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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Accident to the car without a pilot of Google: A crash occurred in manual mode

The height of the ridges, the first incident in the car without driver of Google, which is currently undergoing an intense phase of testing, occurred while the car was in manual mode and had a human driver at the wheel. After more than a few raised concerns about road safety, therefore, the Google Automated Car has crashed in which the responsibility was entirely another.

Not everything is clear, however, regarding the incident. According to Google in the crash were only two cars involved, while an eyewitness speaks of five cars damaged in the accident. According to man, one of the Toyota Prius Google has found itself engaged in an emergency braking at the limit of the lock, but failed to prevent a second Prius, which has been so impacted in the rear.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Ferrari with a view to a spin-off from Fiat. The audit should be to Exor

According to a preview launched today by Sole24Ore, Fiat is considering the possibility of a separate management for Ferrari, compared to the other activities of the automotive group. Il Cavallino, in this scenario, would face a spin-off similar to the one that has recently experienced Fiat Industrial, whose activities were unbundled from those car properly.

Ferrari would still be under the control of Exor, the holding company of the Agnelli of Fiat, with 30% it is the majority shareholder. The news comes only a few days with the statement that Exor has made known his views on the commercial rights of Formula 1. And although it is early to draw conclusions from these two facts apparently isolated from each other, seems clear that in Turin in the pipeline are maneuvers that directly affect their holding company.