Scammers who previously defrauded COVID-19 stimulus programs switched to target the auto finance industry in 2022, Point Predictive concluded in a fraud report released in June.\nThese schemes contributed to a 35 percent increase in auto loan identity and synthetic identity fraud last year, according to Point Predictive's 2023 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report.\nMeanwhile, the more traditional scams of income and employment fraud and using straw borrowers all saw declines, Point Predictive said.\n\"2022 marked a dramatic shift in auto lending fraud patterns,\" Point Predictive wrote in the report.\nIts fraud team flagged more than 18,000 suspicious auto loan applications last year, up more than 8 percent from 2021.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Peter Horbury, who transitioned Volvo from boxy to curvy, remembered as 'giant in car design'","slug":"peter-horbury-who-transitioned-volvo-from-boxy-to-curvy-remembered-as-giant-in-car-design","publishDate":"2023-07-01 05:04:55-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-02 14:31:03.930194","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Former colleagues and industry executives paid tribute to Lotus design chief Peter Horbury, who has died at age 73.\nHorbury, probably best known for turning around Volvo design, died on Thursday in China, according to multiple sources.\n\"He was a proper giant in car design.\nEverybody knew Peter.\nThere will be a pain felt throughout the industry because of this,\" Sam Livingstone, who is director of consultancy Car Design Research, told Automotive News Europe.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max VS HONOR Magic5 Pro phone: features, differences and prices","slug":"apple-iphone-14-pro-max-vs-honor-magic5-pro-phone-features-differences-and-prices","publishDate":"2023-07-01 22:53:35+05:30","createdLocal":"2023-07-02 14:31:03.441693","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Those of the HONOR Magic5 Pro are 50 MP (wide angle, ultra wide angle and telephoto).\nPrice: The HONOR Magic5 Pro can be purchased for 1,199 euros and the iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at 1,469 euros.\nHONOR Magic5 Pro VS iPhone 14 Pro Max, which phone is worth buying?\nScreens to see everything in a big way and with a lot of qualityThe iPhone 14 Pro Max and HONOR Magic5 Pro are two great phones.\nThe best processors so that nothing resistsThe A16 Bionic chip of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are benchmarks in the sector for their power and energy efficiency.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"XPeng G6 — Wicked New Electric, Intelligent SUV For $29,000","slug":"xpeng-g6-wicked-new-electric-intelligent-suv-for-29000","publishDate":"2023-06-30 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-02 14:31:03.053815","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Of course, the XPeng G6 unveiling event happened in China because that’s where the G6 is sold.\nFrom the company’s press release about the car, XPeng states, “Developed in consultation with Sci-Fi writer Liu Cixin, the G6’s body design boasts sleek lines derived from tech-fluid aesthetics.\nInterestingly, City GNP has been used for 62% of XPeng driving in those four cities where it’s been deployed.\nThat means 95% of XPeng drivers are using its semi-autonomous driving tech at least once a week.\nPricing for the XPeng G6 ranges from 209,900 RMB ($28,937) to 276,900 RMB ($38,174).
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Editorial: New automotive technologies don't have to hurt quality scores","slug":"editorial-new-automotive-technologies-don-t-have-to-hurt-quality-scores","publishDate":"2023-06-29 15:17:07-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-02 14:31:02.611539","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"After posting the worst aggregate quality results in three decades last year, the industry found a way to perform even worse in 2023, according to J.D.\nPower, with an average of 192 problems per 100 vehicles, up from 180 in 2022 and 162 in 2021.\nThe answer may depend on how you balance record industry profitability against abysmal initial quality scores.\nIt's worth noting that dealers have a largely uncredited role to play in these results every year, especially when it comes to new technologies.\nTo do so, automakers might first ask product planners whether all of this new technology is worth the cost.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Slovenia’s economic delegation visits Hyundai Motor Group’s Namyang R&D center","slug":"slovenias-economic-delegation-visits-hyundai-motor-groups-namyang-r-d-center","publishDate":"2023-07-02 00:40:23+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-02 14:31:01.908850","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"(Photo courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group)Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 2nd that the Slovenian economic delegation, including Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tanja Payon, visited the Namyang Research Center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do on the 30th of last month.\nIn the Hyundai Motor Group, Kia President Song Ho-seong and Hyundai Motor Group CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Kim Yong-hwa were greeted with a delegation.\nDeputy Prime Minister Payon and his party listened to an overall introduction to Namyang Research Center, the core R&D center of Hyundai Motor Group, and an explanation of the development status of Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and autonomous driving technologies.\nAfterwards, they boarded Hyundai Motor Group’s self-driving car ‘Solati Robo Shuttle’ and moved to the Kia Design Center.\nAn official from Hyundai Motor Group said, “We exchanged a wide range of opinions with the Slovenian economic delegation on the possibility of future cooperation.”Share this: TwitterFacebook
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"From autonomous weapons and nukes, to robots and AI: how do we regulate technologies that have unforeseeable consequences?","slug":"from-autonomous-weapons-and-nukes-to-robots-and-ai-how-do-we-regulate-technologies-that-have-unforeseeable-consequences","publishDate":"2023-07-01 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-02 14:31:01.661458","feedName":"Image Recognition","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Now, Europe has started drafting the first regulations in the world on artificial intelligence (AI).\nArtificial intelligence will continue to function and we must improve it and prevent [negative consequences],” emphasizes Cecilia Danesi, a lawyer specializing in AI and digital rights.\nShe has written the book The Empire of Algorithms: AI that is Inclusive, Ethical, and in the Service of Humanity.\nJuhan Lepassaar – executive director of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) – is of the same opinion: “If we want to secure AI systems and also guarantee privacy, we must analyze how these systems work.\nWe must, where appropriate, fear people, for how they may use technology,” Danesi writes in her book.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Greater Manchester's biggest electric car charging site to go live just two minutes from M60","slug":"greater-manchester-s-biggest-electric-car-charging-site-to-go-live-just-two-minutes-from-m60","publishDate":"2023-07-01 17:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-02 14:31:01.173149","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"To keep up with Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter hereA new £1m electric vehicle charging facility is to be installed in Sale Water Park.\nIt’s the latest development in a collaboration between Be.EV and Trafford Council, which has already seen more than 41 chargers go live across the borough.\nWith 1.2MW of power being delivered across 16 charging bays, Trafford Council say the project is a 'major step' in their mission to enable more of the public to switch to electric vehicles.\n(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)Asif Ghafoor, CEO of Be.EV, said: “We’re delighted to be bringing Kempower’s innovative chargers to Sale Water Park.\n“Becoming home to the largest ultra-rapid charging point in Greater Manchester shows how serious Trafford is about electric travel.
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