Mercedes-Benz China, for its part, will recall 1,886 imported class S, class C and GLC sports vehicles manufactured between July 2016 and December 2016, Efe news reported.
Speaking during the Detroit Auto Show, US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said the government is set to issue third set of voluntary guidelines for self-driving cars this summer.
The Dubai Taxi Corporation has become the first taxi operator in the Middle East to deploy a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (Mirai) in its fleet.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday directed that vehicles plying in the state should keep headlights on even during daytime from January, in order to curb road accidents. "In a meeting of Road Safety Council, the Chief Minister directed that the vehicles should have headlights on even during daytime. This will be implemented from rural to urban areas and on the highways," the statement said.
The battery-powered cars have been modified to install a swivel out mechanism on the front co-passenger seat.
The development comes after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had alleged the state government had doled out favours worth crores to the company to set up its factory in the state.
Michelin has invested close to Rs.3,500 crore at its factory and research and development centre in India.
Batteries of electric cars should be cooled quickly for fast charging and Danfoss has the solution as it is a major in the HVAC segment.
He told reporters on the sidelines of Indian School of Business Leadership Summit here that the government is not against automobile industry.
The patent application also highlights how the lift could be used for the company's "Model S" and "Model X" vehicles. It could also prove useful for Tesla's forthcoming truck project.
Waymo recently patented a car design in which the vehicle is held together internally with a number of "tension members".
Ever since the dynamic pricing regime came into effect pan-India from last month, petrol prices have fallen by Rs. 2.35 a litre till date and of diesel by more than Rs. 1.
Researchers are working on an in-built blood alcohol level tester that can prevent people under its influence from driving.The team at the University of Michigan studied the impact of installing these alcohol ignition interlock devices in all newly-purchased vehicles over a 15-year period.
Most electric car models can only go about 100 to 160 kilometres on one charge in optimal conditions. The overall vehicle efficiency decreases at cold and hot temperatures.
Three sixth semester mechanical engineering students here have designed and developed a prototype vehicle which runs more than 200 kilometres per litre of petrol.
Using a rear-facing car seat until a child is two years old reduces risk of serious injury but close to one-quarter of parents in the US turn the seat around before their child is even a year old, shows a survey.
Driving vehicles that use electricity from renewable energy instead of gasoline could reduce the resulting deaths due to air pollution by 70 percent, says a study.
The growth story for the Indian automobile industry in 2014 rode on the two-wheeler segment and not on passenger cars or commercial vehicles, as high interest rates and a stuttering manufacturing industry kept a check on demand.
Britain has named four cities to test driverless cars in the coming year. Innovate UK, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, said Wednesday the four cities would be Greenwich, Milton Keynes, Coventry and Bristol.
Following the recent multiple reductions in petrol rates and deregulation of diesel prices last month, fuel consumers can look forward to more price cuts as Brent crude oil Tuesday fell to its lowest in four years at $82 a barrel after Saudi Arabia cut sale prices to the US.
