Reuters Technology Report: July 6, 2016

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, July 6, 2016 U.S. regulator probes July 1 crash of Tesla Model X in Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a July 1 crash in Pennsylvania of a Tesla Model X to determine whether automated functions were in use at the time of the accident, the agency said on Wednesday. Verizon raises wireless plan rates, offers more data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc , the No. 1 U.S. wireless provider, said on Wednesday that it would increase plan rates but expand data buckets by 30 percent for its customers, who increasingly stream content through mobile devices. Wal-Mart mobile pay service rollout complete, repeat usage jumps CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday it has completed the rollout of its Wal-Mart Pay mobile payment service across the United States and that 88 percent of transactions on the payment app are from repeat users. Snapchat launches new save function for photos, videos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Snapchat announced a new feature that enables users to save and share their content, a big change for the popular social messaging app widely used for sending photos and videos that disappear in a day. Driverless cars need infrared technology to be safe, says auto supplier ZF FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Self-driving cars will need multiple detection systems including expensive infrared "lidar" technology if they are to be safe at high speeds, the chief executive of German autos supplier ZF Friedrichshafen [ZFF.UL] said on Wednesday. Canada's Ontario gets no applications for self-driving car plan TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario's program to allow testing of self-driving cars on public roads has not received any applications since it launched Jan. 1, the Canadian province's government said on Wednesday, as a recent U.S. accident increased scrutiny of the technology. U.S. recalls over 500,000 hoverboards over battery fires WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten companies are recalling about 501,000 hoverboards after numerous reports of the self-balancing scooters' batteries catching fire, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission said on Wednesday. Amazon UK says no Brexit hit to sales so far LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon has not seen a British sales dip since the vote to leave the European Union, its new UK boss said on Wednesday, after announcing the online retailer would create a further 1,000 jobs across the UK this year. FCC says it reaches $2.4 million settlement with General Communication WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it had reached a $2.4 million settlement with General Communication Inc resolving an investigation into five 911 service outages on the company's network in Alaska. LG Electronics says to jointly develop connected car platform with Volkswagen SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Wednesday it will work with German carmaker Volkswagen AG to jointly develop a connected car platform to enable vehicles to communicate with external devices. Related Video Dolphin inspired sonar technology A Chinese robot to solve city parking misery Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2016 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook