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I like the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) on my ’18 Sportwagen. Makes long interstate drives a bit more mellow, plus I speed far less.

"The hydraulic clutch system with secondary clutch actuator part numbers 37200131 and 37200131A on the subject motorcycles may exhibit an internal leak of fluid past the secondary clutch actuator piston/seal," NHTSA documents read.

(One wonders if the carbon-fiber cargo bed is also a test bed for larger production goals—as another journalist pointed out to me, Ford quietly made the hood of the F-150 from aluminum for years before copping to it, at which point they had just rolled out an entire truck made out of the stuff; whether CarbonPro presages a full carbon-fiber-framed truck—somehow, some way—is an interesting question.)

Diesel engine, any internal-combustion engine in which air is compressed to a sufficiently high temperature to ignite diesel fuel injected into the cylinder, where combustion and expansion actuate a piston. It converts the chemical energy stored in the fuel into mechanical energy, which can be used to power freight trucks, large tractors, locomotives, and marine vessels. A limited number of automobiles also are diesel-powered, as are some electric-power generator sets.,

Horizon Equipment will service Deutz engines in the field and take over the aftermarket sales business in China

By 2020, Wellenzohn anticipates between 5 and 10 percent of Deutz’s market will be electric drives with China as the biggest customer. There is a big push on for electrification of drivelines in China to help combat that countries serious air pollution problems. In fact the mayor of Beijing attended the first day of Deutz’s event in Cologne.

Regarding airbags, I wish that rather than mandating airbags, the gov’t had mandated protection standards and let the engineers figure out how to meet those. I might rather have more protective seat belt systems than airbags.

Top key players of industry are covered in Automotive Clutch Master Cylinder Industry Research Report:

" The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, the low brake fluid sensor suddenly illuminated. Moments later, while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal extended to the floorboard and the vehicle would not immediately stop. The driver used the emergency brake to reduce the speed and stop the vehicle. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the brake fluid reservoir was empty; however, there was no evidence of brake fluid leaking. After refilling the reservoir with fluid, the brakes appeared to work momentarily before the failure recurred. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V345000 (service brakes). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000."

An estimated 7.6 million vehicles were recalled because of Unintended Ignition Key Rotation and pickup trucks were no exception. Affect pickup trucks were the 2007-2011 Chevy Silverado HD and the GMC Sierra HD. This mistake was colossal and cost Chevy millions of dollars. According to Fortune, more than 124 losses and 275 injuries occurred when the ignition switch would switch from on to off while in use, the key could fall right off if it wasn’t in the off position. Adding to this issue were drivers keychains if the key chains were heavier it posed more of a risk for an accident to happen. The company has paid out $595 million in personal injury lawsuits to the people who were injured and the families who lost loved ones in accidents.

The winners of the Intermat Innovation Awards 2018 were announced at a special pre-Intermat ceremony in Paris last week

I’ve had the various safety systems in Cadillac MB and BMW. I’m not impressed, my butt vibrating isn’t needed to know I’ve changed, or fudged, lanes.