Chinese Catching Up to U.S. in AVs; Tesla Plans $2B Stock Offering

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Denso Deploys Drishti AI to Production Processes

Denso says it will deploy action-recognition technology enabled by AI and computer vision from Drishti Technologies at multiple North American...

Chinese Catching Up to U.S. in AI, AVs

Silicon Valley continues to be Ground Zero for AI research, but China has other advantages as it seeks to close...

FCA Partners With AutoX on China Robo-taxi Project

The collaboration is the latest in a series of AV partnerships for the automaker that could make it more competitive...

Tesla Plans $2 Billion Stock Offering, Will Make Battery Cells in Fremont

The automaker expects a new round of funding to go toward strengthening its balance sheet, while it undertakes efforts to...

U.S. Heavy-Duty Trucks Down 22.5% in January

U.S. medium- and heavy-duty truck sales plummeted 16.8% with gains only in Classes 4 and 5.

Canada Big Trucks Fall Slightly in January

Mixed results left Canada medium- and heavy-duty truck sales down a mere 1.0% in January on 3,076 units.

House Hearing on Federal AV Regulation Feels Like Déjà Vu All Over Again

Despite bipartisan support, attempts at passing nationwide AV law hit persistent roadblocks.

Mexico LV Sales Down 6.0% in January

Mexico began the year down 6.0% due to a 9.1% drop in cars along with a smaller dip in light-truck...