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Stellantis has cut 400 salaried engineering, tech, and software positions

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Dodge and Chrysler’s parent company, Stellantis, has announced plans to lay off around 400 salaried workers from various positions across engineering, technology, and software. “This isn’t going to be the last,” said a person who was briefed on the situation to Automotive News on Friday. What are your thoughts?

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The NTSB Wants More Speed-Limiting Tech in New Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

New cars have all sorts of driver monitoring tech on board that can tell when a person is paying attention or has their hands on the wheel, but the National Transportation Safety Board feels there’s a need for more. The crash was caused by a driver traveling 103 mph in a 2018 Dodge Challenger.

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Chrysler Halcyon Concept: Sustainable "Harmony"

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Whether a vehicle like this gets built, we'd expect some of this tech to eventually find its way into Stellantis production vehicles. The car can play personalized sounds and visuals based on what the driver sets, voice-activated driving, and wireless charging as the vehicle travels -- this would lead to unlimited range. Other stuff?

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News: 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV Gets a Gas-Powered Sibling

Clean Fleet Report

Three Variations to Offer Customers Choices Dodge lifted the covers this week on the eagerly awaited Charger Daytona. But Dodge offered up a few surprises during a media briefing on its newest entry. Second-half 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T 2-door will debut with the Stage I performance pack. Estimated 0-60 times of around 3.3

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

The Truth About Cars

Notable among them was software expert Dan Dodge, previously CEO of BlackBerry’s automotive software company called QNX.& In theory, Apple would equip Transporter vans with autonomous tech at Italdesign (a VW property) in Italy.& More recruiting occurred throughout the year, again more engineering and software experts.

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Driving the Tata Tiago.ev electric car from Mumbai to Pune - A Test Report

Plug In India

we have is the XZ+ Tech Lux variant. It's super cool it has a lot of personality, it looks cute and this car really excites me you know a small capable electric car! In the city, it's like it's like your own personal space. If you're the unfortunate person who's bought the Tiago.ev You have t o dodge through them.

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Porsche Stops Selling the 718 Boxster and Cayman in Europe

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But you and I both know the brunt of this technology is used for the purposes of data collection, and typically at the expense of the person who bought the vehicle. Remember when a lack of side-curtain airbags spelled the end for the Dodge Viper? But EU regulations effectively require all new vehicles to be connected to the internet.

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