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Friday, 24 June 2016

BBC News

• Electric car sets world acceleration recordAn electric racing car built by Swiss student engineers has broken the world record for acceleration by battery-powered vehicles.
• Volkswagen 'to pay $10bn' for US emissions scandalVolkswagen agrees to pay $10.2bn (�6.9bn) to settle some claims in the US from its emissions cheating scandal, according to reports.

The Guardian

• Volkswagen to settle emissions cheating scandal for more than $10.2bnSources say agreement would compensate 482,000 owners but automaker still has to settle foreign suits as US justice department conducts separate inquiryVolkswagen has agreed to pay US vehicle owners an average of about $5,000 apiece to settle claims from its diesel emissions cheating scandal, two people briefed on the matter said on Thursday. The total price tag for the repayments and other fines is said to exceed $10.2bn.The company will still have to settle foreign suits over allegations that it lied about its emissions standards, in addition to claims brought by other US agencies. The US ju...
• Will your driverless car be willing to kill you to save the lives of others?Survey reveals the moral dilemma of programming autonomous vehicles: should they hit pedestrians or avoid and risk the lives of occupants?There’s a chance it could bring the mood down. Having chosen your shiny new driverless car, only one question remains on the order form: whether your spangly, futuristic vehicle be willing to kill you?To buyers more accustomed to talking models and colours, the query might sound untoward. But for manufacturers of autonomous vehicles (AVs), the dilemma it poses is real. If a driverless car is about to hit a pedestrian, should it swerve and risk killing its oc...