Kyle Stock
Gatik’s Self-Driving Delivery Vans Head North to Canada
Gatik's middle-mile autonomous trucks are designed to deliver cargo with almost no human interaction. (Christopher Li/Gatik)
Gatik, a Silicon Valley-based self-driving startup, has begun hauling cargo for Loblaws Inc., Canada’s largest grocer.
November 23, 2020Hyperion to Unveil Hydrogen-Powered Supercar, but Needs Investors
The Hyperion XP-1. (YouTube)
With little more than sketches and not fully baked prototypes, a crowd of electric vehicle startups have rounded up billions from investors. Can that fundraising engine drive a hydrogen-powered car?
August 12, 2020Global EV Charging Stations Top 1 Million
A pedestrian passes an electric vehicle charging space in Germany on Jan. 13. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News)
The electric vehicle industry has quietly hit one of its biggest milestones to date, as the number of public charging plugs around the world ticks above the 1 million mark.
August 5, 2020Electric Vehicles Buoyed by Backlog — and Fresh Air
Porsche automobiles make part of an installation outside the Porsche AG factory in Stuttgart, Germany on March 5. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News)
As COVID-19 crunches car sales globally, a backlog of orders has helped electric vehicles maintain momentum in much of the world — better than gas-powered cars and trucks.
April 16, 2020Will Jeep Gladiator Conquer Rivals in Pickup Truck Arena?
The Jeep Gladiator (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Americans bought 524,000 small, starter pickup trucks last year — about 1,400 a day — but not one of them had removable doors. In a few weeks, that small but noteworthy gap in the market will be filled by the Jeep Gladiator, a new rig that represents Fiat-Chrysler’s initial bid to re-enter one of the industry’s hottest segments.
March 25, 2019Self-Driving Cars Still Trying to Navigate Bad Weather
Technology from Boston-based WaveSense may solve the bad-weather conundrum autonomous vehicles face — that they can't read the road when it's covered with accumulated snow. (WaveSense)
As things stand today, the driverless car of the future can’t handle more than a dusting of snow.
September 17, 2018The Robot Delivery Vans Are Here
Nuro
The future of driverless driving looks like a giant toaster with a funny hat.
January 30, 2018NHTSA Scared This Self-Driving Entrepreneur Off the Road
Self-driving cars are getting closer by the day, but they won’t be coming from hacking phenomenon George Hotz.
October 28, 2016With Two Truck Factories Humming, Ford Posts Massive July Sales
Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News
Ford appears to have finally found the right gear with its F-150 pickup, otherwise known as the moneymaker.
August 4, 2015Ford's April Sales Reflect Surge in US Van Purchases
Ford Motor Co.
Ford sold more vans last month than it has in any April in almost 30 years, and U.S. van sales by unit have more than doubled in the past five years, according to data from Edmunds.com.
May 7, 2015