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BMW Opens Campus to Develop Autonomous Vehicles

BMW recently opened an autonomous driving campus in Bavaria, allowing a centralization of development of fully automated driving. Fifteen months ago, BMW decided to pool together its development resources in the fields of vehicle connectivity and highly and fully automated driving at a single location, according to a BMW announcement. The campus will house more than 1,500 employees and...

Trade Wars and European Cars

President Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on European cars imported to the United States. The United States currently imposes a 2.5% tariff on foreign cars, and a 25% tariff on foreign trucks and commercial vans, while the European Union charges as 10% tariff on cars from the United States. The President complained about the tariffs imposed by the European Union and the...

Autonomous Vehicles Tested on UK Streets

For the first time, autonomous vehicles were tested on streets in the UK as of Tuesday, October 11. More specifically, the electric car was tested at 5 mph around the town of Milton Keynes. The test are part of broader efforts to get autonomous vehicles on the road by 2020. The British government has been encouraging of this new technology, hoping to build a global industry. In advance...

Germany Proposes Laws for Driverless Cars

Germany’s Transport Minister recently proposed a law to govern the performance of autonomous vehicles. The proposed law would require that a car always opt for property damage over personal injury; that it not distinguish between humans based on categories such as age or race; and that a car’s manufacturer be liable for any collision if a person does not have hands on the steering...

UK Investing £20 million in Developing and Testing Autonomous

The UK Intelligent Mobility Fund has invested £20 million in eight projects aimed at developing and testing autonomous and connected vehicles, including testing the vehicles on UK roads to evaluate real-world driving conditions. The test corridor includes 41 miles of roads, including urban roads, dual-carriageways, and motorways. The vehicles will be tested using wireless connections...

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