Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday.

As Tesla gears up for the official launch of its steering wheel and pedal-less Cybercabs, Waymo is issuing a stark warning about Elon Musk’s approach autonomous driving. Srikanth Thirumalai, Waymo’s VP of Onboard Software, doesn’t specifically call out Musk or Tesla in a blog post, published Wednesday, entitled “10 AI Lessons from Driving 200+ Million […]
Test drivers for Waymo and Zoox sustained more than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking or other sudden movements made by the autonomous vehicles, according to a TechCrunch review of data submitted to OSHA.
U.S. buyers more ready to purchase Chinese vehicles, report says
Pres. Trump’s threat to double import tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles and part is either a savvy negotiating ploy or just bluster. It could be a little of both.

Volvo is updating three of its electric vehicles with new hazard alerts to warn drivers when there are animals or vulnerable road users ahead. The new connected safety features are based on Volvo’s cars talking to one another, as opposed to crowdsourced alert systems used by popular navigation tools like Google Maps and Waze. The […]
Delivery dates for the base Model 3 keep getting pushed out. Tesla appears to be making adjustments to deliveries in the wake of the ending of the federal tax credit.
Accelerating sales in Europe will please car dealers but might threaten automakers, as EV sales spurted in the first half of 2026 including an expanding Chinese element.

Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up. According to CarNewsChina, the company’s automotive division called “Project Starry Sky” once employed over 1,000 people, but now only a handful legal and HR staffers remain, charged with […]
Germany’s autonomous vehicle regulations have made it a hotspot for autonomous vehicle testing and eventual commercial robotaxi deployment.