Wheels
With LED Lights, Automakers Reveal All the Road We Cannot See
By ERIC A. TAUB
Companies are developing ways to make night driving safer. By combining LED lights with cameras, headlamps can alter their light patterns to fit road conditions.
Anthony Foulk, a product manager with Audi of America, demonstrated the Audi Q7, which features driving assistance in slow-moving traffic, on the streets around Herndon, Va., on Friday.
Tesla, Volvo, Audi and Cadillac all plan to release vehicles that enable some hands-free driving within the next year, but few states have laws on the books.
General Motors posted a 6 percent increase and Ford Motor a 5 percent rise as Americans continue to buy the larger vehicles instead of cars.
The 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport.
The S.U.V. offers a smooth ride on pavement, but it’s also no off-road poser. It can scamper over moderately tough terrain without flinching.
Companies are developing ways to make night driving safer. By combining LED lights with cameras, headlamps can alter their light patterns to fit road conditions.
The company has been methodically upgrading and expanding its manufacturing plants in the United States and elsewhere since its bankruptcy in 2009.
The guardrail maker, which the Justice Department is investigating over its ET-Plus product, says it will turn over more than a decade’s worth of records.
The automaker said 70 percent of its drop in revenue — around $1.4 billion — was related to the strong United States currency.
For the steering problem, Ford is issuing recalls only for vehicles that were sold or are registered n states that depend heavily on winter road salt.
Earnings at the second-largest automaker in the world after Toyota remained dependent on the high-end Audi and Porsche brands.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne says the auto industry faces grave risks if companies don’t start consolidating and share skyrocketing product development costs.
Mark R. Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, took aim at lingering safety problems in Jeep S.U.V.s and with airbags made by Takata.
Tesla Motors says it is making a foray into the challenge of how to use the sun’s energy when it isn’t shining, with a fleet of battery systems for homeowners, businesses and utilities.
Press previews began this week at the 2015 New York International Auto Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The show opens to the public on Friday.
Under Mr. Michelin’s leadership, which ended when he left the company in 2002, the Michelin Group became the world’s biggest tire maker, establishing a big presence in the United States and other major markets overseas.
With high numbers of apartment dwellers, New York, along with other cities, represents the promise and challenge of the untapped market for electric vehicles.
While hydrogen-powered cars failed to gain traction in the past, they now are supported by increasingly strict California mandates.
Carmakers embrace social media and spend millions of dollars on sophisticated marketing campaigns, but many dealers barely maintain a Facebook page.
Cadillac used to be synonymous with American style, quality and prestige. Now, with a new model and a move, General Motors is trying to recapture the swagger.
Beepi, which acts as a broker between sellers and buyers of used automobiles, could alter the way people buy used cars.
A small but growing group of mostly men gather to drive fast and network with clients and others in the tech industry.
