A former Apple employee has been accused of stealing the company’s self-driving car secrets and trying to flee to China with them. Xiaolang Zhang worked on Apple’s driverless car project but allegedly planned to move to Chinese autonomous vehicle start-up Xiaopeng Motors, the company says in court documents. He was arrested at San Jose airport, […]
For several years now, the Chevy Volt has been a plug-in hybrid work horse that doen’t get much attention. General Motors is hoping that it can change that with some fairly serious electric charging overhauls that should allow it to charge in half the time it took before. In addition to the new 7.2 kilowatt-hour […]
Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations has designed and engineered ‘Project Hero,’ a bespoke version of the All-New Discovery for use by the Austrian Red Cross. This unique derivative transforms the standard Discovery into an advanced communications unit that allows a new search and rescue drone to take off and land on the vehicle whilst in […]
Audi and Hyundai Motor said they will cooperate on developing fuel cell vehicles. The agreement will give Audi and other brands in Volkswagen Group access to parts that are based on Hyundai’s know-how accumulated from the development of the ix35 Fuel Cell utility and its successor, the Nexo. The automakers have entered into a multi-year […]
Startup RideOS said Friday that it has raised $9 million led by venture firm Sequoia Capital and reached a partnership with a division of Ford Motor Co. Started by two former Uber Technologies Inc. employees, RideOS plans to sell software that gives routes and other dispatching instructions to fleets of autonomous cars. Add RideOS to […]
Most Fiat Chrysler Automobiles brands will not take part in this year’s Paris auto show, according to French media reports. FCA joins automakers including Ford and Volkswagen brand in skipping one of Europe’s top showcases for product debuts. The Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Abarth brands will not have stands at the show, the reports […]
Mercedes-Benz has released a video of the concept version of its Tesla Model 3 competitor — the EQA. The EQA is an electric version of Mercedes’ A-class subcompact sedan. This year, the German automaker is expected to launch the gasoline version of the A class in the United States. The video, which mostly shows sweeping […]
Tesla will lay off about 3,500 workers in an effort to boost profitability, CEO Elon Musk wrote in a company email. “What drives us is our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable, clean energy, but we will never achieve that mission unless we eventually demonstrate that we can be sustainably profitable,” Musk wrote. Musk […]
Porsche’s first full-electric sports car won’t hit the streets until next year but the Mission E concept now has a street-legal name: Taycan. Porsche on Friday introduced the official name of its battery electric vehicle as part a ceremony in Europe marking 70 years of Porsche sports cars. Taycan, roughly translated as “lively young horse” […]
Hyundai Motor America customers will soon be able to pay for goods and services such as gasoline, food and parking spots through new technology developments and in-car purchasing options. Hyundai and automotive software developer Xevo Inc. — which connects drivers and their vehicles to mobile applications and services through touchscreens and their vehicle-branded mobile apps […]
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