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The founders of the former self-driving unit of Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG are launching a new autonomous trucking startup, Stack AV,  with backing said to be more than $1 billion.

Two more companies including UPS have been granted approval to fly drones beyond the sight of ground operators in a key step that could eventually enable widespread package delivery.

Global battery supplier Clarios is expanding its engineering capabilities and developing new technologies to meet the shifting power demands of modern vehicles.

If California's Assembly Bill 316 becomes law, driverless trucks won’t be able to drive down state highways without a human driver present until at least 2031.

Tesla is facing increased scrutiny from federal regulators over a possible work-around of monitoring meant to keep drivers’ hands on the wheel while using Tesla's Autopilot system.

BYD Co. reported its weakest revenue growth in more than a year in a potential sign of the damage discounting has done in China, the world’s biggest auto market.

Robotaxi backlash is intensifying against Waymo and Cruise just as self-driving vehicles begin to gain real traction in San Francisco after years of development.

Walmart Inc. is planning its longest drone deliveries yet by teaming up with Alphabet Inc.’s Wing unit at two Dallas-area stores.  

Cruise, the taxi company that uses self-driving cars, is preparing to come to Raleigh and may be interested in Durham, N.C., as well.

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city.