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NHTSA Warned Tesla Months Before Self-Driving Probe

In a May 15 email sent to Tesla representatives, an NHTSA official flagged seven social media posts that gave the agency pause.

November 8, 2024

Trump-Musk Alliance May Boost Tesla, Reshape Big Tech

Silicon Valley is bracing for a different relationship with the U.S. government as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House.

November 6, 2024

US Taps California for CHIPS for America R&D Facility

Sunnyvale, Calif., will host both a research and development semiconductor facility and serve as joint headquarters for Natcast and the National Semiconductor Technology Center.

November 4, 2024

Waymo Valued Over $45B After Latest Funding Round

The business said late last week that it had raised $5.6 billion in new capital at an undisclosed value. The financing was led by Alphabet, which also owns Google.

October 31, 2024

Torc Validates Fully Driverless Truck on Test Track

Since May, the independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck has been conducting fully driverless truck tests on a multi-lane test track in Texas, the company revealed Oct. 29.

October 29, 2024

Autonomous Yard Tractor Developer Outrider Raises $62M

Autonomous electric yard tractor software developer Outrider raised $62 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round, it said Oct. 24.

October 28, 2024

Aurora: Autonomous Trucks Can Reduce Risk, Insurance Costs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Autonomous trucks could help ease liability risk and alleviate rising insurance costs in the trucking industry by proactively identifying hazards and avoiding crashes.

October 16, 2024

How Self-Driving Trucks Could Create New Jobs

As autonomous truck developers move ­closer to deploying fully driverless on-highway tractors, they are also pioneering a set of new, specialized job functions.

September 6, 2024

GM to Cut More Than 1,000 Software Engineers, Mostly in US

General Motors Co. is cutting more than 1,000 software engineers as the automaker moves to lean up its software and services organization, said a person familiar with the matter.

August 19, 2024

Aurora, Waymo Seek Alternative to Roadside Warning Triangles

Drivers whose trucks are sidelined along a busy highway with service issues have for decades been required to place warning triangles behind the trailer to alert oncoming traffic.

July 29, 2024