Biden Team Pledges Aggressive Steps to Address Chip Shortage
The Biden administration is working to address the global semiconductor shortage that has caused auto manufacturers and other U.S. industries to halt production, a White House official said.
February 11, 2021Biden Says China Will ‘Eat Our Lunch’ Without Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden urged Congress to move quickly on a large infrastructure improvement plan in a meeting Feb. 11 with four senators, declaring that China is poised to “eat our lunch” otherwise.
February 11, 2021VW, Microsoft Extend Collaboration to Self-Driving Car Software
Volkswagen AG and Microsoft Corp. are expanding their cooperation involving the U.S. software giant’s cloud technology to include speeding up development of automated driving.
February 11, 2021Uber Narrows Loss in Fourth Quarter
Uber Technologies continued to post large losses in the fourth quarter, but said its freight business is growing quickly yet remains unprofitable.
February 11, 2021Amazon-Backed Rivian Reportedly Eyes EV Plant in Europe
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle maker backed by Amazon .com Inc., is scouting locations in Europe to build a new factory, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 11, 2021Cruise Posted Most California AV Testing Miles in 2020
Cruise clocked the most miles of any company testing self-driving vehicles in California in 2020, according to new reports from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
February 10, 2021Battery-Electric Technologies Face Challenges, Cummins’ Linebarger Says
The challenge for emerging battery-electric technologies is the systems have not yet demonstrated benefits that will drive the commercial vehicle market’s adoption of them, Cummins Inc.'s CEO said.
February 10, 2021Amazon-Backed Rivian Aims for IPO This Year
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., is looking to go public as soon as September at a valuation of about $50 billion and perhaps more, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 10, 2021Plus Signs Agreement for Lidar Sensors From Ouster
Plus, a developer of automated truck technology, announced Ouster Inc. will provide its digital lidar sensor to outfit key elements of Plus’ automated truck system.
February 10, 2021Apple More Than Doubled Autonomous Road Tests in 2020
Apple Inc. more than doubled road testing of its self-driving cars in 2020 as its autonomous technology improved, according to a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
February 9, 2021