Costs of Self-Driving, Electric Cars
A deal announced Friday is an example of how carmakers are joining forces to survive a major shift in technology. But can two longtime rivals cooperate? Source: NYT > Business – Neal E. Boudette and Jack Ewing
Ford and VW Are Set to Cooperate on Self-Driving and Electric Cars
An agreement to be formalized next week is the latest example of how rivals in the auto industry are sharing the enormous cost of new technologies. Source: NYT > Business – Jack Ewing and Neal E. Boudette
New Volkswagen Ad Campaign Is a U-Turn for a Company Caught Cheating
A marketing push hatched by the firm that makes ads for Adidas and Google zooms past contrition on its way toward a greener future for the world’s largest automaker. Source: NYT > Business – Tiffany Hsu
Six Years Ago, He Helped Expose VW’s Diesel Fraud. This Year, G.M. Let Him Go.
Hemanth Kappanna’s research helped plunge Volkswagen into a scandal that continues to plague it. In February, he got two months’ pay and a one-way ticket to India. Source: NYT > Business – JACK EWING
Wheels: Souvenirs From Europe You Can’t Sneak Through Customs
French cheese or Spanish ham? Maybe. That sweet Citroën or Peugeot? Even if you can get it on a ship, it probably won’t be allowed into the U.S. Source: NYT > Business – STEPHEN WILLIAMS