Transportation
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U.S. expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles
Parts in question are made by ZF-TRW installed in Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Fiat Chrysler vehicles
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5 reasons why autonomous cars aren’t coming anytime soon
Are we there yet? Researchers will need to overcome obstacles in the road before giving a green light on self-driving vehicles
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Tesla wants to cut size of board from 11 directors to 7
The shakeup of the board is viewed as a move toward greater accountability to stakeholders
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Tesla gears up for fully self-driving cars amid skepticism
Without Lidar or three-dimensional mapping, the vehicles aren’t fully self-driving, say critics
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Uber rolls out feature urging riders to ‘check your ride’
A push notification will be sent to riders reminding them to check the driver and vehicle
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Garneau calls for flight simulators before Max 8s can return to Canadian skies
Garneau’s call goes above and beyond recommendations from U.S. regulators
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Solar car startup Sono to build in Sweden, starting in 2020
Sono says it has taken 9,800 orders and the vehicle will sell for 25,500 euros (US$28,828)
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CEO says future of Bombardier’s regional jet depends on beefing up backlog
Bombardier is focusing on its business jets, whose robust sales and earnings helped propel profits in 2018
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Ontario ‘alarmist’ over federal powers if carbon pricing law stands, court hears
At issue is the validity of federal legislation that kicked in on April 1 and which imposes a charge on gasoline, as well as other fossil fuels and industrial polluters
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Ontario pauses high-speed rail funding, will look at enhancing current services
The Tories want to look at alternative avenues for travel between Windsor, London, Kitchener, and Toronto
