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May 30, 2021 (AFP)

In the short video, three young men are shown dancing in their seats, beers nearby, as the vehicle moves down the highway near other cars at 65 miles per hour (...

Uber's British union deal gets mixed reception

May 27, 2021 (AFP)

Uber on Wednesday formally recognised the GMB union, after a court ruling granted workers' rights to its UK drivers. The news sparked hope of better working con...

Uber agrees world-first union deal for UK drivers

May 26, 2021 (AFP)

The GMB union said the collective bargaining agreement "shows gig economy companies don't have to be a wild west on the untamed frontier of employment rights". ...

Ford says 40% of sales to be electric vehicles by 2030

May 26, 2021 (AFP)

The US automaker said it will increase investment in electric vehicles, components and infrastructure to more than $30 billion by 2025, boosting the amount from...

Tesla to build data centre in China after backlash, spying fearsdat

May 25, 2021 (AFP)

Chinese authorities in March restricted the use of Tesla cars by the military and employees of state-owned companies over concerns that images from cameras on t...

Ford unveils its first all-electric pickup truck

May 20, 2021 (AFP)

The battery-powered Ford F-150 "Lightning" is part of a $22 billion campaign by the US auto giant to ramp up its electric vehicle offerings by 2025. Ford is alr...

Ford to unveil all-electric F-150 pickup

May 19, 2021 (AFP)

The battery-powered Ford F-150 "Lightning" is part of the US auto giant's $22 billion campaign to ramp up its electric vehicle offerings by 2025. "This sucker's...

Longtime car fan Biden lives his electric dreams

May 18, 2021 (AFP)

The battery-powered Ford F-150 Lightning is due to be unveiled on Wednesday as the auto giant's new big bet on the emerging electric auto market. But avid car e...

New US electric car chargers are a green leap of faith

May 12, 2021 (AFP)

With more electrical models set to hit showrooms, the focus will shift to consumers' willingness to pivot to electric cars at a time when conventional gas stati...

Electric vehicles cheaper than combustion by 2027: study

May 10, 2021 (AFP)

Carmakers are shifting en masse to electric and hybrid models in order to bring average fleet emissions under a European Union limit of 95 grams of carbon dioxi...

Uber loss narrows as it hopes to rev shared rides

May 05, 2021 (AFP)

The San Francisco-based company said its net loss in the recently ended quarter shrank to $108 million, with help from the sale of its automated driving unit fo...

China's transition to electric vehicles

May 04, 2021 (SPX)

To counteract those troubling trends, the Chinese government has imposed policies to encourage the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). Since buying an ...

Simulation tests for the certification of automated veicles

May 04, 2021 (SPX)

In the simulation-based development and testing of automated driving (SET Level) project, the German Aerospace Center Institute of Transportation Systems is wor...

Uber adds 'valet' car rentals as it looks to rev rides

Apr 29, 2021 (AFP)

As Covid-19 vaccines make it safer for people to move about, Uber aims to be a hub for summoning rides, running errands, or renting vehicles. "Uber wants to be ...

Daimler and Volvo promise fuel-cell trucks by 2025

Apr 29, 2021 (AFP)

Baptised Cellcentric, their joint venture aims to become a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen fuel-cells, a technology which also provides zero tailpipe em...

UK signals self-driving cars could hit road this year

Apr 28, 2021 (AFP)

The Department for Transport (DfT) said in a statement that it will allow hands-free driving in cars equipped with lane-keeping technology, for use during slow ...

Lyft to sell autonomous driving unit to Toyota for $550 mn

Apr 27, 2021 (AFP)

The move follows a similar divestment from Uber last year, with ride-sharing firms focusing on core operations as they struggle during the coronavirus pandemic....

Lyft to sell autonomous driving unit for $550 mn to Toyota

Apr 26, 2021 (AFP)

The move follows a similar divestment from Uber last year as the rideshare firms focus on core operations amid struggles during the yearlong coronavirus pandemi...

Tesla says it appears driver was at the wheel in crash

Apr 26, 2021 (AFP)

During an earnings call, the electric car maker defended itself anew against a report that a Tesla had been fooled into driving with no one behind the wheel, wi...

Lebanon launches first electric car despite crisis

Apr 24, 2021 (AFP)

The red sports car -- named "Quds Rise", using the Arabic name of Jerusalem -- is the project of Lebanese-born Palestinian businessman Jihad Mohammad. It's the ...