Tag: Steering

30 MAR

Tesla voluntarily recalls early Model S cars over power steering bolts

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Inc said on Thursday it was voluntarily recalling Model S sedans built before April 2016 in order to replace bolts in the power steering component. Tesla said there were no accidents or injuries related to the issue and the recall was undertaken in an abundance of caution. The bolts, made by […]

16 MAR

Congress debates allowing tens of thousands of cars with no steering wheel

Enlarge / GM hopes to start manufacturing this car, with no steering wheel, gas, or brake pedals, next year. (credit: General Motors) In January, General Motors unveiled the Cruise AV, a car designed to have no steering wheel and no gas or brake pedals. It seems like science fiction, but GM is totally serious about […]

25 FEB

Porsche 911 Chief on Autonomy: “A 911 Will Always Have a Steering Wheel”

– It’s no secret that Porsche is hard at work on the next generation of the iconic 911 sports car, code-named 992. Porsche now has even released some rather revealing camouflaged photos of the car. Along with the photos, the company also released an internally produced interview with 911 chief engineer August Achleitner that includes some interesting […]

23 JAN

Aston Martin recalling all DB11s over Daimler steering column

Aston Martin has become the latest carmaker to be caught up in a major recall of faulty Daimler steering-column components that can cause unintended airbag deployments. The British sports car maker is recalling all 3,873 DB11 coupes built since late 2015, when production of the flagship model began, Aston Martin spokesman Kevin Watters confirmed. He […]

13 JAN

GM to Launch Driverless Car in 2019 with No Steering Wheel or Pedals

– General Motors is poised to release a production-ready autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel and pedals in 2019. The car, to be named the Cruise AV, is a Chevrolet Bolt EV–based self-driving car that relies on technology developed by the Detroit-based automaker and Cruise Automation, a self-driving startup that GM acquired nearly two years ago. […]

12 JAN

GM Cruise AV plans autonomous car with no steering wheel or pedals

DETROIT – General Motors Co is seeking U.S. government approval for a fully autonomous car — one without a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal — to enter the automaker’s first commercial ride-sharing fleet in 2019, executives said. For passengers who cannot open doors, the Cruise AV — a rebranded version of GM’s Chevrolet […]

12 JAN

GM plans to release cars with no steering wheel in 2019

If the Department of Transportation grants GM’s latest Safety Petition, the automaker will be able to deploy its no-steering-wheel, pedal-less autonomous car next year. GM has not only revealed what its level 4 self-driving vehicle will look like — in a video you can watch after the break — but also announced that it filed […]

12 JAN

GM unveils autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, plans for 2019 launch

General Motors (GM) has revealed that it’s on track to put its first self-driving car on roads by 2019. Today, the company revealed the fourth generation of its electric driverless vehicle, the Cruise AV, will have no manual controls such as pedals or a steering wheel. Though many companies are already testing driverless cars on […]