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PROJECT XX ONE YEAR LATER: Change is a slow climb

When Automotive News published its 12-page report on gender issues in the workplace called Project XX, it was just weeks after stunning sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein came to light. Now it's a year later, and we wanted to know whether anything has changed.
Why ambulance chasers might become scooter chasers
I am not a skittish person. But I am not sure I'll be getting back on an electric shared scooter any time soon.
Has the conversation on sexism changed? Take our new survey
Automotive News is conducting a survey of women currently working in the auto industry to discover if the conversation on sexism in the workplace has changed in the last year.
Why people want to talk about sexism
The problem, I'm told, is that talking about sexism in the auto industry is like pitching a dog-bites-man story. It's not really surprising. But it is pervasive.
Stopping on MPG means falling behind
The Trump administration's proposal to freeze fuel economy standards could have unintended consequences for the U.S. auto industry.
What's in a word?
In this new mobility era, the words we use today likely will change as the technology develops and gets into the public's hands. Such massive societal transformations come with struggles over communication, and it's not the first time the world has wondered what to say about these machines that move us.
Daughter's digital digging helps mom make a deal
When Automotive News editor Sharon Silke Carty's mom in New Jersey sought help buying a car, she went online to see what she could do from Michigan.
Musk talks AI risks, Tesla's near-death experience at SXSW
During a live Q&A at the SXSW festival in Austin, Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and recalled Tesla being two days from bankruptcy in 2008.
Waymo chief pops up at Detroit show with Chrysler Pacifica tester
Even though self-driving-car company and Google spinoff Waymo didn't make any news in Detroit this week, CEO John Krafcik showed up at Cobo Center in a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica.
Toyota's e-Palette concept runs on an open self-driving platform
The company said it isn't afraid of competition, and thinks an open platform will spur innovation.
L.A.'s hot new model? Subscriptions
Automakers took the opportunity at the Los Angeles Auto Show to promote alternatives to the basic retail sales model and the American tradition of personal car ownership.
A mandate on its deathbed, flying Ubers, Las Vegas' driverless crash
What the fate of the 'talking cars' mandate says about government and the future of connected cars.
Helping women at work starts with saying something
If you read the Project XX stories last week and are wondering what you can do to make things better for women in the workplace, project editor Sharon Silke Carty has some advice.
When your 'self-driving car' isn't autonomous
We critique a New York Times columnist, Tesla's fans are angry and more from this week in mobility.
The 'extra oomph' that changed GM
Mary Barra wasn't just a politically correct choice for General Motors CEO, says Dan Akerson. She was "far and away the best choice for the job at the time." He offers advice for companies that want to eliminate the glass ceiling.