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Nearly every autonomous driving developer envisions transporting food or other goods in its deployment plans. Despite being a subsidiary of Amazon, Zoox has only one thought: carrying passengers. “We’re really focused on moving people around cities,” Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson told Automotive News. Package delivery is “not in the immediate roadmap,” he said. While they

Electric vehicle owners are turning to retail chains to play the role gasoline stations have long fulfilled for drivers — a place to recharge the car and the body. Both Starbucks and Ikea recently announced deals with charging networks to install banks of chargers. They are looking to attract customers who need something to do

While the Inflation Reduction Act and other federal legislation double down on battery-electric vehicles, many automakers continue to invest in hydrogen-powered transport. Toyota is the most significant player. It already sells the Mirai fuel cell sedan, and it is using a modular system based on the Mirai’s technology to develop a hydrogen-electric powertrain for heavy-duty

WASHINGTON — General Motors startup unit Cruise LLC said Thursday it had recalled 80 self-driving vehicles and updated their software after a June crash in San Francisco left two people injured. Federal regulators said the recalled software could “incorrectly predict” an oncoming vehicle’s path. Cruise said it had determined this unusual scenario would not recur

Automakers, dealers and repair shops are increasingly deploying 3D scanning technology for a diversity of uses — everything from re-creating rare parts for discontinued vehicles to mapping entire assembly plants to restoring iconic structures. Toyota is one of several automakers using 3D scanning and printing technology for projects large and small as it looks to

Mercedes-Benz‘s full-size electric SUV will carry a hefty sticker price when it arrives in stores this fall. The EQS SUV starts at $105,550, including shipping, and is available in three variants. The top-of-the-line EQS 580 4Matic version starts at $127,100, including the $1,150 shipping charge. While the Alabama-made SUV qualifies for a $7,500 federal tax credit

SHANGHAI — China has said that automakers must apply for licences to collect geographic data using sensors on intelligent vehicles, highlighting Beijing’s security concerns about the growing sophistication of smart cars’ mapping capabilities. The statement, a clarification of China’s surveying and mapping law, reflects regulators efforts to prevent any scenario where highly-detailed visual data collected

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said many models’ automatic braking systems perform poorly in nighttime tests. The study, released Tuesday, comes amidst climbing traffic deaths in the U.S., with 2021 having the highest number killed on U.S. roads in a single year since 2005. Of the 23 models tested, only four earned a Superior

Seven years after Volkswagen’s effort to evade vehicle requirements with rigged software came to light, the automaker has paid an enormous price for landing on the wrong side of the green line — the tally of costs, penalties and fines incurred by the company is well into the tens of billions of dollars. And that’s

STAVANGER, Norway — Tesla CEO Elon Musk aims to get the automaker’s self-driving technology ready by year-end and hopes it could be in wide release in the U.S. and possibly in Europe, depending on regulatory approval. Speaking at an energy conference in Norway on Monday, Musk said his attention was currently focused on his SpaceX

Seven years after Volkswagen’s effort to evade vehicle requirements with rigged software came to light, the automaker has paid an enormous price for landing on the wrong side of the green line — the tally of costs, penalties and fines incurred by the company is well into the tens of billions of dollars. And that’s

ONTARIO, Calif. — Peter Voorhoeve remembers talking at a conference in Singapore five years ago about the potential self-driving trucks held for the freight industry and wondering if any of it would come true during his career or even lifetime. Now head of Volvo Trucks North America, Voorhoeve, 57, is part of the global leadership

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Shyft Group is developing a portable charging system it believes will help fleets transition to electric vehicles without making costly infrastructure investments. Shyft, which was formerly Spartan Motors, launched marketing of its Blue Arc Power Cube remote-controlled, portable charging station in July. The Power Cube carries three megawatts of onboard power, enough

Getty Images California is to ban the sale of new petrol-only vehicles by 2035, marking a historic step in the state’s attempts to tackle climate change. The new rules are aimed to force car makers to accelerate the introduction to the market of cleaner vehicles. It comes after Governor Gavin Newsom set a target in

Automakers are caught in a conundrum of whether to quickly adopt new technologies that risk increased complaints from car buyers when they don’t work as expected, according to a J.D. Power study. Consumers routinely punish automakers in quality ratings for car technology not meeting expectations. But consumers will credit automakers when innovations are properly executed,

Apple’s new version of CarPlay is designed to take over every screen on the dashboard, replacing user interfaces and controls while gaining access to crucial vehicle and driver data. It’s likely to launch a turf war with automakers reluctant to give up such valuable real estate. Where drivers view extending iPhone functions into the dashboard

Automakers want to tap space-based communications to obtain precise positioning data and more robust connectivity for vehicles that will increasingly drive themselves. As such, Toyota Ventures joined a 2021 funding round to invest in Xona Space Systems, a San Mateo, Calif., startup that plans to launch low-Earth orbit satellites. Last month, Mercedes-Benz held a Car2space

DETROIT — A modular hydrogen production system is being planned for the American Center for Mobility near Detroit as the vehicle test track looks to adapt its vision to the needs of its customers and the market. Albuquerque, N.M.-based BayoTech Inc. aims to open a “hydrogen hub” at the center by mid-2023 after signing a