2+ hour ago   (322+ words) ▼ Video showing Daiichi Kotsu driver Saori Yamamoto behind the wheel of her kei taxi Daiichi Kotsu has since added two keis to its fleet in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, and plans to have the ultra-compact cars in a total of 17 prefectures…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (814+ words) Despite a year of searching, previous stints at big automotive suppliers and sending out about 50 applications, German software engineer Max Peil is still looking for a job. Trained in computer vision, a critical part of autonomous and intelligent driving systems,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (417+ words) Tesla reported a jump in second-quarter auto sales Thursday, as Elon Musk's electric vehicle company easily topped expectations in a period of lofty gasoline prices due to the U.S.-Iran war. Tesla's global deliveries came in at 480,126, up 25 percent from the…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (343+ words) Honda Motor Co's top executive apologized Friday to shareholders for the company's first full-year loss since its 1957 listing for the year ended March and vowed to transform its automobile business into a stable and profitable source of earnings over the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (661+ words) Bristling with sensors and electronic eyes, robotaxis are appearing on London's streets, slipping silently between red buses and black cabs, as companies battle to lead Europe's emerging autonomous vehicle market. British start-up Wayve, in partnership with Uber, is racing to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (797+ words) When they get home, the residents of a small housing association on the outskirts of Hudiksvall, Sweden, plug in their electric vehicles to charge them or, intriguingly, power their homes. The two-way energy exchange enables the eight families living there…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1596+ words) Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after shares of his rocket company SpaceX soared in Wall Street's biggest initial public offering of stock. Shares in SpaceX jumped 24% after opening for trading at noon Friday, a sign that investors are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (200+ words) Nissan Motor Corp said Wednesday it is considering manufacturing passenger cars for the major Chinese automaker Chery at its Sunderland plant in Britain, part of a bid to make better use of the facility. The Japanese automaker said it may…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (248+ words) SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world's first trillionaire. The company, formally known…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (352+ words) What is it about a steering wheel, Playboy wonders, does this to people? Hint taken. Language moderated. Still, it’s irresistible in this context to quote British biologist-philosopher J.B.S. Haldane: “Today” – 1928 – “we are born with instincts appropriate to our Paleolithic ancestors,…...