Today: October 05, 2024
Today: October 05, 2024

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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

Late this year, Aurora Innovation Inc. plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks

Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
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Wall Street is looking to Tesla's earnings for clues to Musk's plan to restore company's wild growth

Faced with falling global sales and a tumbling stock price, Tesla has slashed prices again on some of its electric vehicles and its “Full Self Driving” system

Wall Street is looking to Tesla's earnings for clues to Musk's plan to restore company's wild growth
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Tennessee Volkswagen workers to vote on union membership in test of UAW's plan to expand its ranks

The United Auto Workers’ ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night, when workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will finish voting on whether to join the union

Tennessee Volkswagen workers to vote on union membership in test of UAW's plan to expand its ranks
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AP Source: General Motors and Bedrock real estate plan to redevelop GM Detroit headquarters towers

General Motors and real estate firm Bedrock will jointly study how to redevelop the automaker’s huge headquarters tower complex in downtown Detroit, a person briefed on the plans said

AP Source: General Motors and Bedrock real estate plan to redevelop GM Detroit headquarters towers
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US agency says it will investigate Ford gasoline leak recall that can cause engine compartment fires

The U.S. is investigating a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from fuel injector cracks that can cause engine fires, saying that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks

US agency says it will investigate Ford gasoline leak recall that can cause engine compartment fires
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US first-quarter auto sales grew nearly 5% despite high interest rates, but EV growth slows further

New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose nearly 5% from January through March, as buyers stayed in the market despite high interest rates

US first-quarter auto sales grew nearly 5% despite high interest rates, but EV growth slows further
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Millions of recalled Hyundai and Kia vehicles with a dangerous defect remain on the road

In September, Hyundai and Kia issued a recall of 3.4 million of its vehicles in the United States with an ominous warning: The vehicles should be parked outdoors and away from buildings because they risked catching fire, whether the engines were on or off

Millions of recalled Hyundai and Kia vehicles with a dangerous defect remain on the road
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Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers union

Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers’ effort to organize nonunion automobile plants across the nation

Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers union
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Most automated driving systems aren't good making sure drivers pay attention, insurance group says

Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings to make drivers behave

Most automated driving systems aren't good making sure drivers pay attention, insurance group says
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Dodge muscle cars live on with new versions of the Charger powered by electricity or gasoline

America’s muscle car culture will live on as the country transitions to electric vehicles, but the gas-powered performance car will last for at least a few more years

Dodge muscle cars live on with new versions of the Charger powered by electricity or gasoline
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US looks at regulating connected vehicles to prevent abusers from tracking victims

The agency that regulates U.S. telecommunications is considering a rule that could stop domestic abusers from tracking their partners through vehicles that are connected wirelessly

US looks at regulating connected vehicles to prevent abusers from tracking victims
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Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases

Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation and giving frustrated Americans more hope of finding an affordable vehicle

Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases
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Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year's autoworkers strike

Ford's top executive says that last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed the company's relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles

Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year's autoworkers strike
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Mobileye CEO Shashua expects more autonomous vehicles on the road in 2 years as tech moves ahead

Five years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver

Mobileye CEO Shashua expects more autonomous vehicles on the road in 2 years as tech moves ahead
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New indoor EV charging station in San Francisco offers a glimpse into the future

A couple of blocks from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Electrify America is about to open an indoor charging station that lets drivers relax in a lounge while their electric vehicle batteries are being filled up

New indoor EV charging station in San Francisco offers a glimpse into the future
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Departing US road safety chief says agency has the people and knowhow to regulate high-tech vehicles

In the past 15 months, no one has been more responsible for safety on the nation’s roads than Ann Carlson

Departing US road safety chief says agency has the people and knowhow to regulate high-tech vehicles
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Tesla 4Q earnings fall short of analyst estimates as company warns of lower sales growth this year

Tesla’s net income more than doubled last quarter due to a one-time tax benefit, even as electric vehicle price cuts and slowing sales growth cut into its profits

Tesla 4Q earnings fall short of analyst estimates as company warns of lower sales growth this year
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Frigid weather can cut electric vehicle range and make charging tough. Here's what you need to know

For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life difficult for electric-vehicle drivers

Frigid weather can cut electric vehicle range and make charging tough. Here's what you need to know
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US new vehicle sales rise 12% as buyers shake off high prices, interest rates, and auto strikes

American consumers bought 15.6 million new vehicles last year

US new vehicle sales rise 12% as buyers shake off high prices, interest rates, and auto strikes
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More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow

America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel

More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow
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Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work

Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million of its electric vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use its Autopilot system pay closer attention to the road — relies on technology that research shows may not work as intended

Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles to fix its Autopilot system uses technology that may not work
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Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot

Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot

Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot
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Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash

Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was speeding in the moments leading to a crash with a crossing tractor-trailer last July that killed the Tesla driver

Virginia sheriff's office says Tesla was running on Autopilot moments before tractor-trailer crash
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US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago

U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago

US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
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BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people

BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver

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