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Indian car and 2W OEMs recall 284,906 vehicles in 2023, 5.35 million since 2012 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

A vehicle recall is when a manufacturer or a legal entity determines that a particular model needs to have a repair in order to comply with all the safety standards. Despite massive development budgets and plenty of computer simulations as well as stringent road and track tests, defects in vehicles still get revealed in the real world.

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

Green Car Congress

Designed by BMW M GmbH—on the basis of the M4—for use in the world’s top motorcycle racing series, it is powered by a modified version of the high-revving M TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder in-line engine that already develops maximum output of 317 kW/431 hp and peak torque of 550 N·m/405 lb-ft (combined fuel consumption: 8.8–8.3

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NHTSA Launches Investigation Into Amazon’s Self-Driving Zoox Division

The Truth About Cars

The vehicles in question were effectively faulted with brake checking motorcycles. Amazon acquired Zoox in 2020 for $1.3 But one does wonder what exactly was going on in the Zoox instances, as the person who strikes the rear of another vehicle is typically the one held accountable in most legal cases.