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LG Acquires ZKW in Its Largest Takeover; Focus Shifts to Lighting Self-Driving Cars

South Korean electronics group LG aims to become the world leader in lighting self-driving cars, by taking over Austrian car lights specialist ZKW for an estimated $1.3 billion, LG announced April 26.

April 26, 2018

Will Wabtec Acquire GE Transportation?

A flurry of reports over the past few days speculate that GE Transportation will be sold to a longtime supplier, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., which does business as Wabtec Corp.

April 25, 2018

Orders Rise, but Market Share Falls for Mack Trucks in First Quarter

Everybody knows about the up-and-down, cyclical nature of the heavy-duty truck market. But as Mack Trucks proved in the first quarter, sometimes you can be up 鈥 and down 鈥 at the same time.

April 25, 2018

Yamato, DeNA Test Autonomous Delivery System in Japan

On April 24, Yamato Transport Co. and DeNA Co. tested an autonomous vehicle delivery service to gauge the potential of self-driving technology in the field of logistics.

April 24, 2018

Could Self-Driving Bulldozers Help Fix A Housing Shortage?

As the yellow and black bulldozer-like machine zoomed around the construction site preparing the ground for 700 new houses, all that was missing was someone in the driver鈥檚 seat.

April 23, 2018

New Hampshire Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation Faces Speed Bumps

A bill that would allow companies to road-test self-driving vehicles in New Hampshire may be facing some speed bumps.

April 18, 2018

Waymo CEO Krafcik Has 鈥楢 Lot of Confidence鈥 His Tech Would Have Avoided Deadly Uber Accident

In a pioneering self-driving car company鈥檚 first public comments on the Uber autonomous car accident March 18 that killed an Arizona woman, Waymo CEO John Krafcik said his tech could 鈥渉andle鈥 that very scenario.

March 26, 2018

San Francisco Mayor Says Driverless Cars Are 鈥楩uture of the Streets鈥

Days after a fatal self-driving-car collision in Arizona, six makers of driverless vehicles came to San Francisco on March 22 to demonstrate their technology 鈥 and emphasize its safety features 鈥 to city leaders and public-safety officers.

March 23, 2018

Report: Uber Keen to Sell Self-Driving Technology to Toyota

Ride-hailing company Uber is in talks to start selling its self-driving technology to Toyota Motor, Japanese media reported March 16.

March 16, 2018

Should Self-Driving Cars Be on the Road Before Safety Regs Are in Place? Dianne Feinstein Says 鈥楴o鈥

The senior U.S. senator from the country鈥檚 most tech-savvy state has for months blocked a bill championed by some of California鈥檚 biggest tech companies that would cut regulations and get self-driving cars onto roads sooner 鈥 and she made it clear March 14 she鈥檚 not backing down.

March 16, 2018