Cars, start-ups and overzealous officials

Here are the stories we’ll be watching the week of March 7: Monday All eyes will be on an emergency EU summit with Turkey on the migration crisis. On the table, how to tackle the bottleneck of migrants in Greece. We take a closer look at the overall numbers. Tuesday The auto industry is in a rush to produce the next generation of driverless cars. Despite not having an automobile industry of its own, many Swiss firms produce parts and machines for the sector. We look at the Swiss start-ups that have already jumped on the autonomous vehicle bandwagon. Wednesday The Schweizermacher (The Swissmakers) movie was a comedy that depicted the ludicrous lengths that Swiss officials went to check up on foreigners who had applied for citizenship. It caused quite a sensation when it was released in 1978, but it is still relevant nearly 40 years later. In this video interview with director Rolf Lyssy we ask how he would make the movie today. ...