Yandex NV is buying out Uber Technologies Inc.’s shares in its food tech, delivery and self-driving businesses in an all-cash deal valued at $1 billion.
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Tesla on Part-Automated Drive System Strikes Police Car
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Tesla using its partially automated driving system slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser Aug. 28 on an interstate near downtown Orlando and narrowly missed its driver, who had pulled over to assist a disabled vehicle.
August 30, 2021BYD Profit Falls 30% as Chip, Lithium Shortages Increase Costs
BYD Co., the Chinese electric-vehicle and battery maker backed by Warren Buffett, said first-half earnings fell as shortages of chips and lithium increased costs.
August 27, 2021Nuro to Build Autonomous EV Factory in Nevada
Nuro Inc., which has unmanned delivery pods scurrying around Southwestern streets, said that it will build a $40 million facility to assemble and test a new generation of autonomous vehicles in Nevada.
August 26, 2021Ontario, Michigan Partner to Explore Transportation Technologies
Government leaders in Ontario and Michigan have partnered to advance transportation and mobility technologies in a cross-border testing setting.
August 26, 2021Alphabet’s Wing Nears 100,000th Package Delivery
Alphabet Inc.’s Wing subsidiary is about to reach a milestone in the fledgling drone-delivery business: Any day now it will deliver its 100,000th package to a customer.
August 25, 2021Cruise Looks to Solar Panels to Power Self-Driving Cars
Cruise, the San Francisco autonomous car company backed by General Motors, is launching a new initiative to support renewable energy efforts in California’s Central Valley that takes advantage of solar power.
August 25, 2021UPS Starts Drone Delivery of COVID Vaccines
UPS Inc. started delivering coronavirus vaccines with the use of drones as part of a new initiative announced Aug. 24.
August 24, 2021Waymo Brings Self-Driving Taxis to San Francisco — With a Catch
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo will offer rides in its autonomous vehicles to select passengers in San Francisco, marking its second launch of a taxi service and a hint of the company’s commercial ambitions.
August 24, 2021Nikola Awarded DOE Grant to Research Hydrogen Refueling
Nikola Corp. announced the U.S. Department of Energy awarded it a grant of $2 million to advance research into autonomous refueling technologies for future hydrogen fueling stations.
August 23, 2021