BMW, Mobileye in deal to collect map data for self-driving cars – Israel’s Mobileye and German automaker BMW said on Tuesday they signed an agreement to install Mobileye’s data generation technology in BMW cars starting with 2018 models. The deal to crowdsource real-time data using vehicles equipped with Mobileye’s camera-based driver assist technology is critical for enabling autonomous driving through high definition maps aimed at making driving safer and more efficient, the companies said.
Head of U.S. Honda to leave air bags behind, turn to gin and vodka – The U.S. head of Honda is retiring to make gin and vodka with his sons. John Mendel, 62, executive vice president for the Japanese carmaker at American Honda Motor Co. in Torrance, told a group of dealers Monday night that he’s retiring.
