Truckmakers see future in hydrogen fuel cell tech

HANOVER, Germany — While the auto industry struggles to convince consumers that hydrogen fuel cell…

EV startup Arrival in talks on funds to launch in U.S. market

Electric-vehicle startup Arrival SA‘s shares surged after it said it’s in talks to raise capital…

Automatic braking systems perform poorly in AAA crash tests

Automatic emergency braking has a lot of room for improvement. That’s the conclusion of a…

How Mercedes is using software to rewrite product development playbook

DENVER — More than a decade ago, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously claimed, “Software is…

GM’s EV commitment still has its skeptics

In a surprise move, General Motors joined forces with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to…

Bridgestone shoots for moon

Bridgestone has partnered with Teledyne Brown Engineering to design and build a crewed lunar terrain…

Google co-founder’s flying car company crashes to Earth

Kittyhawk, the air-taxi company backed by billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page, will be closing down,…

From electric delivery vans to grocery carts, GM has it covered

General Motors is getting into the business of grocery store carts, but not the usual…

Update: Tech provider’s auto contract pipeline reaches $30 billion

NEW YORK — Qualcomm projects that its automotive contracts will generate $30 billion in sales,…

Details emerge on $2.4 billion EV battery plant in West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS — Economic developers confirmed Friday that electric vehicle battery maker Gotion Inc. is…

Bollinger Motors, Wabash join forces to bring electrified refrigerated truck to commercial customers

Electric vehicle startup Bollinger Motors said it’s developing an electrified refrigerated truck with trailer and…

Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil ‘Optimus’ robot

SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk blamed overreliance on factory robots for sending…

Tesla ordered to recall more than a million US cars

Getty Images Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million cars in the US because the windows…

Kittyhawk, the flying-car company, is closing

Kittyhawk, the air-taxi company backed by billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page, will be closing down,…

Struggling EV startup Mullen bids for bankrupt Electric Last Mile

Troubled EV startup Mullen Automotive Inc. has emerged as the leading bidder for the assets…

U.S. lawmaker forming congressional caucus on vehicle data access

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Earl Carter is forming a congressional caucus on vehicle data access…

GM to sell 175,000 EVs to Hertz over 5 years

Rental car company Hertz Global Holdings plans to order up to 175,000 General Motors electric…

NTSB calls for passive alcohol-detection systems in all new vehicles

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for all new vehicles to be…