Drones That Do the Work of 500 Farmers Transform Palm Oil
As haze blanketed large tracts of Southeast Asia last month, office workers with Genting Plantations Bhd. in Jakarta were investigating the source of the choking smoke more than a thousand kilometers away.
November 19, 2019Ike Maintains Automation Will Add Truck Driving Jobs
Automated trucks developer Ike has a message for those behind the driver’s wheel of an 18-wheeler now: Automation can be complementary, not competitive.
November 19, 2019Daimler Rolls Back Autonomous Taxi Plan, Focuses on Trucks
Daimler chairman Ola Kaellenius recently announced that the company was taking a “reality check” on autonomous taxis and focusing on self-driving longhaul trucks instead.
November 18, 2019VW Challenges Rivals With $66 Billion Splurge for Electric Era
Volkswagen AG will ramp up spending on electric vehicles and automated driving by 36% as the world’s largest automaker challenges rivals to keep pace with an aggressive shift into the post-combustion era.
November 15, 2019Ford Puts Iconic Mustang Name on First Electric Crossover
Ford Motor Co., which pioneered the racy pony-car body style 55 years ago, will use the Mustang name and insignia on an electric crossover utility vehicle coming next year.
November 15, 2019German Industrial Job Losses Top 80,000 With Daimler Cuts
Daimler AG said this week it will shed 10% of management positions at its Mercedes unit, lifting the tally of job cuts announced this year across Germany’s manufacturing sector to more than 80,000.
November 15, 2019Consumer Reports Finds Vehicle Redesigns Come With Glitches
DETROIT — When it comes to buying a new car, the latest and greatest may not be the most dependable.
November 14, 2019Daimler’s New CEO Ola Kallenius Warns Shift to Electric Cars Will Be Painful
Daimler AG’s new CEO warned there will be no quick fix for the automaker’s struggles to adapt to an era of self-driving, electric cars.
November 14, 2019Boeing Scuttles Use of Robots for Fuselage Work on 777, 777X Jetliners
Score one for the humans. After four years of trial and error, Boeing Co. is dumping one of its most ambitious forays into automation: the robots that build two main fuselage sections for its 777 jetliners and an upgraded version known as 777X.
November 14, 2019Tesla to Build Factory in Germany After Subsidies Announced
BERLIN — Germany on Nov. 13 hailed Tesla’s decision to build its first European factory in the country, days after the government said it would boost subsidies for buyers of electric cars.
November 13, 2019