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Uber partners with Nvidia to deploy 100,000 robotaxis
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
"Together with Uber, we're creating a framework for the entire industry to deploy autonomous fleets at scale, powered by Nvidia AI infrastructure," Nvidia chief...
Nexperia, the new crisis looming for Europe's carmakers
Oct 24, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing is locked in a standoff with Dutch officials who invoked a Cold War-era law in September to effectively take over the company, whose factories are in Eu...
Baidu confirms robotaxi project with Switzerland's PostBus
Oct 22, 2025 (AFP)
China's tech companies and automakers have poured billions of dollars into self-driving technology in recent years, with driverless taxis already operating in l...
Car giant VW warns of production hit from Nexperia chips row
Oct 22, 2025 (AFP)
Dutch officials invoked a Cold War-era law last month to effectively take control of the Netherlands-based but Chinese-owned Nexperia, citing national security ...
GM cuts EV production in Canada, cites Trump backpedal
Oct 21, 2025 (AFP)
Canada's auto industry has been battered by Trump's global tariffs on foreign-made vehicles, but GM's decision to stop production of an EV van in Ingersoll - ab...
Waymo robotaxis to deliver orders for some US DoorDash users
Oct 16, 2025 (AFP)
The alliance will start in coming months with Waymo cars delivering take-away meals, groceries and convenience shop items to DoorDash users in the southwestern ...
Nexperia row threatens car production in Europe, automakers warn
Oct 16, 2025 (AFP)
European auto lobby ACEA said it was deeply concerned about a possible shortfall in chips used in vehicles after Beijing banned Nexperia from exporting goods fr...
Waymo to launch driverless taxis in London next year
Oct 15, 2025 (AFP)
London would mark the first foray into Europe for Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet and already present in a growing number of cities in the United States....
Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court
Oct 13, 2025 (AFP)
The High Court will decide in a three-month hearing whether systems installed in Mercedes, Ford, Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and Nissan diesel vehicles were design...
Carmakers face massive UK dieselgate lawsuit
Oct 10, 2025 (AFP)
The High Court will decide whether systems installed in Mercedes, Ford, Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and Nissan diesel vehicles were designed to cheat clean air law...
Tesla shares fall on doubts that latest autos will boost sales
Oct 07, 2025 (AFP)
Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker began taking orders for "standard" versions of the Model 3 sedan and Model Y midsize priced at around $40,000 or less on the ...
EU should scrap ban on new combustion-engine sales: Merz
Oct 06, 2025 (AFP)
The giants of Germany's flagship sector such as Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have cast doubt on the EU target as they struggle to build up competitive elec...
Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers
Oct 06, 2025 (SPX)
To address this issue, a team of researchers at Penn State created a scalable framework to develop, analyze and evaluate using streetlights as a low-cost, equit...
US cops pull over driverless car after illegal U-turn
Sep 29, 2025 (AFP)
Officers in San Bruno, California pulled over the Waymo driverless car on Friday night, but -- despite its flagrant law breaking -- had to let it go. "Since the...
World's highest bridge opens to traffic in China
Sep 28, 2025 (AFP)
The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625 metres (2,051 feet) above a river and vast gorge in the country's rugged southern province of Guizhou, also home to ...
Austria greenlights motorway project despite environmental objections
Sep 25, 2025 (AFP)
The move follows years of prolonged protests and legal wrangling, with the Greens -- formerly the governing coalition's junior partner but now in opposition -- ...
Chinese automaker Chery gains in Hong Kong debut
Sep 25, 2025 (AFP)
The financial hub's capital market has rebounded strongly this year, with dozens of Chinese companies piling into the city to raise overseas capital amid broade...
Toyota opens high-tech village in Japan to road test the future
Sep 25, 2025 (AFP)
It is touted as a real-life setting in which to trial myriad inventions, from flying taxis to robot pets and drones that escort you home at night. Around 360 To...
Central Park horse-drawn carriages face ride into the sunset
Sep 20, 2025 (AFP)
Critics say the animals suffer, pointing to deadly collapses and dangerous escapes, while advocates point to the jobs they create and the heritage they uphold. ...
China unveils plan to 'stabilise' auto sector growth
Sep 13, 2025 (AFP)
Announced jointly by eight government departments, the plan for 2025 and 2026 "stresses cost surveys and price monitoring", as well as encouraging innovation an...
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