Mar 25, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Auto Industry, Jobs, Robots
Mercedes-Benz is now one of several automakers that see a role for humanoid robots in a car factory setting—an idea that would have seemed whimsical if not laughable a decade ago—and it’s now taking steps to further this vision at its Berlin-Marienfelde hub for...
Mar 20, 2025 | Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles
The first of the three vehicles set to launch is the R2, a smaller SUV styled like its bigger brother, the R1S. Rivian aims for this vehicle to compete against Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. In its attempt to cast a wider net and a broader audience, Rivian states...
Mar 20, 2025 | Auto Industry, Software
A day after the Ford Motor Co. board praised CEO Jim Farley for bringing fresh talent to the company, the Dearborn-based automaker announced another top hire: a former executive from Lululemon clothing company to run Ford’s integrates services division. Michael...
Mar 13, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Tariffs
S&P Global Mobility said the ongoing global tariff war now puts the probability of the auto industry experiencing an extended disruption period at a startling 50%. That would mean several vehicle models will cease production, new-vehicle prices would have to rise...
Mar 6, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Tariffs, US Economy
U.S. carmakers and auto-parts suppliers, including many smaller operations that might have no financial cushion to withstand a prolonged standoff, are staring down a tariff abyss that may or may not come to pass, but whose cracks are already starting to show. The...
Mar 4, 2025 | Auto Industry, Auto Tech, Space
In January, Toyota said its mobility software subsidiary “Woven by Toyota” was investing $44 million into Japanese rocket maker Interstellar Technologies. Rival Honda has been developing a proprietary reusable rocket since 2019 to...
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