Financial challenges shutter self-driving truck company Embark Technology

Self-driving truck company Embark Technology is shutting down. The company announced its closure Friday in…

Waymo, Aurora seek joint exemption from federal rules for self-driving trucks

When big rigs pull to a highway shoulder, their drivers are required by federal regulations…

Gotion exec: $2.4 billion EV battery plant near Big Rapids ‘not a done deal’

Gotion Inc. hopes to move forward with a $2.4 billion EV battery parts plant in…

Mercedes says Level 4 hands-free automated driving ‘doable’ by decade’s end

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Mercedes-Benz this year became the first automaker in the U.S. to say…

Redwood recycled more than 1,000 battery packs through California program last year

Editor’s note: Redwood will soon produce cathode from the recycling program. An earlier version of…

Autonomous driving leaders need financial staying power for long-term survival

The front-runners among companies vying to develop and deploy autonomous vehicles face tenuous futures. That’s…

AV group releases U.S. policy guide for Congress, Transportation Department

WASHINGTON — The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association on Wednesday released a U.S. policy framework outlining…

Automotive tech startups land $647.5 million from VCs, equity investors in February

Private equity investors plowed at least $647.5 million into automotive-related startups in February. Of that,…

CATL flexes scale, power with EV battery ‘price war’

SHANGHAI — CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, has offered to cut costs for Chinese automakers,…

Column: After Argo, there are small signs of hope on the path toward autonomous vehicles

Sometimes it feels like the state of the autonomous-vehicle industry can only be viewed through…

Mobility reporter is an award winner

Molly Boigon has joined Automotive News as a transportation and mobility reporter in New York.…

How BMW-, Mercedes-owned map specialist Here aims to stay a step ahead of Google

Here Technologies has successfully fended off competition from technology giants looking to move into high-definition…

Clone of Retailers, restaurants and travel centers install EV chargers

Some of the most high-traffic venues in the country — convenience stores, big-box retailers, travel…

U.S. lithium strategy won’t be enough to meet climate goals, rivals

The U.S. must bolster its lithium battery cell sourcing and manufacturing strategy to compete in…

Jaguar Land Rover to open three European self-driving tech hubs

LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it is opening three new engineering hubs…

NHTSA and others interested in knowing how Zoox self-certified its robotaxi

Federal regulators are reviewing whether the robotaxi made by Zoox meets requirements to travel on…

More must be done to lure software talent, analysts say

As the importance of automotive software grows, the industry will need to do more to…

NHTSA prompts Tesla to recall 363,000 models over Full Self-Driving crash risk

WASHINGTON — Tesla Inc. is recalling nearly 363,000 U.S. vehicles equipped with or pending installation…