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Waymo hires ex-Tesla engineer to lead self-driving hardware
23 June 2017, 08:00Waymo has hired Satish Jeyachandran, Tesla's former director of hardware engineering. Jeyachandran spent nearly seven years at Tesla before leaving earlier this year.
Tesla in talks with labels for music-streaming service, report says
23 June 2017, 08:00Tesla is in talks with record labels about creating its own music-streaming service, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
GM safety practices no longer under NHTSA oversight; meetings will continue
23 June 2017, 08:00GM's safety practices are no longer under the oversight of federal regulators, but the automaker said it plans to keep meeting with them at least monthly about potential defects.
Suppliers pick up old-school metal work
23 June 2017, 08:00The industry might be planning a shift to electrification, but American Axle and its competitors are winning more business from traditional powertrains.
Dodge Grand Caravan output idled to meet U.S. airbag safety rule
22 June 2017, 08:00Dodge Grand Caravan output will continue this fall -- but not for U.S. customers, according to a union official at the Canada plant where Fiat Chrysler builds the minivan, as the company races to meet a new airbag safety rule.
Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick knew of engineer's Google info, Waymo says
22 June 2017, 08:00A court filing says Uber's ousted CEO learned in early 2016 that the engineer who oversaw the company's driverless car project possessed discs from Google.
Tesla snubs J.D. Power for Initial Quality Study data
22 June 2017, 08:00How do the quality ratings for the 2017 Tesla Model S and Model X compare to competitors? They don't, based off J.D. Power's 2017 U.S. Initial Quality Study.
For thousands of U.S. auto workers, downturn comes fast
22 June 2017, 08:00After seven straight years of U.S. sales gains, the days when auto assembly and parts plants throughout the Midwest were running flat-out because of high demand for nearly every type of vehicle are over.
2017 J.D. Power initial quality rankings
22 June 2017, 08:00Kia took the top spot in J.D. Power's annual report card on vehicle quality for a second consecutive year. The annual industry ratings reached a new record and domestic brands maintained their edge over foreign rivals.
Honda halts Japan plant after WannaCry virus hits computer network
21 June 2017, 08:00Honda halted production at a domestic vehicle plant for a day this week after finding the WannaCry ransomware that struck globally last month in its computer network.