Driver-assist systems cause headaches for new-car owners

Glitches with adaptive cruise-control and other advanced safety systems are replacing infotainment centers as a source of problems

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Walmart kickstarting a $1T driverless delivery market

Even the world’s biggest store doesn’t make money selling its wares online in the U.S., largely due to high shipping costs so it’s turning to robots

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Airbus is ready for pilotless jets - are you?

The chief salesman for Airbus says his company already has the technology to fly passenger planes without pilots at all

Domino’s to test self-driving pizza delivery in Houston

The chain is teaming up with Nuro, a robotics startup, to send food to customers from a store using Nuro’s fully autonomous vehicles

China’s father of electric cars says hydrogen is future

He says the world’s biggest car market is set to embrace hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles the way it did EVs

Charging stations play catch-up with automakers’ electric ambitions

A handful of start-ups have led the effort to build fast-charging infrastructure for the masses

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Pot takes spotlight away from lithium and threatens EV boom

The flow of capital into the cannabis industry is draining investments into lithium producers that supply the raw mineral key to EV batteries

Florida law lets autonomous vehicles drive without humans

Self-driving vehicles will be able to operate in Florida without a human on board under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

China’s Tesla wannabe Nio brushes off stock rout as sales slide

At NIO Inc. electric vehicle sales are plummeting and the stock price cratering, but the founder and CEO can’t see what all the fuss is about

BMW and KTM adventure bikes are very different, but meet at same sweet spot

The BMW 850 GS is better suited to longer road rides, and the KTM 690 Enduro R is better for difficult off-roading

Ford’s Argo begins autonomous testing in Detroit

Argo is launching its third-generation test vehicle in the Motor City

Five things to watch for at Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting

Tesla Inc. investors will be more anxious than usual to get an update from CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday at the company’s annual meeting

FCA to partner with Aurora on self-driving commercial vehicles

The companies announced the partnership Monday

Payne: BMW-Jaguar planning to make baby EVs

The luxury icons hook up to to make electric drivetrains on the road to Auto 2.0

Senior executives leave Uber after internal shakeup

Uber is parting ways with two of its top executives less than a month after the company’s rocky stock market debut

Model 3 demand fuels Tesla hope, report says

Tesla shares have slumped 38% this year on concern that customer interest in its vehicles was waning

Tesla trades above $200 amid reports suggesting strong sales

Tesla Inc. has taken a positive turn after the stock’s disastrous run last month

Tesla opens orders for made-in-China Model 3, lowers price

Tesla Inc. started taking orders for the Model 3 cars it will make in China, its second-largest market, and lowered the price to $47,523

Uber’s Q1 losses reach $1B despite revenue growth

Uber is continuing to bleed money even as it posts dramatic revenue growth

Waymo bringing self-driving trucks to Phoenix area freeways

Waymo's fully self-driving tractor-trailers will start driving on freeways this week

Robo-taxi industry could be worth $2 trillion by 2030

Estimate includes vehicle production, electricity, charging stations and semiconductors

BMW rolls out $890 E-Scooter

The scooter costs more than double the price of comparable models

Vegas tourism board backs $49M Elon Musk transit system

The Boring Company plans to construct a twin tunnel system running less than a mile long

GM faces blowback on driverless car petition

General Motors finds opposition to its petition to federal regulators to put up to 5,000 fully driverless car on public roads

Howes: Tesla growth story gives way to distress

Analyst: 'Today, Tesla is not really seen as a growth story. It’s seen more as a distressed credit and restructuring story. What's changed is demand.'

Consumer Reports: Tesla automated lane changes are risky

IT tested “Navigate on Autopilot” and found it less competent than human drivers, cutting off other cars without leaving enough space

Report: Many Uber, Lyft drivers fail to respond to recalls

One out of six Uber and Lyft drivers in the New York City and Seattle areas are driving vehicles with outstanding recalls

Postal Service tests mail shipments on self-driving trucks

Two autonomous trucks will carry mail and parcels on five round trips between the Postal Service distribution centers in Phoenix and Dallas

Tesla stock falls as concerns about demand for Model 3 rise

Shares of Tesla are down 50 percent since September, with concerns about demand for its Model 3 in the U.S. at the forefront

Jet-powered flying taxi unveiled following first flight

German start-up Lilium aims to have a fleet of five-seat aircraft flying in cities worldwide by 2025

Tesla touches two-year low as Musk does ‘hardcore’ cost focus

Tesla Inc. sank to a two-year low after Elon Musk told employees that effective immediately he and the CFO will scrutinize every dollar spent

Tesla fires sound alarms about safety of electric-car batteries

Recent fires involving Tesla and NIO cars in China are prompting steps to alleviate concerns from potential customers

NTSB: Autopilot was in use before Tesla hit semitrailer

The crash, which remains under investigation, raises questions about the effectiveness of Autopilot

Can Bird build a better scooter before it runs out of cash?

The company is pinning its hopes on the Bird Zero, a custom model with longer battery life and sturdier construction

In shift to electric bus, It’s China ahead of U.S. 421K to 300

Out of almost 425,000 e-buses worldwide at the end of last year, some 421,000 were in China

Tesla hammered hardest by China tariff fears

The re-escalation of the U.S.-China trade war is hitting Tesla Inc. shares hardest among major automakers

China’s robocars being lapped by their U.S. competitors

The notoriously congested streets of the world’s biggest auto market are a challenge for self-driving cars

VW’s E-Car Exceeds Expectations, Still Trails Tesla Model 3

More than 10,000 people paid $1,120 each to be the first to own a limited-edition version of Volkswagen AG’s ID.3 electric hatchback

GM in talks to sell Lordstown plant

General Motors said it is in discussions to sell its Lordstown Assembly Plant to Cincinnati-based Workhorse and "an affiliated, newly formed entity."

Uber, Lyft drivers plan to strike across U.S.

Protests are planned over declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors