General Motors Digs Into Mining Business to Lead Race for EV Metals
General Motors is trying to speed ahead in the race for metals underpinning the industry’s shift to electric cars.
GM’s Strong Truck Sales Are Funding EV Sales Blitz, Barra Says
General Motors Co.’s leader said demand for expensive trucks remains robust, enabling the company to fund a blitz in electric vehicles that begins this year.
GM’s Self-Driving Expansion Faces Challenges in San Francisco
General Motors-owned Cruise is working to expand its paid service to all of San Francisco and run it 24 hours a day.
TuSimple Says It Didn’t Share Tech With China-Linked Hydron
TuSimple Holdings Inc., an autonomous trucking startup that’s been the subject of U.S. investigations, said it hasn’t shared self-driving technology with another startup with Chinese ties.
GM’s Cruise Expands Robotaxi Service Despite Federal Safety Probe
General Motors Co.’s Cruise unit started offering rides with its self-driving taxi business in two more cities, expanding beyond San Francisco with cars now operating in Phoenix and in Austin, Texas.
UAW Petitions to Organize GM-LG Energy Ohio Battery Plant
The United Auto Workers filed a petition to gain union membership for the 900 workers at the Ultium Cells LLC battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that is jointly owned by General Motors Co. and Korean partner LG Energy Solutions.
Driverless Car Development Taking Longer Than Anticipated
Autonomous vehicle companies and suppliers have collectively spent around $75 billion developing self-driving technology, with scant sign of meaningful revenue emerging from robocar services.
Waymo, C.H. Robinson Driverless Trucks Haul Beer to Houston From Dallas
Waymo, Alphabet Inc.’s driverless-vehicle unit, said it has carted in excess of 1 million pounds of Modelo and Corona beer over 220 miles a day to Houston from Dallas under a pilot program with C.H. Robinson for Constellation Brands Inc.
Auto Industry Banks on EV Sales to Rental Fleets
Auto sales to rental fleets used to be seen as a sign of failure. With the dawn of the electric vehicle age, that’s changing.
GM’s Cruise Pushes Past Glitches to Map Robotaxi Expansion
It was a bit surprising when Cruise, the autonomous vehicle startup that’s 80% owned by General Motors, said it planned to expand its robotaxi service to Phoenix and Austin over the next three months.