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Aurora Innovation is about to triple its driverless truck network, expanding to 10 routes, after validating operations between Fort Worth, Texas, and Phoenix, the company said Feb. 11.

The embrace of technology was clear at Manifest 2026, where speakers and exhibitors presented ways the transportation sector can become smarter and faster by implementing AI and robotics.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy this week decreed that electric vehicle chargers must now be fully American-made — a difficult requirement that is certain to delay them.

The gauge — which contains industry stalwarts such as CSX, FedEx and Old Dominion Freight Line  — has been catapulted higher by strong data and a pivot away from the big tech winners of the last few years. 

Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous driving unit, will hit more than 1 million paid weekly robotaxi rides in the U.S. by the end of this year, according to co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana.

Lyft suffered its worst stock decline in more than a year after the rideshare firm issued a disappointing forecast that missed Wall Street expectations.

Ford is planning to launch five new models priced under $40,000 by the end of the decade in a gambit to offer more affordable vehicles as the average cost of new cars tops $50,000 in the U.S.

Michelin plans to buy back as much as $2.4 billion worth of shares, as the French company seeks to keep investors on side with its tire business under pressure.

The House Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee approved the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act, which would require new vehicles to have an ID number stamped onto converters.

Paccar is set to unveil two engine platforms ahead of the introduction of tighter Environmental Protection Agency nitrogen oxide emissions in 2027, senior executives said Feb. 10.