Self-Driving '65 Mustang to Tackle Goodwood Hill Climb

Siemens AG and England’s Cranfield University plan to run a 1965 Ford Mustang with autonomous driving capabilities at the annual hill climb during this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Daimler, Bosch Will Test Robotic Shuttle Service in California

Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH plan to begin testing a self-driving shuttle service in Silicon Valley in the second half of 2019.

Ex-Apple Engineer Arrested for Stealing Autonomous-Car Files

A former hardware engineer at Apple Inc. has been charged with stealing details about the company’s autonomous car project and attempting to flee with them to China.

Toyota Debuts Car-Sharing Scheme in Honolulu

Toyota Motor Corp. has introduced a car-sharing service in Honolulu, Hawaii, that operates a fleet of Lexus and Toyota models out of 25 parking stations in the city.

Hyundai and Baidu Sign MOU

Hyundai and Baidu Sign MOU

Baidu is a China-based tech company that is regularly referred to as the “Google of China,” given that it has a hugely popular search engine site and is doing a wide range of work that focuses on artificial intelligence for a variety of application, as well as working on autonomous vehicles.

China’s CATL to Supply $4.7 Billion in Battery Cells to BMW

BMW AG says it has signed a multi-year deal to buy €4 billion ($4.7 billion) worth of battery cells from Chinese battery supplier CATL.

U.K. Softens “Ban” on Non-Electric Cars

The U.K.’s previously announced ban on piston-powered cars by 2040 has been softened to permit hybrids, which would offer zero-emission “capability.”

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds $10 Billion VW Diesel Settlement

A U.S. appellate court in San Francisco has upheld a deal in which Volkswagen AG spent $10 billion to compensate owners of 475,000 vehicles powered by 4-cylinder engines that had been rigged to evade emission limits.

Volvo Forms Mobility Unit

Volvo Cars Corp. is launching a stand-alone company to oversee the carmaker’s car-sharing business.

Developer Touts Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Truck

South Korea’s Hylium Industries Inc. is launching what it claims is the world's first mobile liquid-hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell powered vehicles.