Tesla to face fresh Autopilot scrutiny after company snubs NTSB

Tesla’s Autopilot will face a second NTSB hearing, even though the automaker still hasn’t responded to recommendations from the first hearing

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Tesla rival sets out to banish 160-year-old lead tech from cars

Those sleek new Teslas or electronic BMWs have a distinctly 19th century feature that you may not be aware of, among their batteries

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Electrical tape on sign tricked a Tesla into speeding in a test

Researchers were able to trick a Tesla vehicle into speeding by putting a strip of electrical tape over a speed limit sign

Anti-hacking protection emphasized in self-driving law draft

Carmakers would be prohibited from selling self-driving vehicles unless they address cybersecurity

Tesla plans $2 billion offering as Elon Musk son stock surge

Assuming underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional securities, the offering could bring in about $2.3 billion in proceeds

US lawmakers, trial lawyers clash over self-driving rules

Trial lawyers objected to a lack of protections in a 2018 Senate bill that would ensure the right to sue carmakers after autonomous-vehicle crashes

Man killed in Tesla crash had complained about Autopilot

An man who died when his Tesla hit a concrete barrier in California had complained that the SUV’s Autopilot system would malfunction in the same area

Levin, Ocasio-Cortez bill would create national network of EV chargers

The measure calls for establishing a network of chargers on the interstate highway system

First vehicle designed not to have human driver OK’d by U.S.

Approval for Nuro to put 5,000 driverless delivery vehicles on the road is a milestone for the self-driving cars effort

Tesla has profitable fourth quarter, but loses $775M in 2019

Investors responded positively to the results as share prices rose more than 7% in after-hours trading, surpassing record-highs achieved last week

Lordstown Motors to debut electric truck at Detroit auto show

The battery-powered pickup will be built at GM's former Lordstown Assembly plant in Ohio

Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly: GM’s first ‘fully dedicated’ EV plant

The plant will build a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs

Podcast: Howes says Tesla’s revenge jolts Detroit Three

Gaining approval to sell in MI, topping $100 billion in value moves Tesla into global auto industry elite, another challenge to Detroit's automakers.

GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant will build Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle

The automaker will lay out plans Monday to build self-driving and electric vehicles at the plant that had been targeted for closure

Howes: Soaring Tesla value highlights Detroit’s weakness

Tesla's market value topped $100 billion on same day it reached settlement to sell cars in Michigan, a double whammy for Detroit's legacy automakers

Carmakers want Congress to see their EVs at Washington Auto Show

The annual event in the nation's capital, known primarily as a public policy show, attracts an array of alternative fuel vehicles

Tesla passes $100 billion, teeing up big payout for Musk

The meteoric rise of Tesla shares that recently pushed the company’s value over $100 billion could turn into a supercharged payday for CEO Elon Musk

GM’s Cruise rolls out a self-driving shuttle developed with Honda

The boxy Cruise Origin has no steering wheel or gas pedal in order to free up room for passengers

Uber tests leting some drivers in California set their own fares

Uber is allowing some drivers in Cali. to set their own rates to bolster the company’s argument that they’re independent workers and not employees

Howes: Self-driving vehicle hype reckoning with reality

Next-gen auto industry won’t arrive sooner because its potential is oversold; not to investors or dreamers besotted with a Silicon Valley fairy-tale

Tesla fanatics are paying $50,000 to hot-rod their electric cars

In-house tuner Unplugged Performance works with the brand to enhance the performance and look of its cars

Dingell aims to jump-start Washington electric-vehicle debate

Dingell is is asking Congress to approve a bill that would spend $2 billion to boost charging infrastructure for plug-in cars

Toyota makes a new $394 million bet on flying taxis

Toyota is making a $394 million investment in Joby Aviation, one of the handful of companies with the goal of making electric air taxis

New Jersey drivers may soon get $5,000 rebates for electric cars

New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly passed a bill late Monday calling for 2 million plug-in electric vehicles by 2035

BMW, Daimler’s self-driving venture may attract Fiat Chrysler

BMW AG and Daimler AG’s self-driving car venture may attract more partners, with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV a front-runner to get on board

Detroit-to-Ann Arbor bus service could launch soon

The D2A2 route would start in Detroit at Grand Circus Park, downtown, and end in downtown Ann Arbor at the Blake Transit Center

AutoX to launch robotaxi service with Chrysler minivans

Leaving the development of self-driving systems to tech companies may be leaving Fiat Chrysler behind, some experts say

Feds triple-down on voluntary approach to self-driving car regulations

The latest guidelines still do not require automakers to release results of autonomous-vehicle testing

Musk’s moment of truth arrives with made-in-China Teslas

Elon Musk’s decision to assemble Tesla Inc. cars in China required years of planning and billions of dollars in spending. Now comes the hard part

Tesla crash probes face ‘black box’ challenge

Police have yet to determine whether the drivers were using Tesla’s suite of automated driver-assist features known as Autopilot

Tesla 2019 sales hit goals, rise over 50% from previous year

The electric car maker said it delivered a record of about 112,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter and about 367,500 for the full year

Automakers follow Apple’s lead by debuting technology at private events

Carmakers have pulled back from annual CES technology show, just as they have they have come to rely less on traditional auto shows

Payne: 10 vehicles that defined the decade

The 2010s were historic years for the auto industry, and may rank as one of the most important. These vehicles were the most significant

Feds will investigate deadly Tesla crash in California

NHTSA is investigating the crash of a speeding Tesla that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, the agency announced Tuesday

Telsa rear-ends fire truck in Indiana, killing Arizona woman

Indiana police are investigating a fatal crash involving a Tesla car that rear-ended a fire truck parked along Interstate 70

Tesla falls as Cowen sees deliveries hurt by ‘demand saturation’

Tesla Inc. tumbled 4.9%, its biggest drop in a month, after analysts at Cowen said vehicle deliveries may miss the company’s target this year

The Tesla Cybertruck is what I most want to drive in 2020

The electric pickup truck will enter uncharted territory

Flying cars, hyperloops and the other 2020 tech predictions that didn’t pan out

Predicting the future is hard, even for the people with the most power to influence it.

Tesla hits China milestones with tax break, first local Model 3

The China-built Model 3 was included Friday on a list of vehicles qualifying for an exemption from a 10% purchase tax in China

Rivian’s ‘tank turn’ is a cool trick for Plymouth-based EV maker

Using a motor at each wheel, the pickup can spin left- and right-side wheels simultaneously in opposite directions to turn donuts in its own tracks