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SABIC Creates Amazing Class 8 Fairing
If you look at the top of the cab of that Mack Anthem Class 8 truck you’ll note the way it arcs back to the trailer.
Waymo to Add Another 62,000 Minivans for Autonomous Fleet
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo driverless vehicle unit plans to buy as many as 62,000 more Chrysler Pacifica minivans so it can expand its tests of driverless shuttles acrosst the U.S.
GM’s Stock Zooms as Cruise Automation Unit Lands $2.3 Billion Investment
Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund is investing $2.3 billion in General Motors Co.’s Cruise Automation unit.
JLR Expands Development of Off-Road Autonomous Tech
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. is investing of £3.7 million ($4.9 million) to further develop autonomous vehicle technologies for off-road driving.
China, Japan in Talks to Unify EV Charging Standards
China’s state-owned electric utility, State Grid Corp., has offered to collaborate with Japan’s CHAdeMO Assn. to develop a common standard for systems used to charge electric vehicles.
CR Lauds Tesla for Braking Update for Model 3 Sedan
Consumer Reports has reversed itself and now recommends Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 after the carmaker performed a remote software update to fix the electric car’s erratic braking.
California Tests Digital License Plates
California’s Dept. of Motor Vehicles has begun testing digital license plates in Sacramento.
“Beyond Petroleum”
The company now known as “BP” goes back to 1901 when British entrepreneur William Knox D’Arcy obtained a 60-year concession to search for oil and gas in Persia.
Daimler Buys Stake in Taxify Startup
Daimler AG has spent more than $100 million to buy a stake in Taxify OU, a 5-year-old ride-hailing service based in Tallinn, Estonia.
Uber Plans French Tech Center for Flying Taxis
Uber Technologies Inc. intends to open a research and development center in Paris this autumn for its flying taxi program.