Technology

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors used in everything from phones and cars to video games.

For California drivers who dream of cruising around in a Tesla but can’t afford one — or just have commitment issues — there’s a new option.

LAS VEGAS — Electric truck companies showcased just how far the technology has evolved during CES 2022.

Amazon .com Inc. plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, marking the latest foray into brick-and-mortar for the online retailing giant, which already sells more than 10% of all clothes in the U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp. expanded the idling of its automobile production as rising COVID-19 cases impact its suppliers and operations in Japan.

Mercedes-Benz plans to use laser sensors from Luminar Technologies Inc. in a next-generation vehicle platform to enable semi-autonomous driving features on highways.

TuSimple Holdings Inc. is in talks to join forces with one of China’s premier commercial vehicle manufacturers to create heavy-duty trucks aimed at making long-distance logistics more efficient.

Steel Dynamics, a Fort Wayne, Ind.-based steel producer, has gotten all sorts of attention lately from Tesla fans and followers. This has been entirely unfounded, and is one of several examples of the narrative around the Elon Musk-led company getting ahead of reality recently.

The Biden administration on Jan. 19 announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects, with a focus on easing supply chain problems and addressing climate change.

If your fleet uses vans and step vans, medium-duty box trucks, terminal tractors or heavy-duty regional haul tractors, then now is the time to think of them as viable options for electrification, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency stressed in its recent initial report from its three-week Run On Less-Electric demonstration in September.