DECEMBER 28, 2016

Nuance Incorporates AI Into Latest Voice Technology

“For us, what artificial intelligence means in the car context is the ability of the driver to say relatively complicated queries, and the system is able to understand that and offer sensible solutions,” says a Nuance official.

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Thai Automakers Expect Market to Recover in 2017

The Federation of Thai Industries automotive industry club believes four straight years of falling sales is nearing an end and raises its 2017 forecast 20,000 units to 800,000.

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GM Uses Virtual World to Perfect Future Vehicles

The visualizations are so realistic GM often can skip building expensive, time-consuming design prototypes such as interior bucks.

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Spanish Dealers' Profit on Track for Slight Gain in 2016

Industry sources say the nearly flat result in second-half 2016 profitability may be linked to purchases made ahead of expiration of the government’s cash-for-clunkers program in July.

Diesel Engines and U.S. Market Not Good Fit

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Even before the VW Dieselgate scandal unfolded, one could ask, why were German automakers trying to fit a square peg through a round hole?

China Grants EV Production License to Seventh Company

The license awarded to a unit of Jianxi Jiangling Group New Energy Vehicle to build 50,000 all-electric cars advances the county's efforts to curb air pollution and surpass global makers producing fewer EVs.

U.S. Regulators Open Ford Fusion Investigation

U.S. safety regulators are investigating Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans from the 2009 to 2011 model years for brakes that may fail in certain conditions, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday

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