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Volvo Cars Announces Safety Belt Technology

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This adaptation is enabled by expanding the number of load-limiting profile variations in the event of a crash in order to manage the force applied to the occupants. The safety belt will receive over-the-air software updates. Based on this analysis, the belt system selects an appropriate setting. Want to Read More?

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Tesla In 'Self-Drive Mode' Hit By Train After Turning Onto Train Tracks

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That isnt always the case when Teslas driver-assistance software messes up. At least for now, we only have the drivers word that they were operating the vehicle "in self-drive mode," so its entirely possible they drove onto the tracks themselves and simply blamed it on the software.

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Volvo Cars Announces Upgrades to Its 2026 Lineup

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Rivian Will (Literally) Be The Brains Behind Volkswagen Group's Future EVs

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Finance , Rivian Chief Software Engineer Wassym Bensaid revealed that the EV startup will be providing the underlying tech stack for all future EVs from the Volkswagen Group. Basically, Volkswagen and its brands have decades of mechanical engineering experience, but comparatively little in software engineering.

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Volkswagen's Autonomous ID Buzz Robotaxi Is Actually Real, And Cities And Companies Can Buy Them Soon

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MOIA also provides the full suite of services necessary to reach Level 4, including the self-driving software stack itself, but also remote operation and assistance if the car does something stupid like, say, get stuck in a drive-through.

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BMW Issues Recall For Motor Shutdown In EVs, Software Fix Available Over-The-Air

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This is a software issue, where the on-board computer becomes unable to determine whether or not the cars high-voltage systems are in a double-isolation or single-isolation state. With the recall in effect, you can get your software updated a dealership for free. So which part on the car is failing? Technically, none. Too much work?

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The Model Y's Towing Capacity Isn't Bad, But Tesla's Software Makes Things Complicated

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Once you start digging into how Teslas software has been set up for when a trailer is attached, it becomes clear that towing with a Model Y is a little more complicated than just slapping on a hitch and hitting the road. As always with EVs and towing, the devil is in the software, and Tesla writes its own rules.