Trouble in the SPAC world
The marriage between special-purpose acquisition companies and clean-tech vehicle startups is on the rocks as regulators…
The marriage between special-purpose acquisition companies and clean-tech vehicle startups is on the rocks as regulators…
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On a recent Friday afternoon, a delivery robot made its way along…
Scooter startup Bird to go public through merger with SPAC Bird Rides Inc. will go public…
Volkswagen Group plans to offer a highly automated version of the hippie-era microbus it’s reviving as…
Self-driving tech company Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp., said on Monday its next-generation technology for…
Hyundai’s twin goals of reaching 1 million U.S. sales a year by 2025 and introducing an…
The pace of auto industry change has become more exponential than linear, said Swamy Kotagiri, CEO…
TOKYO — Honda’s new CEO wants the company’s U.S. lineup to be gasoline-free by 2040 as…
Out of 15 companies developing automated driving systems, Waymo is in the lead, while Tesla comes…
Free2Move, the short-term vehicle rental operation owned by Stellantis, has been pushing its car-sharing services into…
Concerns are growing over the auto industry’s reliance on an overseas supply chain for the raw…
Luminar Technologies has embarked on its first foray beyond the automotive realm. The lidar supplier said…
AUSTIN/TOKYO — Toyota will acquire Lyft’s self-driving technology unit for $550 million, the companies said, as…
Lyft Inc. will sell its self-driving technology unit to Toyota Motor Corp. in a $550 million…
The push to widen the adoption of electric vehicles in the U.S. is driving the conversion…
DETROIT — Canoo Inc. on Thursday said Executive Chairman Tony Aquila will take over as chief…
TOKYO — Beyond its sleek space shuttle-like profile and minimalistic, Apple-gadget design aura, Hyundai’s new Staria…
Would you mind terribly if I tapped the regenerative brakes a minute on the industry’s downhill…
Volvo has signed an agreement to provide cars to the autonomous driving technology unit of China’s…
SAN FRANCISCO — Domino’s Pizza Inc. and Nuro Inc., a Silicon Valley startup, said on Monday…
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s upcoming hands-free driver-assist system has a new name: BlueCruise. Previously referred…
SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it has formed a new mobility division to launch…
Software-defined vehicles are becoming more and more commonplace — particularly as automakers seek to integrate more…
Collaboration between the public and private sectors will be key to advancing smart cities of the…
Autonomous driving startup WeRide received a permit to test two passenger vehicles on California’s public roads…
Intel Corp.’s Mobileye has teamed with four-year-old Silicon Valley startup Udelv in an effort to put…
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are spending millions of dollars to provide drivers with access…
NTSB: We’re still waiting for tech that can prevent car crashes A quarter-century has passed since…
Uber Technologies Inc. said U.S. drivers on their ride-hail platforms should take advantage of pay hikes…
DETROIT — General Motors plans to build a battery-powered version of its top-selling U.S. nameplate —…