Keith Laing
Road Deaths Surged in US Even as Driving Fell in First Quarter
Despite an overall decline in driving, car fatalities are up. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
Traffic fatalities grew 10.5% in the first three months of the year even as overall driving declined, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which cited speeding and other risky behaviors that emerged when the pandemic reduced the number of cars on the road.
September 2, 2021Uber Expands Self-Driving Safety Report After NTSB Slams Culture
Uber autonomous vehicles sit in a lot in Pittsburgh on May 6. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)
Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s policies.
August 28, 2020GM, Honda Partner to Build Honda EVs in GM Plants
The GM Flint Assembly plant in Flint, Mich., on March 23. (Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg News)
General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. announced an agreement April 2 to jointly develop two new electric vehicles for Honda that will be based on GM’s global electric-vehicle platform that’s powered by the Detroit automaker’s Ultium battery system.
April 3, 2020California OKs Passengers for GM’s Cruise Autonomous Vehicle Test
Kyle Vogt, founder, president and CTO for Cruise Automation Inc., holds an articulating radar while speaking at a Cruise reveal event in San Francisco on Jan. 21. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Cruise, the autonomous-vehicle unit of General Motors Co., has been cleared to carry passengers in California.
February 27, 2020Rep. Debbie Dingell Introduces Electric Vehicle Bill
An electric car. (Reviver Auto)
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell introduced legislation Jan. 8 to boost adoption of electric cars.
January 9, 2020GM, Tesla Head for New Year Without Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
A Chevy Bolt electric car. (General Motors Co.)
General Motors Co. and Tesla are about to become the first automakers that will have to sell EVs without the benefit of a $7,500 federal tax credit.
December 27, 2019Michigan Gets $7.5 Million to Test Self-Driving Cars
Mcity test facility by University of Michigan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $7.5 million grant to the City of Detroit, the State of Michigan, the University of Michigan and the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti to boost research, development and testing of self-driving cars.
September 12, 2019Bill Aims to Boost Electric-Car Battery Mineral Production
Batteries, like this Samsung one, are used to power electric vehicles. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News)
A group of U.S. senators is introducing legislation to boost domestic production of “critical minerals” that are often imported from China to make electric car batteries.
May 6, 2019