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Waymo has applied for a permit to test its robotaxis in New York City, despite an absence of local regulations supporting commercially operated autonomous vehicles.

Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo. 

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and acting administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration Chris Rocheleau announced a “new road map” for getting air taxis into the sky.

Nippon Steel closed its $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, bringing to an end an 18-month effort to combine the American and Japanese steelmakers, the companies said in a June 18 statement.

The administration is pressing ahead with another tariff barrage that some experts say is more legally sound than country-by-country duties and may end up having an equally broad effect.

States are warning residents about scams under which victims receive text messages purported to be from state motor vehicle agencies seeking payment for fraudulent traffic violations.

Canadian companies could help Mexico reduce its lopsided dependency on imported U.S. natural gas by maximizing its own domestic supplies of the fuel, according to a Canada business group.

The cost of hauling refined oil out of the Middle East surged on June 17 as shippers reacted to the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Diesel prices kept rising on June 17 as concerns about Middle Eastern supplies — a consequence of the Israel-Iran conflict — piled pressure on an already tight market.

The national price of diesel climbed a dime to $3.571 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released June 17.