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Tesla car easily tricked into driving on Autopilot with no one behind wheel, tests find

The system "not only failed to make sure the driver was paying attention, but couldn't tell if there was a driver there at all".

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Cadillac’s all-electric Lyriq flagship to start just below $60,000

The Cadillac Lyriq, the all-electric crossover and flagship of GM’s luxury brand, will start at a skosh under $60,000 when it comes to the U.S. market in early 2022.The price, which doesn’

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Police to search Tesla after vehicle crash that killed two people

Two men died in the crash in Texas during the weekend but neither of them were found in the driver's seat, police say.

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Police to search Tesla after vehicle crash that killed two people

Two men died in the crash in Texas during the weekend but neither of them were found in the driver's seat, police say.

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No one behind the wheel in deadly Tesla crash Saturday night, say authorities

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is opening an investigation into a crash involving a Tesla that authorities say was operating with no one behind the wheel, which left two men

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GM’s second $2.3B battery plant with LG Chem to open in late 2023

GM and LG Chem announced Friday plans to build a second U.S. battery cell factory — a $2.3 billion facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee that will supply the automaker with the cells needed for the 30 el

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Cruise strikes deal to launch robotaxi service in Dubai

Cruise has expanded its robotaxi ambitions beyond San Francisco. The autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Microsoft and Honda, has struck a deal to laun

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Supreme Court tosses ruling that said Trump blocking Twitter critics was unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has vacated a previous ruling that found former President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking his Twitter foes.The ruling was upheld by a Manhattan federal appeals court i

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 will be Motional and Lyft’s first robotaxi

Motional will integrate its driverless technology into Hyundai’s new all-electric SUV to create the company’s first robotaxi. At the start of 2023, customers in certain markets will be abl

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Porsche adds the all-electric Taycan to its subscription program

Porsche has added its first all-electric vehicle, the Taycan sports sedan, to its subscription and short-term rental program as part of a broader expansion that aims to build a new customer base of U.

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Self-driving truck startup TuSimple files to go public

TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that is backed by a diverse consortium of strategic investors, including Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business The Traton Group, Navistar, Goodyear, and freight

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5 Reasons you should attend TC Early Stage 2021 in April

We’re just days away from kicking off TC Early Stage 2021: Operations Fundraising on April 1-2. Join us for two program-packed days dedicated to founders in the earliest stages of startup life (pre-se

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Thai sniffer dogs nearly 95% effective in detecting COVID-19 in sweat

VCG Sniffer dogs trained in Thailand to detect COVID-19 in human sweat proved nearly 95% accurate during training, and could be deployed to identify infected persons at busy transport hubs wit

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Crisis grows in Lebanon

Lebanon's financial crisis has strained the country's COVID-19 response and has brought nearly half the country into poverty.The Lebanese pound dropped to a new low of 15,000 to one U.S. dollar on

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Microsoft’s Dapr open-source project to help developers build cloud-native apps hits 1.0

Dapr, the Microsoft-incubated open-source project that aims to make it easier for developers to build event-driven, distributed cloud-native applications, hit its 1.0 milestone today, signifying the p

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Hyundai shrinks its ‘walking car’ robot to carry cargo, get rides from drones

Hyundai Motor Group is back with a new “walking car” robot that can use its wheels to roll along a path or stand up and navigate tougher terrain on its legs. This time, the concept is desi

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Jenson Button test driving electric SUV for new rally series highlighting climate change

The car, known as the Odyssey 21, can reach 62mph in 4.5 seconds but at 1.6 tonnes, it is more than twice the weight of an F1 car.