IT総合 What the continued UAW strike means for EVs
The United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis is well into its fourth day, with no d...
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IT総合 IT総合 Autoworkers strike begins at Ford, GM, Stellantis plants
The United Autoworkers Union (UAW) will go through with threats to strike against the Big Three automakers — Ford,...
IT総合 GM boosts wage offer as autoworker strike deadline approaches
General Motors said Thursday it boosted its contract offer to a 20% wage hike for U.S. autoworkers, including 10% in the...
IT総合 San Francisco requests redo on Cruise, Waymo robotaxi expansion hearing
San Francisco has formally requested state regulators redo an August hearing that expanded robotaxi permits for Cruise a...
IT総合 EU considers imposing tariffs against Chinese EV companies
The European Commission is considering imposing punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers against cheaper Ch...
IT総合 Kolors acquires Urbvan to transform corporate bus travel in Mexico
Kolors, a Mexico City-based startup that connects intercity bus riders with bus drivers, is acquiring B2B van pooling pr...
IT総合 Tesla robotaxi concept looks like a two-seater Cybertruck
An image of a Cybertruck-inspired Tesla robotaxi concept was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson ...
IT総合 California bill to ban driverless autonomous trucks goes to Newsom’s desk
In a blow to the autonomous trucking industry, the California Senate passed a bill Monday that requires a trained human ...
IT総合 Why Lime says the time is almost right to go public
Lime, the startup with shared e-scooters and e-bikes in 280 cities around the world, has been talking about going public...
IT総合 BMW feels the heat, stops charging for warming cheeks
When BMW started charging an $18 per month subscription for heated seats in 2022, the backlash was swift and brutal. Cus...
IT総合 Cruise nears approval to mass-produce robotaxis with no steering wheel, pedals
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt said Thursday at an investor conference that the company is “just days away” from getti...
IT総合 The question of gig worker status in Massachusetts is back on
A year ago, a Massachusetts court ruled to throw out a 2022 proposed ballot measure that sought to define gig workers as...
IT総合 Affordable, high-tech EVs in focus at Munich’s IAA Mobility 2023
Automakers around the world have been making an appearance this week at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, the largest auto sh...
IT総合 Envisics closes $100M to advance AR heads-up display tech in cars
Envisics, a UK-based holographics company building in-car technology that projects navigation, safety alerts and other d...
IT総合 Protestors rally at Cruise HQ in San Francisco
Protestors gathered Monday outside Cruise’s headquarters in San Francisco after reports of one of its robotaxis bl...
IT総合 Elon Musk to sue ADL for falsely accusing him, X of antisemitism
In the newest uproar you might have missed, Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will file a defamation lawsuit against t...
IT総合 Google brings that cheap flight data and the feds investigate Elon’s glass house
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from ...
IT総合 Fisker confirms Foxconn will build its $29,900 Pear EV, but questions remain
EV startup Fisker revealed more details about its $29,900 Pear electric urban lifestyle crossover vehicle Thursday at th...
IT総合 Biden offers $15.5B to boost battery and EV manufacturing
The United States Department of Energy is dedicating $15.5 billion to support the transition to electric vehicles. As pa...
IT総合 Feds investigate Tesla’s use of funds for secret ‘glass house’ project
Manhattan federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are separately investigating the use of Tesla f...
IT総合 General Motors to use Google AI chatbot for its OnStar service
General Motors has found a new way to get in on the generative AI buzz. The automaker is now using Google Cloud’s ...
IT総合 NHTSA raises more concerns about Tesla’s Autopilot safety
Once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requesting more information from Tesla regardi...
IT総合 Mercedes to open first charging hubs in Atlanta, China, Germany
Mercedes-Benz has shared plans to open its first electric vehicle DC fast-charging hubs in Atlanta, Georgia; Chengdu, Ch...
IT総合 Cruise is bringing its robotaxis to Seattle and Washington, DC
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, said Monday it has begun manual data collection in Seattle and Wa...
IT総合 Tesla investors might get payout from SEC settlement
Tesla shareholders who claimed to face financial losses after CEO Elon Musk tweeted about taking the company private mig...
IT総合 Automakers now have to comply with MA’s Right to Repair law
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday automakers can comply with a Massachusetts Right...
IT総合 Second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries to power energy storage systems
JLR has found a use for its second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries.
The automaker, formerly known as Jaguar Land Rover, is ...
IT総合 Grieving widow sues Tesla over deadly Model 3 crash and explosion
A grieving widow is suing Tesla after her husband’s 2020 Model 3 crashed and exploded, causing a fire that resulte...
IT総合 More complaints prompt NHTSA probe of Ford 2022 Mach-E recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday it is investigating whether Ford‘s 2022 rec...
IT総合 For climate tech startups, the IRA is starting to pay off
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in August 2022, has allocated $400 billion in federa...