Auto Tech

Department of Justice, NHSTA, and Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Tesla's autopilot system for safety and whether Tesla misled consumers.

German automaker Mercedes-Benz is releasing a new "Acceleration Increase" feature that costs $1,200 a year and allows their cars to go from 0 to 60 mph one second faster.

General Motors is recalling 340,000 SUVs because their daytime running lights do not turn off when the headlights are turned on, which could cause crashes.

11 people wear killed in the four month period between mid-may and September. Elon Musk explains how much safer self driving cars are than human drivers.

Pete Buttigieg pitched electric vehicles on Thursday in Texas, where an overtaxed power grid could pose problems for the transition from gas-powered cars.

As gas prices surge past $4 per gallon, fuel-friendly actions can help save while prices are high.

Top Republicans in the House took issue Wednesday with a bill introduced in the lower chamber that aims to curb competition with China and accused Democrats of not being “serious about confronting the [Chinese Communist Party].”

Rivian Automotive Inc. priced its highly anticipated initial public offering at $78 a share, well above its raised expectations, valuing the electric-vehicle maker at more than $77 billion on a fully diluted basis, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The global computer chip shortage cut into third-quarter profits at both Ford and General Motors, with both companies having to temporarily close factories

Ford has hired away a Lowe's executive to take over as new chief digital and information officer as the carmaker makes another major tech hire.

The EU is working on proposals to jump-start home output of a type of specialist magnet vital in electric car motors by offering support to local producers so they can compete with Chinese rivals, sources close to the situation said.

The U.S. government's highway safety agency has ordered automakers to report any crashes involving fully autonomous vehicles or partially automated driver assist systems.

Auto industry executives are rattled by a global shortage of semiconductors which is hitting production in China, after hoping the world's biggest car market could spearhead global recovery in the sector.