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Is Apple Making a Cool Car or Just Dabbling With the Tech?

SAN FRANCISCO — In a few weeks, Apple will unveil its newest iPhone. If the Cupertino, Calif., magic factory truly wanted to once again dazzle audiences at its annual fall event, that category-redefining reveal would involve someone saying, “Siri, bring me my car.”

August 22, 2018

Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors

Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in “any color that he wants, as long as it is black.” But black on self-driving cars could be deadly.

August 21, 2018

Carmakers Struggle to Hire White Hat Hackers

McConnell Trapp has a special set of skills. He can hack into cars and control aspects of them from his computer.

August 20, 2018

Ford to Spend $740 Million as Part of Detroit Train Station Project

Ford Motor Co. will spend nearly $740 million to renovate the Michigan Central Station and other sites the automaker purchased in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, the company said Aug. 14.

August 15, 2018

Task Force to Study Autonomous Technology Underway in Oklahoma

Oklahoma state officials have held the first meeting of a task force that will study autonomous vehicles and how agencies and local governments should respond to the emerging technology.

August 13, 2018

Waymo Program in Arizona Focuses on Commuters Using Public Transit

Self-driving vehicles typically are described as a disruptive technology that will make traditional modes of public transportation obsolete, but a recent announcement by Chandler-based Waymo is challenging that narrative.

August 6, 2018

Fiat Chrysler’s Magneti Marelli to Acquire Self-Driving Tech Startup

Magneti Marelli, a components business that is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, plans to acquire a French startup focused on self-driving car technology.

August 2, 2018

Sacramento Partners With Self-Driving Firm for Driverless Tests on City Streets

Sacramento has signed a deal with a Silicon Valley firm to use downtown streets as a testing ground for self-driving vehicles that will be monitored by remote “drivers” sitting at computers.

August 2, 2018

Ford Profit Plunges by 50% in 2Q

Ford Motor Co. profit fell to $1.07 billion in the second quarter, down about 50% from the $2.05 billion it made in the second quarter of 2017.

July 27, 2018