Lidar sensors are not just for autonomous vehicles. So says Velodyne's Jon Barad, who explains how the supplier is using them to help communities monitor traffic, pedestrians and more.

Porsche's next-gen infotainment system, which learns user behavior, allowing it to deliver information and content faster and more intuitively, debuts in the 2022 911 this fall.

The automaker's plant near the central city of Silao has emerged as an important test case for new labor provisions under a revamped North America trade agreement.

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The bipartisan proposal includes a new 25 percent investment tax credit.

An investigation showed test data on belt webbing, used for seat belts and child safety seats, were doctored at plants in Hikone, Japan and the Philippines.

The deal will help Ferrari streamline design and testing on its road cars and help its Formula One racing team launch a digital fan engagement platform.

The agency, which has previously confirmed some specific Tesla crash investigations, had not previously released a full accounting of all Tesla crashes investigated where the company's Autopilot system was suspected of being involved.

The outdoor event scheduled for September in Pontiac, Mich., replaces the North American International Auto Show this year, although organizers say the show will return to Detroit in 2022.

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The move is the result of the supplier winning a five-year contract with an unnamed customer for a new product line

The recent drop in vehicle production accelerated in the first ten days of June amid the semiconductor crunch, according to a tally the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers released Thursday.

The automaker will help Xiaomi develop smart all-electric vehicles, BYD founder and Chairman Wang Chuanfu said this week. 

SAIC Volkswagen, Volkswagen Group’s joint venture with SAIC Motor Corp., received approval this week by a Chinese ministry overseeing the auto industry to build the VW-badged ID3.

The plant will include a paint shop, body shop and general assembly and employ over 2,000 people.

Tech giant Baidu is collaborating with BAIC Motor to build and deploy 1,000 full electric crossovers as robotaxis over the next three years.

The acquisition will help it offer commercial customers "end-to-end" EV charging services once its E-Transit van and F-150 Lightning go on sale.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Advocates Rana Abbas Taylor and Ken Snyder are urging automakers to support the HALT and RIDE acts, which are moving through Congress.

Many of the EVs the automaker has planned for 2024 or 2025 will be moved forward a year and their fossil-fuel equivalents will be dropped from the lineup, Germany's Manager Magazin reported.

The U-turn comes after President Rich Schmidt said Tuesday the company had firm and binding orders for the first two years of production of its electric pickup truck.

The company is touting the new platform as a fully digital end-to-end shopping tool for customers who want to buy a car from any location.

The automaker also noted it's booked 36,000 reservations for the Maverick compact pickup in the nine days since its reveal.

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Workhorse had proposed building an all-electric vehicle fleet for the Postal Service and has the support of many U.S. lawmakers.

VW brand development chief Thomas Ulbrich said an updated U.S. EV strategy is currently “being worked out.”