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GM recalls Cruise driverless cars following accident involving pedestrian

November 8, 2023 7:47 AM EST

General Motors (NYSE: GM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Wednesday that the automakers self-driving unit, Cruise will recall 950 driverless cars from the roads across the United States and may withdraw more following an accident involving one of its robotaxis.

The NHTSA website issued a... More

Britain says automakers will be liable for self-driving crashes, not owners

November 7, 2023 11:18 AM EST

The British government announced on Tuesday that, under a framework for advancing autonomous vehicles (AV), it would hold the manufacturers of self-driving cars legally responsible for any accidents, rather than the owners. A decision embraced by both insurance companies and AV startups.

King Charles outlined the government's legislative plan for the upcoming parliamentary session, revealing that an Automated Vehicles... More

General Motors (GM) pauses production of Cruise driverless van

November 7, 2023 8:13 AM EST

Detroit automaker, General Motors (NYSE: GM) revealed Monday that the company plans to pause production on their Cruise fully autonomous Cruise Origin van. The announcement comes just days following an announcement that GM would pause driverless operations.

Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, in a staff meeting, told workers that the company has produced hundreds of Origin vehicles already, and that it is "more than enough for the... More

Car Firms Agree To Pay Workers Who Striked Retroactively - WSJ

November 2, 2023 2:54 PM EDT

(Updated - November 2, 2023 2:55 PM EDT)

Detroit Automakers To Pay Striking Workers About $100 A Day - WSJ

Car Firms Agree To Pay Workers Who Striked Retroactively... More

UAW eyes Toyota (TM) as a target for unionization

November 2, 2023 1:54 PM EDT

Leaders at the United Auto Workers (UAW) union signaled Thursday that they intend to further leverage the union's recent achievements in negotiations with the Detroit Three by organizing drives at Toyota (NYSE: TM), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and other nonunion U.S. auto factories.

Toyota Decided, following the concessions made by... More