The first autonomous car to be made in Australia has been unveiled in Victoria this week. Using the shell of a Tesla Model S with electronic components from Bosch, the manufacturers claim the car is 10 years ahead of other autonomous cars on the market.
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Only 13 per cent of VIC auto workers currently looking for jobs
A study of 400 Victorian auto industry employees has found only 13 per cent have started looking for new jobs.
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Tesla car drives into bus in Germany
A Tesla driver’s car has hit the back of a tourist bus in northern Germany, with the car in Autopilot mode at the time, according to the driver.
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Last Australian-made Ford engine comes off the line at Geelong
The last six-cylinder and V8 engines were produced at Geelong yesterday, part of the company’s staged shutdown and finishing with the last vehicle being produced at Broadmeadows on October 7.
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McLaren strongly denies Apple acquisition talks
Luxury car maker and Formula One team owner McLaren has denied reports that it has been in talks with Apple over the latter acquiring or taking a strategic stake in the auto firm.
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Carbon Revolution shares expansion plans
Geelong’s Carbon Revolution has shared its ambitious expansion plans, which include tripling staff to 300, achieving “real manufacturing” scale and raising an extra $50 million to help do so.
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Ergonomic work tables for auto, metal and engineering environments
Mechanical workshops, metalworking shops and heavy industrial businesses are environments where chemicals, heavy loads, and strenuous use necessitate robustness.
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“Zero” job losses as Ford shifts small car manufacture to Mexico: CEO
Ford Motor Co. will move the assembly of all of its small cars made in US to Mexico though its CEO insists there will be no job losses.
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Vic government buys Holden site, announces high-value industrial hub plans
The Victorian government has bought Holden’s Fishermans Bend site for a reported $130 million, and has said it hopes to only hold the site temporarily and to see it turned into an advanced industrial hub.
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Autopilot not used during fatal Dutch accident: Tesla
A fatal accident involving a Tesla Model S occurred when a speeding driver hit a tree, with the company denying that the car's Autopilot software was engaged at the time.
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ACCC unlikely to secure compensation for Volkswagen customers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) is unlikely to secure compensation for customers from German car maker Volkswagen and its Australian subsidiary for breaching emission standards.
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World’s first self-driving taxis hit Singapore
The world’s first self-driving taxis have begun picking up passengers in Singapore.
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Stratasys, Ford, Boeing, Siemens develop next-generation 3D printers [VIDEO]
Stratasys has previewed two new fused deposition modeling-based additive manufacturing technologies, co-developed with partners Boeing, Ford and Siemens.
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Flexco launches belt trainer for conveyor tracking
Flexco has released the PTEZ Belt Trainer tracking idler for its line of belt trainers. Designed with the company’s “Pivot and Tilt” feature, it can be used in any application that requires tracking
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Arrium administrators find Orica execs as the solution for Moly-Cop
GE buys out Doosan’s Steam Generator Business
GE Power has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) business of Doosan Engineering & Construction for $USD250 million.
Originally announced in May,
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Ford announces fully driver-less cars on the road by 2021
Ford has announced plans to have completely autonomous cars on the road within five years, with these initially targeted at the ride-sharing market.
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Tesla Autopilot accident in Beijing
There has been another Tesla Autopilot accident, this time in Beijing, with the company citing a misunderstanding over the car being “self-driving”.
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Ford wants to make car parts from tequila plant
Ford and Jose Cuervo are collaborating to determine whether it would be possible to use leftovers from agave plants to create a bioplastic that could replace fiberglass or caulk, to be used in some of Ford’s car parts.
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Tesla northern California supplier network expected to boom
The Bay Area city of Fremont, where Tesla is headquartered, and the surrounding area are seeing an explosion in Tesla suppliers setting up, says the city.
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