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Big German OEMs Under Investigation for Colluding to Suppress Clean Engine Technology
The European Commission’s antitrust regulators are investigating whether BMW, Daimler, VW-Audi colluded to keep methods to make diesel and gasoline engines cleaner from reaching the market. In announcing the investigation this week, the commission said it had information that the automakers held meetings to discuss limiting the development or rollout of the technology that reduces nitrous oxides and other harmful emissions.
“These technologies aim at making passenger cars less damaging to the environment," Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s competition commissioner, said in a statement. “If proven, this collusion may have denied consumers the opportunity to buy less-polluting cars, despite the technology being available to the manufacturers.”
Read the article at The New York Times.
H.W. “Bo” Knapheide IV Named President & CEO of The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
H.W. “Bo” Knapheide IV has been named President & CEO of The Knapheide Manufacturing Company.
Having held multiple positions throughout his career with the company, Bo becomes the 6th generation leader of Knapheide, founded and headquartered in Quincy, Illinois since 1848.
“I am proud to continue my family’s history leading our company forward,” said Bo. “I am confident and excited for what our team can accomplish and also for what the future holds.”
Driverless Cars Will Dramatically Change Where And How We Live
Driverless cars aren’t coming. They’re already here. Much of the technology has been around for decades and many features are available on new cars today. Experts agree fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) will soon be ubiquitous and they will significantly disrupt many industries and change where and how we live. The only questions are: When? And how?
Nearly all of the necessary technology had been developed and was ready to go in the 1990s, according to Jason Schreiber, senior principal at Stantec Urban Places. “We did get a lot of backbone planning done for connected vehicles,” Schrieber said. “Those protocols exist and there are cities that are ready for them. The technology just wasn’t scalable to the point that it was affordable, until now.”
Read the article at Forbes.
According to ABI Research, Fully Autonomous Vehicles Still a Long Time Away
A new report by ABI Research has muted the excitement for the arrival of fully autonomous vehicles, claiming they won't see large production and shipping numbers until 2029 at the earliest.
Author Susan Beardslee forecasts annual global shipments for these vehicles at fewer than 7,000 by 2023, while level five autonomous vehicles – those requiring no human assistance whatsoever – will account for less than 5,000 a year by 2029.
Read the article at Compelo.
