General Motors just unveiled a self-driving car with no steering wheel or pedals - or basically any other manual controls. It's called the Cruise AV The future of driving doesn’t involve driving — at all. That’s the big takeaway from a first peek inside General Motors new autonomous car, which lacks the
Month: January 2018
Reinvented Ranger pickups will move Ford into midsize truck market
Winter storm in U.S. causes widespread freight disruption at FedEx’s Memphis hub
A cold front moving east across the American Midwest region caused extensive flight disruption at FedEx’s Memphis International Airport (MEM). The airport is FedEx Express’ global hub, and the “substantial flight and sort disruptions” experienced will have widespread implications on express logistics. FedEx said that “potential delays are possible for package
Air France denies involvement in bid to take over Alitalia
An Air France Boeing 787-9 scale model is seen in Paris, France January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Paris (Reuters) - Air France on Saturday denied that it had made an offer to buy the struggling airline Alitalia, a day after an Italian government minister said the French flag carrier had made a
Volkswagen plans to double output from Kenya plant, Kenyan presidency says
Technicians work on a Polo Vivo at the assembly plant in Kenya's Thika industrial area Nairobi (Reuters) - German automaker Volkswagen (VW) plans to double output at its Kenyan assembly plant and could build a second model there, Kenya’s presidential office said without giving a timeline. VW set up the vehicle assembly plant
Earth’s magnetic shift to cost Wichita airport
Wichita, Kansas (AP) - The Wichita Eisenhower Nation airport will have to renumber its runways due to the slow but constant shift in the Earth’s magnetic poles that’s altered pilots’ compass headings. Airport officials told members of the Wichita Airport Advisory Board this week that the compass headings of the airport’s
Boeing’s cargo UAV a shot in the arm for drone delivery market
CAV prototype in the lab, courtesy of Boeing Chicago (ACN) - A working prototype cargo drone unveiled today by Boeing marks the entry of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer into the unmanned electric air cargo air vehicle space. While analysts have predicted for some time now that drones are on course to
Tunisia’s Express Air Cargo plans to expand services in 2018
Tunisia Express Cargo Plane Tunisia - (Xinhuanet) Tunisia-based Express Air Cargo has plans to add four new aircraft to its fleet, permitting it to enlarge the services it provides to African destinations. Starting January, the airline will bring forth 21 new services to the reach of countries in the west and central
Section 1 of 4Km Apapa-Wharf Road to be opened to traffic
Ongoing Construction work at Apapa Wharf Road Lagos - The Section 1 of the four kilometres Apapa-Wharf Road in Lagos State currently under reconstruction will be opened to traffic before ending of January, Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr. Godwin Eke, has said. Eke told the journalists in Lagos, yesterday that
Toyota, Mazda announce $1.6 billion plant for Huntsville, Alabama
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (L) Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp officials during the announcement that they will build a $1.6 billion joint assembly plant in Alabama US MONTGOMERY, Alabama (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp said on Wednesday they will build a $1.6 billion joint assembly