Daimler’s Torc Robotics picks Amazon as cloud provider for self-driving trucks

By Nick Carey 3 Min Read (Reuters) – Daimler AG unit Torc Robotics said on Wednesday it has selected Amazon’s cloud computing division to handle huge amounts of data in real time as it prepares to test self-driving test trucks in New Mexico and Virginia. Slideshow ( 3 images ) Acquired by Daimler in 2019,… Continue reading Daimler’s Torc Robotics picks Amazon as cloud provider for self-driving trucks

Exclusive: Lucid Motors nears SPAC deal as Klein launches financing – sources

By Joshua Franklin, Anirban Sen 3 Min Read (Reuters) – Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors Inc is getting close to a deal to go public at a roughly $12-billion valuation after veteran dealmaker Michael Klein’s blank-check acquisition firm launched a financing effort to back the transaction, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.… Continue reading Exclusive: Lucid Motors nears SPAC deal as Klein launches financing – sources

Toyota to suspend output from nine factories in Japan due to quake

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Toyota logo at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it will suspend its vehicle production on 14 lines at nine group factories in Japan due… Continue reading Toyota to suspend output from nine factories in Japan due to quake

How McLaren aims to rebuild supercars to roar into electric era

By Nick Carey 6 Min Read HEADLEY DOWN, England (Reuters) – There’s nothing quite like the roar of a revving McLaren engine to set a petrolhead’s pulse pounding, or the full-throated scream as it tears across the tarmac. Andy Abbosh, a McLaren owner who says he’s willing to try out an electric version once it… Continue reading How McLaren aims to rebuild supercars to roar into electric era

Daimler recalls 1.29 million U.S. vehicles for software issue

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Ola Kaellenius, chairman of Daimler AG attends the presentation of the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class at the Daimler production plant in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (Reuters) – Daimler AG’s U.S. unit Mercedes-Benz USA said Saturday it is recalling 1.29 million vehicles sold since… Continue reading Daimler recalls 1.29 million U.S. vehicles for software issue

Daimler Trucks labour chief wants clean tech investments in Germany

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: The Daimler logo is seen before the carmaker’s annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler Trucks, which is being spun off by its parent group later this year, should invest much of a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion)… Continue reading Daimler Trucks labour chief wants clean tech investments in Germany

VW ‘unintended victim’ in battery supplier dispute, seeks four-year reprieve

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: The logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen on car in a showroom of a Volkswagen car dealer in Brussels, Belgium July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG late Friday called itself an “unintended victim” in a battle between two battery suppliers and urged… Continue reading VW ‘unintended victim’ in battery supplier dispute, seeks four-year reprieve

GM agrees to $5.75 million settlement with California over ignition switches

By David Shepardson 2 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co agreed to a $5.75 million settlement to resolve allegations it made false statements to California’s largest pension system and other investors over its deadly ignition switch recalls. FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen on a water tank of the General Motors assembly… Continue reading GM agrees to $5.75 million settlement with California over ignition switches

Tesla must recall 12,300 Model X cars over faulty moulding – KBA

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: The Tesla Model X car is displayed on media day at the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tesla must recall around 12,300 Model X cars worldwide due to car body mouldings problems, Germany’s motor vehicle authority (KBA)… Continue reading Tesla must recall 12,300 Model X cars over faulty moulding – KBA

Ford CEO calls for settlement between LG Chem, SK Innovation

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley walks to speak at a news conference at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley on Thursday publicly encouraged South Korea’s chemicals and electric vehicle (EV) battery… Continue reading Ford CEO calls for settlement between LG Chem, SK Innovation