Technology

Rivian announced Sept. 1 that it has poached former Porsche executive Kjell Gruner to add to its team at a critical juncture for the electric vehicle startup.

Global battery supplier Clarios is expanding its engineering capabilities and developing new technologies to meet the shifting power demands of modern vehicles.

MUNICH — Automotive supplier ZF Group announced it has developed an electric vehicle motor that eliminates the need for rare earth materials without sacrificing performance.

The dawn of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT may revolutionize the way data can be used to ferret out risks and opportunities in the $32 trillion global trading system.

The demands that a more combative United Auto Workers union has pressed on General Motors, Stellantis and Ford are edging it closer to a strike when its contract ends Sept. 14.

Chevron Corp. bought a plot of land the size of almost 60 football fields just outside of Houston in preparation for what could become a new research-and-development campus.

It’s no secret that driver churn is one of the biggest challenges facing the trucking industry. With demand remaining high, qualified drivers always have the opportunity to seek greener pastures — some fleets report annual turnover rates as high as 90%. More than just a scheduling headache, the constant fluctuation can be costly.

A Washington think tank is encouraging the federal government to proceed with a legislatively mandated national pilot program to explore the viability of a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.

If California's Assembly Bill 316 becomes law, driverless trucks won’t be able to drive down state highways without a human driver present until at least 2031.

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution say they will spend an additional $2 billion and hire an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker’s Georgia EV plant under construction.