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SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions.

Kodiak Robotics introduced what it billed as the world’s first driverless-ready semi-truck designed for scaled deployment at CES in Las Vegas this week.

Aeva Technologies Inc. has won a multiyear contract to supply Daimler Truck Holding AG with technology to help advance autonomous driving on highways.

WASHINGTON — A guiding document outlining issues deemed highly important across transportation modes was unveiled for the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Driverless trucks with no humans on board will soon cruise Texas highways if three firms have their way despite objections from critics who say finances, not safety, is behind the timetable.

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China for problems with their automatic assisted steering and door latch controls.

Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million of its vehicles — an effort to have drivers who use Autopilot pay closer attention to the road — relies on tech that research shows may not work as intended.

The technology powering advanced driver assistance systems is continuing to improve, laying the groundwork for more autonomous driving and creating significant safety and maintenance benefits.

Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system meant to ensure drivers are paying attention when using Autopilot.