Daimler and  Mercedes-Benz pay $1.5 billion fine
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Tuesday, 15 September 2020 10:07

Daimler and Mercedes-Benz pay $1.5 billion fine


Cheating on emissions tests

Automaker Daimler and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve allegations they cheated on emissions tests.

Daimler faces more emission software allegations
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What? Software to reduce emission controls is illegal? We never knew that.

Germany's auto regulator told Daimler that it would have to recall 42,000 Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles after the group discovered illegal software on the cars that would reduce the effectiveness of the emissions control system.

German car companies colluded to fudge emission testing results
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EC accuses BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen in hot water

The European Commission has accused German car companies of conspiring to limit emissions reduction technology in their diesel and gas vehicles.

Daimler invests billions in new batteries
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 11:20

Daimler invests billions in new batteries


Gearing up for electrification

German luxury carmaker Daimler said it would buy battery cells worth more than 20 billion euros ($22.75 billion) by 2030 as it readies mass production of hybrid and electric vehicles.

Xilinx scores Daimler AI deal
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 26 June 2018 17:57

Xilinx scores Daimler AI deal


Mercedes gets more AI high tech

Xilinx has entered very many automotive fields for the last twelve years and and had a huge success in the forward looking camera market. The company grew to more than 4.5 million units from zero in just six years, massively increasing numbers every year. Now Daimler AG, the company behind Mercedes Benz, has revealed that iy will work with Xilinx on an in-car system using Xilinx technology for artificial intelligence (AI) processing in automotive applications.

Nvidia doing well in automotive
Published in Graphics
Friday, 05 August 2016 14:55

Nvidia doing well in automotive


Auto cash flowing into the graphics card maker

The driverless car market is expected to grow to $42 billion by 2025 and Nvidia has a cunning plan to grab as much of that market as possible with its current automotive partnerships.