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GM-Backed Cruise Buys Self-Driving Startup Voyage

Cruise, the self-driving technology company that’s majority-owned by General Motors Co., said it acquired autonomous-vehicle startup Voyage, which operates a service in retirement communities.

March 15, 2021

Tesla Shares Drop After Fire at EV Maker’s California Plant

Tesla Inc. shares fell a day after firefighters responded to an incident at the company’s factory in Fremont, Calif., containing a blaze in an area of the property under construction.

March 12, 2021

Automation to Have Extreme Impact on Workforce, FMCSA’s Meera Joshi Says

Impact of automation on the transportation workforce will be “extremely real and broad," FMCSA acting Administrator Meera Joshi says.

March 11, 2021

Driverless Truck Startup Plus Seeks SPAC Merger

Self-driving truck startup Plus is in advanced talks with a few special purpose acquisition companies for a merger, as it seeks to bankroll its expansion in the autonomous driving industry, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 8, 2021

Ex-DOT Official Finch Fulton Joins Locomation

Locomation hired former U.S. Department of Transportation official Finch Fulton to serve as its vice president of policy and strategy.

March 5, 2021

New Mexico Takes Steps Toward Embracing Autonomous Vehicles

New Mexico legislators have introduced a bill that one says would set up in statute the authority to regulate and give guidance to the emerging autonomous vehicles industry.

March 4, 2021

Minnesota Proposal Would Tax Electricity as Fuel

As gas tax revenue declines because more people are buying electric vehicles, a Minnesota lawmaker has proposed a bill that would tax electricity as fuel at charging stations for electric vehicles.

March 3, 2021

VW’s Electric Car Stacks Up Well Against Tesla, Analyst Says

A teardown of Volkswagen AG’s first dedicated electric vehicle found it measures up favorably with Tesla Inc. models in several key aspects, sending the German carmaker’s shares to levels last seen before its diesel emissions scandal.

March 3, 2021

GM-Backed Cruise in Talks to Buy Startup Voyage

Cruise, the self-driving vehicle company majority owned by General Motors Co., is in talks to acquire Voyage, an autonomous technology startup that operates in retirement communities, according to people familiar with the matter.

March 3, 2021