Your Next Car May Let You Drive Hands-Free. Is That a Good Thing?
Auto makers are starting to sell cars with automated steering and speed control to ease what they say is the tedium of driving, and might even allow drivers to go Continue Reading
GM to Tout Electrification Drive, Plug-In Pickup at CES
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra plans to provide a peek of upcoming electric vehicles at CES next month and bolster the automaker’s credentials as a rising power Continue Reading
Not Even Christmas Can Save a Battered Market for U.S. Jet Fuel
Even with air travel surging ahead of the Christmas holiday in the U.S., demand for jet fuel is unlikely to fully recover anytime soon. Foot traffic through airports last weekend topped Continue Reading
Nuro gets first California OK to charge money for self-driving services
Robotics company Nuro on Wednesday received the first-ever permit to commercially deploy its self-driving vehicles in California, allowing the Silicon Valley firm to charge clients for its driverless delivery service. Continue Reading
Apple To Build Own EV With “Breakthrough” Battery Tech
Apple plans to manufacture an electric passenger vehicle with its own breakthrough battery technology in 2024, sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters , in what could be a Continue Reading
Airlines to Bring Back Thousands of Workers After Passage of Covid-19 Aid Bill
Airlines are preparing to call back tens of thousands of workers they let go in October now that Congress has approved government assistance to cover carriers’ payroll through the end Continue Reading
East Africa’s Electric Motorbikes Are Fueling a Carbon-Free Future
When Rwanda’s president said last August that he wanted all of the country’s motorbikes to be electric as soon as possible, Ampersand’s waiting list exploded. The country’s first electric motorbike Continue Reading
Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes “next level” battery technology – sources
Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the Continue Reading
Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes “next level” battery technology – sources
Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the Continue Reading
Ford partnering with insurance carriers to use embedded vehicle telematics for behavior-based premiums
Ford is teaming up with insurance carriers across the US to help customers save money on premiums based on driver behavior, utilizing its built-in connectivity technology on eligible vehicles. In Continue Reading