How Volkswagen’s emissions scandal set the stage for a pivot to electric vehicles

NEW YORK TIMES

In October 2015, a month after Volkswagen confessed to rigging diesel cars to conceal illegally high emissions, shellshocked company executives gathered in the brick-clad high-rise executive office building topped with a giant VW logo that looms over the carmaker’s main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. read more »

Tesla’s Autopilot Technology Faces Fresh Scrutiny

NEW YORK TIMES

Tesla faced numerous questions about its Autopilot technology after a Florida driver was killed in 2016 when the system of sensors and cameras failed to see and brake for a tractor-trailer crossing a road. read more »

Porsche Recalls Taycan, 911, 718 Series Over Loose Suspension Components

AUTOEVOLUTION

Documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal that Porsche was informed of the problem on February 9th. Fast forward to February 24th, and that’s when the safety committee was presented with the first results of the worst-case tests. The potential implications after 20,000 kilometers (32,187 miles) of driving were too great, which is why the German automaker decided to take precautionary action. read more »