GM Super Cruise, Tesla Autopilot Square Off (5/16/18)

GM Super Cruise, Tesla Autopilot square off in test; Battery blazes pose challenge for firefighters;...
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U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal as Thursday deadline approachesAuto News

The United States is pushing for a deal in negotiations on a revised NAFTA, the White House said. Canadian and Mexican officials were not due in Washington for talks before a Thursday deadline.

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Senator calls Takata airbags 'ticking time bomb' Auto News

Takata airbags and autonomous vehicles were the focus of a Senate committee's examination of Heidi King, President Donald Trump's nominee to be NHTSA's next administrator.

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Former Ford plant site's remaining 182 acres sold after litigation settledAuto News

A Cleveland-based company has purchased the remaining 182 acres of the Ford's Wixom assembly plant site near Detroit after the automaker settled federal litigation over the land.

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Teslas may be safe, but what about the rest of us?Auto News

Elon Musk's responses to recent crashes involving Tesla's Autopilot software suggest a lack of regard for people who share the road with the cars his company sells.

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Tesla board opposition builds as proxy firm slams governanceAuto News

Tesla's board is coming under more criticism, with a proxy adviser siding with investors that oppose the re-election of three directors and want the company to appoint an independent chairman.

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Volvo to dump diesel from next S60 sedanAuto News

Volvo will not offer a diesel in its new S60 sedan, which will debut later this spring and will be built at the automaker's new U.S. plant.

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EV batteries present new challenges for firefightersAuto News

Fires on electric vehicles are rare, but the volatile chemistry of their batteries and the need for special training on how to extinguish them raises new safety questions as automakers are poised to dramatically increase production.

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Can tamer TrueCar be true to itself?Auto News

Under Chip Perry, TrueCar is not a different company, but it's a very different brand, casting itself more clearly as the friend of the auto dealer. In the process, TrueCar gave up some of what made it distinctive in a sea of lead generators.

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Tesla board opposition builds as proxy firm slams governanceAuto News

Tesla's board is coming under more criticism, with a proxy adviser siding with investors that oppose the re-election of three directors and want the company to appoint an independent chairman.

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East Coast states to coordinate deployment of EV charging hubsAuto News

A dozen states on the Eastern Seaboard have signed on to a strategy for building out electric vehicle charging infrastructure to make fuel access easier and encourage people to buy electric cars.

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