Driverless WeRide robotaxis for Uber. Courtesy: Uber Uber on Wednesday rolled out fully driverless rides in its fourth market, launching the service in Abu Dhabi in partnership WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company. The ride-hailing company said the launch in the United Arab Emirates capital represents the first driverless robotaxi service in the Middle East….
Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors (right to left), Mark Reuss, President, Sterling Anderson, Chief Product Officer, and Dave Richardson, Senior Vice President Software and Services Engineering at “GM Forward” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in New York. GM DETROIT – A third high-profile technology executive is leaving General Motors amid a restructuring…
Startup Figure AI is developing general-purpose humanoid robots. Figure AI Figure AI, an Nvidia-backed developer of humanoid robots, was sued by the startup’s former head of product safety who alleged that he was wrongfully terminated after warning top executives that the company’s robots “were powerful enough to fracture a human skull.” Robert Gruendel, a principal…
Mercedes’ British driver George Russell races during the first practice session for the Las Vegas Formula One Grand Prix on November 16, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff is bringing in new team ownership, selling a portion of his holdings…
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese robotaxi companies are expanding abroad at a faster clip than U.S. rivals Waymo and Tesla — at a time when industry leaders say autonomous driving is finally near an inflection point. “I…
This photograph shows a general view of Nexperia headquarters in Nijmegen on November 6, 2025. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images The Dutch government on Wednesday said it suspended its intervention at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, following constructive talks with Chinese authorities. “We see this as a show of goodwill,” Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans…
A Tesla Inc. robotaxi on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025. Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla has obtained a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona, the state’s department of transportation said. The electric vehicle company applied for a “transportation network company” permit on Nov. 13, and was…
Electric vehicles have quicker acceleration than gas cars, and the fastest ones can now reach the highest top speeds in the world. That helped make Tesla one of the strongest brands in the automotive world, and prove EVs were more than golf carts. But sales data and insiders — and even fans — say it…
2025 Jeep Cherokee SUV Stellantis AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jeep is betting Americans still love a good comeback story. It’s a mantra that’s reverberating through the quintessential SUV brand — from its CEO to a marketing campaign with LL Cool J — following yearslong sales and market share declines that have taken a toll on…
The exterior of the main entrance of Ford Motor’s new world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor is swapping its 1950s “Glass House” headquarters for a new, modern industrial facility to promote collaboration and better appease thousands of employees who have returned to offices in recent years after remote working. The…
