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DETROIT — General Motors has sold its stake in beleaguered EV startup Lordstown Motors. GM sold its 7.5 million shares over the course of the fourth quarter, GM spokesman Jim Cain told Automotive News. The Detroit Free Press reported the sale earlier Tuesday. GM invested in Lordstown in August 2020 “to help facilitate the sale
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4:13 AM ET Formula One’s governing body FIA will convene an extraordinary meeting of its World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) on Tuesday after a number of sporting federations banned Russian athletes from competing internationally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which granted recognition to the FIA in 2012, on Monday recommended
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Used-car online auction company ACV Auctions Inc. said Monday it completed a $19 million acquisition of Monk SAS, an artificial intelligence solutions company that automates vehicle damage detection. The acquisition is ACV’s latest step in building up its slate of digital products aimed at dealers and commercial partners. The AI option can help dealer customers
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8:36 AM ET Ukraine’s motor racing federation has asked Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, to ban all Russian and Belarusian drivers amid the ongoing war in its country. If the request is accepted it would prevent Russian driver Nikita Mazepin from racing for Haas in F1. Russian military invasion of Ukraine has caused widespread
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7:08 PM ET Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. — Robert Hight raced to his second straight Funny Car win to open the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, beating Matt Hagan on Sunday in the NHRA Arizona Nationals. In a matchup of two three-time season champions at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Hight had a
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An Israeli nanotechnology startup wants to supersize — and smarten — the conventional head-up display. Spectralics, which has drawn interest and investment from Volvo Cars, has developed a hardware development kit for imaging systems, with a novel thin optical film technology as one of its core components. When integrated into a vehicles’ windshield, the film
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3:15 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin at last showed his long move from Australia to the United States was worth the gamble, getting his first IndyCar Series win on Sunday in the season-opening race through the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Now the native New Zealander will have to see
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Kiwibot’s semiautonomous sidewalk- delivery robots are set to roll around a lot more college campuses delivering food to students this year. The Miami-based company this month announced new business from Sodexo North America that, combined with existing Sodexo business, will total $20 million this year. Today, Kiwibot has 200 robots delivering Sodexo food on 10
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5:29 AM ET Alfa Romeo has revealed a striking new take on its traditional Formula One colours for the new season. Alfa Romeo’s C42 car made its debut this week during F1’s first preseason test running a black and white camouflage livery. On Sunday it revealed its new look for the coming season. Alfa’s car
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Hoping to attract more drivers, Uber Technologies Inc. is testing a new earnings algorithm in 24 U.S. cities, allowing drivers to see pay and destinations before accepting a trip. The algorithm also raises the incentives for drivers to take short rides. The changes, now in pilot programs, mark the most wide-ranging updates to Uber’s driver
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