By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director
Even though CES 2020, the world’s largest tech convention (always in Las Vegas) ended at the beginning of the month, there is always a great deal of gestation that occurs by auto journalists to pick the best of the news and views. There is other news too so check it all out in this week’s edition of Auto Tech Watch.
Check out CES 2020 Auto Tech Announcement Part 1 Here.
Product Development
- Road/Show: The top car tech of CES 2020 –CNET News
- 3D lane-level positioning guidance for ADAS and driver safety –Traffic Technology Today
- State of the Anti-Car-Hacking Art from New Companies Trying to Protect Your Data –Car and Driver
- Saving lives of those left in hot vehicles is aim of car tech at CES –Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Nissan touts new sound-deadening material –Europe Auto News
- Pioneer Hits Fast Lane With New Smart Vehicle Solutions at CES –DealerScope.com
- Velodyne Will Sell a Lidar for $100: This one will go into cars driven by human beings –Spectrum IEEE
Overall Auto Development News
- The many automotive prototype vehicles from CES 2020 –Electronics360
- CES Was a Tech Playground for Automakers –MorningBrew.com
- The best concept cars of CES 2020: Audi, Sony, Mercedes, and more –Digital Trends
- These are the cars of the future from CES 2020 in Las Vegas –GulfNews.com
- BMW i-Interaction Concept Unveils Futuristic Car Interior At CES –HotCars.com
- CES 2020: How Benteler aims to cut EV entry costs with ‘skateboard’—Europe Auto News
- Mercedes-Benz’s ‘living’ car, Hyundai’s flying taxi among top auto debuts at CES –CNBC
Predictions, Pronouncements and other What Nots from CES 2020
- Wrapping Up at CES: Multimodal Mobility Takes Center Stage –Wards Auto
- Waymo Pronouncement: The Driverless Car Moonshot Is Over –Fortune.com
- Los Angeles DOT, Siemens and Amazon urge greater collaboration on data in the mobility sector, at CES –Traffic Technology Today
- You’ll be driving for at least another decade –Journal Classic Cars
US Government Announcements in the Auto Tech Sphere
- DOT’s Elaine Chao Announces ADAS, Connected Technology Programs –Transport Topics
- USDOT’s Automated Vehicles 4.0 Seeks “Unifying Theme” Across Federal Government –Forbes
- NHTSA Releases Draft Test Procedures for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems—JD Supra
- U.S. Commerce Dept. won’t turn over auto import probe report to Congress –Auto News
- Tesla rebuffs NHTSA, says it has no unintended acceleration problem –Autoblog
- A new American Transportation Research Institute report suggests government is falling behind on AV policy–Landline
Editorials in this area
- Feds Are Content to Let Cars Drive, and Regulate, Themselves –Wired
- Federal AV policy has ‘number of parallels’ to Boeing 737 MAX policy, critics warn –Smart Cities Dive
- New rules for automated driving should focus on public safety, and not be unnecessarily restrictive –Washington Policy.org
- Wild West approach to autonomy regulation isn’t working—CCJDigital.com
Top 10 Other Auto Tech Stories from the Past Two Weeks
- Magna sees a future in video rearview mirrors—Europe Auto News
- Aston Martin camera-mirrors reflect the future—Europe Auto News
- Mirrorless trucks gain heavy favor in NHTSA proposal –FreightWaves.com
- Auto Industry Wises Up to ‘Smartglass’ –Wards Auto
- Mazda’s U.S. Skyactiv-X Arrival Definitely Delayed –The Truth About Cars
- White Remains No.1 Car Color, But It’s Not Black and White –Wards Auto
- Exclusive look at Cruise’s first driverless car without a steering wheel or pedals –Wards Auto
- Diesel decline has ended but long-term outlook remains bleak –Europe Auto News
- BMW R&D chief sees rising demand for diverse, multifunctional powertrains –Europe Auto News
- German solar-car startup Sono will stay in business after crowdfunding success—Europe Auto News
Auto Tech News Editorials from the past Two Weeks
- New automotive ICE age is coming –Auto News
- AV industry needs to quiet the hype –Auto News
- Cars Could Make Comeback in Tough Times –Wards Auto
- Opinion: Self-Driving Vehicles Need a Reality Check –Governing.com
- Automakers Changing Tactics On Reliability –Semiengineering.com
- Could Electric Motor Conversions Save Classic Cars? –Auto How Stuff Works
- Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff? –Chicago Tribune
- Automakers Tout Electric Future While Building More Diesels –Transport Topics
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