Kia Aims to Open First Plant in India in 2019

Kia Motors Corp. is in final talks to build its first assembly plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, The Economic Times reports.

Vietnam’s FPT Targets Low-Cost Autonomous System in 2 Years

FPT Inc., Vietnam’s largest information technology company, aims to develop an inexpensive self-driving system and introduce it within two years.

Uber’s Global Vehicle Program Chief Quits

Sherif Marakby, the former Ford Motor Co. executive who joined Uber Technologies Inc. a year ago to become the ride-sharing company’s vice president of global vehicle programs, has quit.

Modularizing Front-End Assemblies

Carmakers are turning to specialty suppliers to preassemble complex front-end modules that can then be plugged into a vehicle as it moves down the assembly line.

U.K. Ponders Diesel Buyback Scheme

The U.K. is considering a plan that would pay owners of old diesels £1,000-£2,000 ($1,300-$2,500) to replace their vehicles with a lower-emission model, The Times reports.

Toyota Develops Walking Rehabilitation Device

Toyota Motor Corp.'s robotics unit has developed a medical device to help people with lower limb paralysis relearn how to walk.

Student Teams to Compete in Autonomous Vehicle Challenge

Teams from eight universities in the U.S. and Canada have been selected to compete in the AutoDrive Challenge to develop and demonstrate fully autonomous vehicles.

China’s FAW Touts Self-Driving Truck Test

China’s FAW Jiefang Automotive Co. Ltd. has demonstrated a self-driving commercial truck at its tech center in Changchun City, the Shanghai Daily reports.

Apple Back on the Road?

Apple Back on the Road?

In the automotive and tech world, this is blowing up the Internet in a way that’s bigger than Kim Kardashian’s Paper Magazine’s photo shoot: Apple has, as of today, shown up on the list of companies that has received an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit from the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Apple Gets License to Test Autonomous Cars in California

Apple Inc. has been licensed by California to test self-driving vehicles on the state’s public roads, according to the state's Dept. of Motor Vehicles.