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Chrysler will be the first Stellantis brand in North America to deploy the automaker’s next-generation technology in the cockpit. Stellantis is demonstrating a mock-up of its two-seat Chrysler Synthesis layout during CES in Las Vegas this week. The Synthesis design incorporates several upcoming Stellantis tech platforms, including STLA Smart Cockpit, STLA Brain and STLA AutoDrive.

Making new sedans sexy to consumers is proving to be an increasingly heavy lift in the U.S. market, so Volkswagen has settled on ensuring that the debut of its upcoming electric sedan at CES is “lit” — albeit temporarily — while giving the car a new name to go along with its unique camouflage scheme.

SEOUL — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range of its electric vehicles in low temperatures. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said that Tesla had exaggerated the “driving ranges of its cars on

Tesla Inc. delivered 405,278 cars worldwide in the fourth quarter, eking out a record despite rising interest rates, inflation and crimped production in China. The results, posted Monday, missed expectations. In an effort to clear inventory, Tesla dangled discounts of $7,500 to U.S. consumers who took delivery in the last days of December. Tesla delivered

As automakers continue their digitalization efforts, focus is shifting to the development of in-car applications and subscription services in the hopes of creating lucrative additional revenue streams. By offering paid apps — either through third parties or created in-house — automakers believe they can develop a closer relationship with customers after they purchase a vehicle

What it is: Each month, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency compiles a running amalgam of statistics on electricity generation, transmission, usage and costs. The data highlights both current usage, nationally and regionally, as well as overall trends. Where it comes from: The Energy Department collects the data from regulated utilities and grid

Baidu Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp.-backed startup Pony. ai said on Friday they been granted the first licences to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety operators as a backup in Beijing. Baidu and Pony.ai said they would begin testing 10 driverless vehicles each in a technology park developed by the Beijing government as a step

TuSimple Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it will lay off 25 percent of its workforce, or nearly 350 employees, as the self-driving truck company seeks to chart a course out of the economic upheaval that has been raging throughout the year. The company said it expects to record a one-time charge of nearly $10 million to

DETROIT — Electric vehicles nearly match internal combustion vehicles in cost of ownership and the ownership experience, according to a new J.D. Power index gauging the industry’s shift to EVs. But wide gaps in four of the six categories measured — including charging infrastructure and consumer interest in EVs — show there is still a

Reda Riddle-Bigler heard about the autonomous vehicles deployed throughout the metro Phoenix area years ago. Sometimes she’d see the cars, with elaborate sensors affixed to their roofs, driving along the road. But it wasn’t until May, when she received a promotion to central district commander with the Phoenix Fire Department, that she understood self-driving technology

TuSimple Holdings Inc. appointed interim financial chief Eric Tapia on a permanent basis and reconstituted its audit committee, the self-driving trucking firm said on Friday, weeks after an internal probe revealed links to a China-backed firm. The company reappointed former CEO Cheng Lu as its top boss last month after it fired his predecessor Xiaodi

WASHINGTON – U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened a formal safety probe into the autonomous driving system in vehicles produced by General Motors’ robotaxi unit Cruise LLC. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has received notices of incidents in which vehicles operated by Cruise “may engage in inappropriately hard

Automakers are starting to team up with electric utilities to accelerate the push to build out the infrastructure needed to make electric vehicles a viable option for more U.S. consumers. One of the biggest questions surrounding the mass adoption of EVs is whether U.S. power grids will be able to power the batteries of vehicles

Honda will use the 11th-generation Accord as a test bed for its first integration of Google — a step that promises the future ability to make changes in existing vehicles. The system, called Google Built-In, will be offered on the top Touring trim only. It essentially tethers the vehicle to its owner via their Google

Redwood Materials plans to invest $3.5 billion to build a battery materials plant in South Carolina. The factory at Camp Hall commerce park in Ridgeville, S.C., will conduct recycling, refining and remanufacturing operations to capture and produce battery materials. The company said Wednesday the plant would create about 1,500 jobs. The plant, near Charleston, will

Self-driving yard truck developer Outrider has developed a system to robotically connect electric and pressurized brake lines to trailers and container chassis. The Golden, Colo., company’s TrailerConnect system uses robotic arms from Yaskawa Electric Corp. and reduces the need for drivers to constantly get in and out of truck cabs to manually make the connections.

SAN DIEGO — To bring new technologies to market faster, electric vehicle battery makers need to manage data in creative ways and consider different business models, industry executives said the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference on Dec. 6 “Companies that are able to build data infrastructure to understand what goes into their products and how they’re

INGERSOLL, Ontario — As General Motors rolls out a number of high-profile electric vehicles in 2023, including a battery-powered Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Hummer SUV, it’s also starting full-scale production of a much lesser-known EV that is key to achieving its financial goals. GM will begin producing the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery van on