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Plus.ai Enters Joint Venture With Chinese Truck Maker FAW Jiefang

Plus.ai, a startup providing self-driving technology, announced a joint venture to develop autonomous trucks with FAW Jiefang, China’s oldest and largest truck manufacturer.

September 6, 2019

Tesla Autopilot Is Found Partly to Blame for 2018 Freeway Crash

U.S. transportation safety investigators found Tesla Inc.’s design of its automated driver-assist system was partly to blame for a crash in which an inattentive driver slammed into a fire truck parked on a freeway near Los Angeles in 2018.

September 4, 2019

TomTom Maps Out Revamp With Bet on Self-Driving Cars

Once a household name for its satellite navigation for cars, TomTom NV has taken a backseat in recent years as smartphones, loaded with apps such as Google maps, surged in popularity.

September 4, 2019

Tesla Driver Seen Gazing Down Before 2018 Crash on Autopilot

The driver of a Tesla Inc. car that slammed into a fire truck in Southern California last year was looking down at what appeared to be a mobile phone while the car’s Autopilot feature was engaged, according to a witness report and other data released by investigators.

September 3, 2019

Uber CEO: It ‘Sure Looked Like’ Levandowski Took Google’s Files

Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said Aug. 29 that “it sure looked like” former executive Anthony Levandowski took information on self-driving cars from his former employer, Google.

August 29, 2019

Tesla’s Musk and Alibaba’s Ma to Debate AI in China

From Jack Ma to Pony Ma, the leading lights of China’s internet industry gather in Shanghai this week to showcase the country’s latest advances in artificial intelligence. But the real headliner could be American entrepreneur Elon Musk.

August 28, 2019

Toyota Moves to Deepen Ties With Suzuki

Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. are strengthening their relationship by taking stakes in each other, the latest alliance in an industry that’s facing sweeping changes in technology, consumer preferences and business models.

August 28, 2019

Grand Jury Indicts Anthony Levandowski for Trade Secret Thefts

Autonomous technology pioneer Anthony Levandowski was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he stole trade secrets from Google that he later used on other projects, including the Otto self-driving truck.

August 27, 2019

Cummins, UC-San Diego to Study Reusing EV Batteries

Cummins Inc. on Aug. 27 announced a multiyear partnership with the University of California-San Diego and its battery validation lab.

August 27, 2019