by Michael Strong | Jun 22, 2018
After initially faulting the pedestrian killed in a crash with an autonomous Uber car in March, the Tempe (Arizona) Police Department is calling the collision “entirely avoidable” after determining the safety driver was streaming Hulu on her phone while behind the...
by Michael Strong | Jun 21, 2018
Two of General Motors top executives are getting new responsibilities with GM President Dan Ammann focusing on the company’s development of autonomous vehicles and Executive Vice President Mark Reuss taking on oversight of Cadillac and GM’s product portfolio planning....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 19, 2018
Apple has hired one of Waymo’s top engineers, Jamie Waydo, to work on its secretive self-driving car program named Project Titan. According to Silicon Valley news site, The Information, the tech giant Waydo, who was focused on making sure software and hardware worked...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 13, 2018
Toyota will join a growing list of automotive manufacturers, including General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford and Fiat Chrysler, making bets on the anticipated explosion in ride-sharing services. The Japanese giant plans to invest $1 billion in Grab Taxi Holdings Inc., a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 13, 2018
General Motors Co. said will increase production of its Bolt battery-electric vehicle this year in response to global demand, according to 2017 sustainability report it released ahead of the company’s annual shareholders meeting. The Bolt EV is built at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 8, 2018
Volvo took a lead in the push into electrification last year, announcing it would use some of battery-based drive system on all future products, whether mild, conventional or plug-in hybrids, or pure battery-electric. And, last January, it gave us a hint of what that...
by Michael Strong | Jun 6, 2018
Cadillac plans to expand the rollout of Super Cruise from just the 2018 CT6 to the brand’s entire line-up by 2020. Super Cruise is the brand’s hands-free driver assistance technology. Executive Vice President Mark Reuss made the announcement during Detroit-area event....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 4, 2018
It’s been nearly a decade since struggling European automaker Fiat combined with the post-Chapter 11 Chrysler, and if the 5-year plan unveiled during a day-long meeting in Milan last week comes close to being accurate, the carmaker could be in for a “brighter future”...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2018
While there are a growing number of autonomous vehicle prototypes on the road these days, Waymo and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles made headlines when they announced, earlier this week, plans to direct as many as 62,000 Pacifica Hybrid minivans into the self-driving...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2018
Sergio Marchionne isn’t much of a fan of battery power, or at least he hasn’t been until recently. When Fiat Chrysler Automobiles launched its first all-electric model, five years ago, the CEO actually urged motorists not to buy it, admitting FCA lost about $25,000 on...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2018
Shares of General Motors posted their biggest gain in years, rising nearly 13% Thursday on news that Japanese tech investment fund SoftBank was investing $2.25 billion in GM’s autonomous vehicle development subsidiary, Cruise Automation. SoftBank’s big investment was...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2018
(This story has been revised to update plans for Jeep’s pickup and a midsize pickup from Ram that, CEO Marchionne now says will come to the U.S. market.) In a sweeping presentation designed to give analysts, investors, media and potential buyers a good look at...
