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Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc to General Motors Co's Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for robot-driven vehicles.

GM's Cruise division is opening up its driverless ride-hailing service to the public through a limited access program in San Francisco.

Kia has received 13 customer complaints and 947 warranty claims related to the issue. However, no fatalities, injuries, crashes or fires have been reported.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that President Biden "is treating the American public like fools" after Biden met with executives from rival car companies General Motors and Ford Motor earlier this week.

Ford Motor Co. is taking the unusual step of cutting off customer orders for the Maverick, a more-affordable pickup that it rolled out last fall, saying it has maxed out on what it can build.

GM's Hydrotec hydrogen fuel cell technology is being developed for use for mobile electric vehicle charging stations and remote power systems.

FedEx received an initial fleet of 500 vehicles from BrightDrop last year and plans to potentially create a fleet of over 200,000 electric vehicles by 2040.

Toyota outsold General Motors for the first time ever in 2021 and ended GM's 90-year streak as the best-selling automaker in the U.S.

Chevrolet's new long-form advertisement "Holiday Ride" is a hit on YouTube that depicts the true story of a daughter who had her late mother's 1966 Chevrolet Impala restored to cheer up her father.

General Motors Co. plans to invest more than $3 billion to make electric vehicles in Michigan, people familiar with the matter said, a potential win for the car maker’s home state after recent commitments of auto projects to Southern states.

Honda has recalled some SUVs and a truck model due to a problem with their hoods popping open while driving

General Motors has acquired a 25% stake in Pure Watercraft, a Seattle-based company specializing in electric boats and outboard motors, at a $600 million valuation.

Toyota has issued a recall on some 227,000 Camrys to fix brake-assist problems

Investor Michael Burry, made famous in the 2015 movie "The Big Short," took to Twitter Sunday to theorize why Tesla’s Elon Musk decided to sell so many Tesla shares, and then deleted his Twitter account a short time later.

General Motors is removing the heated seat option from several models to conserve semiconductor chips in an effort to build more complete vehicles for sale.

The world’s biggest mining company by market value, BHP Group Ltd., will sell its controlling interest in two metallurgical coal mines

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

The Porsche Taycan has outsold the Tesla Model S/X through the first three quarters of 2021. The German brand's first electric car has also outsold its iconic 911 sports car.

Volvo is recalling nearly 260,000 older cars in the U.S. because the front driver’s air bag can explode and send shrapnel into the cabin.

General Motors' plans to electrify its vehicle lineup has won the support of hedge fund Engine No. 1, which gained notoriety in January when it won three seats on Exxon Mobil’s board of directors by convincing big investors that the oil giant lacked a clean energy strategy.