New Cars
Bloomberg Team
Jan 7, 2019, 7:15 PM
Four years ago, Daimler AG dazzled with a self-driving luxury lounge in Las Vegas with a concept vehicle boasting a sleek interior that promised to pamper its well-heeled passengers into the automotive future. This year the Mercedes-Benz maker is back at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, though with a more utilitarian slant: a bubble-like autonomous shuttle designed to reliably ferry people and goods around town at limited speeds. The move from glittery luxury concepts to box-shaped people movers underscores a shift in the race toward autonomous vehicles. While driverless cars might not populate public roads for some time, shuttle services in confined areas have started to look more feasible, at least over the next few years.
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Reuters | Jan 7, 2019Mercedes Aims To Be Among Top Two Players To Scale Autonomous TechMercedes-Benz's is not aiming to be the first manufacturer to develop a self-driving car but it wants to be among the first two players able to scale up the technology, Mercedes-Benz executive Christoph Schroeder told German paper Welt am Sonntag. Carmakers and tech companies like Uber Google, General Motors, Volkswagenare vying to roll out robotaxi services for paying customers as a way to enter the ride-hailing business.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jan 7, 2019Tesla Set To Become America's Largest Premium Automotive Company2018 hasn't been a cakewalk for Tesla and the Electric carmaker has had its share of challenges in the previous year. For instance, the deliveries of Tesla Model 3 were delayed due to sluggish production and the company has also been penalised by SEC over the infamous tweets of its CEO- Elon Musk about taking Tesla private and both Musk and Tesla will have to pay $ 20 million. Despite legal and financial hurdles, Tesla is afoot to become America's number-one premium automotive company as it has sold more units than most of the other premium carmakers in the States like Lexus, Infiniti and Acura. However, the electric carmaker is still few thousand units behind of Mercedes-Benz and BMW.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jan 6, 2019New Land Rover Discovery Sport Spied TestingA new set of spy shots of the next-generation Land Rover Discovery Sport have surfaced online which shows the test mule wearing heavy camouflage. The new Land Rover Discovery Sport is likely to get a major update and will get some of the new equipment which we have seen in the new age Land Rovers. While the camouflage has hidden major design elements of the new model, we can still make out some of the changes made to its face.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jan 5, 2019New Car Launches in 2019: Top Five Performance Cars2018 has been one exciting year and there were a handful of launches even in the high ranging performance car segment like the Ferrari Portofino, Aston Martin Vantage, Maserati Gran Turismo, Mercedes-AMG E63S, BMW M5, Audi RS5 and more. However, 2019 may not be exactly following the suit and launches will not alone in the supercar territory. It's going to be more of a mixed bag this time around and along with supercars which are designed for outright performance, we will also see lifestyle cars which focus on making a style statement. Read on as we further talk about our top five picks in length.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jan 5, 2019BMW To Locally Assemble The X7 And X4 In IndiaBMW is all set to launch its new flagship SUV- the X7 in India which will be positioned above the X5 in the Bavarian carmaker's line-up. The company has confirmed that the new X7 and X4 will be assembled locally in India at its Chennai manufacturing facility along with other SUVs. BMW has recently listed the X7 on its India website and while we are yet to get the details of the variants that the Bavarian carmaker has considered for the Indian market, it has confirmed the top-of-the-line BMW X7 M50d on its website. However, BMW has not shared any information about the X4 which is scheduled to be launched later in the year.3 mins read
car&bike Team | Jan 5, 20192019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R - Features, Engine Specs, Variants LeakedThe new-gen Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is all set to go on sale in India this month, and just weeks before the big launch, the brochure of the car has leaked online. The newly leaked document reveals the engine specifications and other technical details that were so far unknown.1 min read
IANS | Jan 4, 2019After India, Musk Finds Fault With SingaporeBeginning his Twitter tirade in New Year, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has criticized Singapore, saying the government there has been "unwelcome" to his electric car plans for the city-state. Responding to one of his follower's question on why Tesla was not yet in Singapore, Musk tweeted late Thursday: "Government has been unwelcome." This is not the first time Musk has complained about Singapore. Last year, he tweeted that he wants Tesla in Singapore but the government was "not supportive" of electric vehicles. Responding to another tweet, Musk said: "Singapore has enough area to switch to solar/battery and be energy-independent."1 min read
Reuters | Jan 4, 2019Truckmaker Volvo To Take $778 Million Emissions HitSweden's Volvo is setting aside 7 billion Swedish crowns ($778 million) to cover costs related to its admission in October that its truck and bus engines could be exceeding limits for nitrogen oxide emissions. The company, which makes trucks, construction equipment and buses, said on Thursday the estimated costs were based on factors including vehicle testing and statistical analysis, and were made in dialogue with relevant authorities.1 min read
