16 Mar Continental Bets on Automated-Driving Growth in Unit Overhaul Continental AG will create a dedicated unit for its self-driving technology as the German automotive supplier hopes to benefit from rising sales for electric cars filled with electronic gadgetry. Read more...
16 Mar Ford Partners With University of Michigan on Robotics A grand opening was held March 16 for the four-story, $75 million, 134,000-square-foot Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building at the University of Michigan. Read more...
16 Mar Illinois Gov. Pritzker Announces $250 Million for Local Transportation Funds from Rebuild Illinois infrastructure initiative will benefit counties, municipalities and townships. Read more...
16 Mar Foxconn Mulls Making EVs at Wisconsin Plant TAIPEI, Taiwan — Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, is considering making electric vehicles at its highly anticipated Wisconsin plant that has been scaled back since its announcement in 2017, the company’s chairman said March 16. Read more...
16 Mar Electric Last Mile Gets 45,000 Van Orders Amid E-Commerce Boom Electric Last Mile Inc., the plug-in delivery van startup that’s in the process of merging with blank check company Forum Merger III Corp., said it has 45,000 preorders and will start production at the former Hummer plant in Indiana in the third quarter. Read more...
16 Mar NHTSA to Investigate Tesla Crash With Tractor-Trailer DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath a semitrailer. Read more...
15 Mar Automakers Embrace EVs, but What About Buyers? DETROIT — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead. But do customers feel the same way? Read more...
15 Mar Diesel Climbs 4.8¢ to $3.191 a Gallon The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 4.8 cents to $3.191 a gallon, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration on March 15. Read more...
15 Mar February Medium-Duty Sales Dip 1% to 17,580 Classes 4-7 sales dipped 1% in February to 17,580 compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
15 Mar Senators Introduce Trucking Workforce Legislation Legislation aimed at training drivers younger than 21 to drive trucks across state lines was recently unveiled by a group of senators. Read more...