by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2020
Correction: This story has been amended. GM is currently testing only the battery system for the Cruise Origin at its proving grounds. General Motors expects to begin testing preproduction models of the self-driving Cruise Origin at its Michigan proving grounds next...
by Michael Strong | Nov 4, 2020
In addition to the presidential part of the election, the auto industry closely monitored the voting across the country, including Uber and Lyft appearing to get their prayers answered in California with the passage of Proposition 22. The two ride-hailing companies...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 26, 2020
Uber and Lyft suffered another setback in their fight against having to classify drivers as employees in California and are now the two companies are counting on a ballot initiative to block the full implementation of a new state law, which limits employers’ ability...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 23, 2020
The good times continue for Fisker Inc. as the EV startup announced it is set to show off the production version of the Fisker Ocean, its all-electric SUV, at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show now scheduled for next May. Additionally, the company revealed that Danish...
by Michael Strong | Oct 22, 2020
More and more companies are restarting their autonomous vehicle testing with Motional and Lyft resuming their test fleet operations in Las Vegas. The move follows similar announcements by Waymo, which resumed testing near Phoenix, and Cruise, the General Motors...
by Michael Strong | Oct 8, 2020
Waymo is back on the road again, at least in Phoenix. The company says it is resuming its self-driving taxi service for the public starting today. The company’s specially outfitted Chrysler Pacifica minivans will be buzzing around the city sans drivers, allowing...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2020
Imagine pulling into a service station, starting the pump and then realizing you’re being charged not for how much gas you need but how long you’re hooked up to that pump. Well, that’s pretty much how things work right now if you use a public charger for an electric...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 8, 2020
General Motors is expanding a program intended to help ride-hailing drivers go electric as part of market giant Uber’s goal to have 100% of its U.S. vehicles running on battery power by 2030. The automaker will let drivers access employee pricing if they purchase a...
by Michael Strong | Aug 25, 2020
Despite lower traffic levels across the nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the coming Labor Day weekend is predicted to see as many as 390 deaths and 44,000 serious injuries on America’s highways and byways. The National Safety Council said the estimate is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has had a massive impact on life in America, with millions infected, more than 170,000 dead, and most Americans now taking steps to avoid becoming part of those statistics. Since the first COVID-19 cases started showing up across the country...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 24, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Uber’s former chief security officer with obstruction of justice for covering up a hack of the ride-hailing service’s computer system in 2016 and exposing the personal data of millions of users of the service and its drivers....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 20, 2020
Hours before Lyft was set to shut down its operations in California, a federal judge gave the ride-hailing service – along with rival Uber – a reprieve, temporarily blocking the state’s move to have drivers declared employees, rather than independent contractors. Both...
