Faraday Future adds top VW executive to bring to market its upcoming electric vehicles

FF announced this week that it hired Joerg Sommer from Volkswagen to lead the “product marketing and go-to-market planning”.

MiaSep 14, 2016 6:16 PM PT

Beautiful new aerial look at Tesla Fremont – lots of cars ready to ship off

Tesla is already well into its end-of-the-quarter push to deliver as many vehicles as possible by September 30.

ElenaSep 14, 2016 6:14 PM PT

Velodyne adds a high-res version of its LiDAR sensor for autonomous driving

The autonomous driving company on which both Ford and Baidu are betting $150 million has a new version of its LiDAR sensor.

PatrickSep 14, 2016 6:08 PM PT

Cruise has around 30 self-driving test cars on roads right now

Vogt said that there are now around 30 self-driving test cars in operation across both markets.

AlanSep 14, 2016 6:05 PM PT

Vinli tops the car apps market, adds Meineke and Cox for distribution

Connected car startup Vinli has accumulated a lot of traction since it started shipping 10 months ago, following a launch at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2014.

AlanSep 14, 2016 6:02 PM PT

Volkswagen and Anhui Jianghuai in talks on building EVs for China

China is looking at electric vehicles as a key way to lower emissions and improve the country’s general environmental sustainability, and Volkswagen is teaming up with China state-owned car maker Anhui Jianghuai (JAC) to help fill that need.

AlanSep 07, 2016 9:30 PM PT

Missouri court rules against Tesla selling at its own dealerships in the state

Tesla continues to try to up-end the dealership system in the U.S., which generally requires that franchise-owned dealers sell cars, vs. automakers selling directly via their own wholly owned dealerships.

AlanSep 07, 2016 6:25 PM PT

Tesla announces new ‘mobile design studios’ using Airstream trailers towed by the Model X

You want to see a Tesla store but they are too far away from where you live? Tesla has a solution.

PatrickSep 07, 2016 2:33 PM PT

Mercedes-Benz and Matternet unveil vans that launch delivery drones

Mercedes-Benz Vans and drone tech startup Matternet have created a concept car, or as they’re calling it a Vision Van, that could change the way small packages are delivered across short distances.

ShellySep 07, 2016 2:30 PM PT

Watch a Volvo executive play chicken with a self-driving truck in an underground mine

Thank you for stopping.

AlanSep 07, 2016 2:23 PM PT

AAA says that its emergency electric vehicle charging trucks served “thousands” of EVs without power

AAA says that its emergency electric vehicle charging trucks served “thousands” of EVs without power

AlanSep 06, 2016 12:15 PM PT

GM announces Bolt EV’s ‘one pedal’ driving with regenerative braking

GM officially announced the Bolt EV’s capacity for ‘one pedal’ driving with customizable regenerative braking settings.

ShellySep 06, 2016 12:03 PM PT

Volvo will sell its self-driving car tech to other automakers

Volvo is forming a joint venture with Swedish automotive safety supplier Autoliv to develop autonomous driving software and sell it to other automakers.

ShellySep 06, 2016 11:51 AM PT

Hyperloop track construction in California is delayed

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) never completed its planning application to build "the world's first passenger-ready Hyperloop system."

MiaSep 06, 2016 11:48 AM PT

Tesla has 80% market share of Hong Kong’s growing electric vehicle market

Tesla has 80% market share of Hong Kong’s growing electric vehicle market, German automakers are not happy.

AlanSep 05, 2016 1:13 PM PT

Tesla to soon release Spotify app integration in its vehicles in the US

Tesla to soon release Spotify app integration in its vehicles in the US.

ShellySep 05, 2016 12:58 PM PT

Tesla hires top designer Randy Rodriguez, man behind: Nissan 370Z, Titan and ICON A5 aircraft

Nissan’s top lead exterior designers, Randy Rodriguez, quietly left the Japanese automaker’s design campus in San Diego to join Tesla as a ‘Senior Lead Exterior Designer’ at the electric automaker’s design studio in Hawthorne, California.

ElenaSep 05, 2016 12:49 PM PT

Daimler begins testing Smart car trunk delivery service with DHL

Daimler begins testing Smart car trunk delivery service with DHL.

ElenaSep 02, 2016 2:14 PM PT

California is about to overhaul its taxi industry, which could suck for self-driving cars

California is about to overhaul its taxi industry, which could suck for self-driving cars

ElenaSep 02, 2016 12:47 PM PT

Baidu gets the green light to test self-driving cars on Google’s turf

Baidu announced Thursday that it has received an autonomous vehicle testing permit from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, bringing the Chinese search giant one step closer to testing its self-driving cars on Google’s home turf.

PatrickSep 02, 2016 2:50 AM PT