Uber had track record of crashes before Arizona fatality

A self-driving Volvo vehicle, purchased by Uber, stops at an intersection in Tempe, Arizona. Picture: REUTERS

While the NTSB will hold a probable cause hearing on the Arizona crash on November 19, Uber put its autonomous-vehicle development programme on hold in the aftermath of the fatal accident. It resumed testing with upgraded software in a different part of the country in December 2018. Toyota SA Motors and Isuzu Motors SA are warring factions on monthly sales charts but have joined forces in a Black Supplier Development programme with Algoa Components Manufacturers .

Kim Nisbet, senior manager of enterprise and supplier development at TSAM, says: “We value this opportunity to work with Isuzu in jointly developing and supporting this black supplier and it is important to both OEMs in terms of increasing local manufactured content, but more critically it is our responsibility to ensure the sustainability of our local suppliers.

Jaguar Land Rover is working on curved screens to replace regular vehicle dashboards, and let drivers customise interiors thanks to colour-changing body panels. The innovative printed electronics system will also reduce the weight of in-car electronics by up to 60% as wiring, sensors and computing is contained within all non-metal materials. It also brings the possibility of adding solar panels to the vehicle, with energy generated from the sun used to recharge the battery.

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