Waymo, which is looking to expand its self-driving car efforts, expects autonomous vehicles to be able to take over longer distance trucking in the coming years, while allowing human drivers to handle local pickup and delivery routes.
U.S. sales of luxury light vehicles grew 0.5 percent in May even as the top three players in the segment posted declines. Mercedes widened its lead over chief rival BMW.
Elon Musk said he will leave White House advisory councils after President Donald Trump said he would withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord.
Hyundai-Kia had a rough month of May as sales declines throughout their lineups resulted in a 12 percent overall drop to 118,518 deliveries. The brands are down a total of 7.1 percent on the year to 531,446 sales.
Nissan North America's May U.S. sales grew 3 percent, as Nissan brand was powered by "another great Rogue month," an exec said.
Volkswagen Group of America's sales rose 3.9 percent in May, paced by gains of 4.3 percent for VW brand and 2.5 percent for Audi.
A mix of higher car and light-truck sales and an assist from its Acura division helped American Honda eke out a narrow sales gain in May, rising 0.9 percent for the month to 148,414 vehicles.
Audi was accused by the German government of cheating emissions tests with its top-end models. Audi said it would recall A8 and A7 models for a software fix.
Audi's emissions scandal flared up again after the German government accused the carmaker of cheating emissions tests with its top-end models, the first time Audi has been accused of such wrongdoing in its home country.
FCA's May sales fell 0.9 percent as Jeep slid, but Ram topped Chevy's Silverado for the third straight month.
More than 65 percent of 46.2 million recalled Takata airbag inflators in the US have not been repaired, a senator said, urging automakers to speed up the pace of repairs.
Chevrolet is ending its long-running "bonus tag" promotion that was unpopular with many dealers and confusing to some customers.
A federal judge will allow a US investor class-action lawsuit against Daimler and several senior executives to proceed over allegations the company did not disclose excess emissions.
Ford posted a 2.3 percent May sales gain -- and outsold crosstown rival General Motors for the first time since March 2016 -- thanks to an increase in fleet sales.
Three shareholder activist groups have asked the French market regulator to investigate Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn's potential conflicts of interest and possible breaches of governance by the carmaking alliance.
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Cargo operations at the Laredo port of entry in Texas will be limited for at least two more weeks as US and Mexican authorities work to repair damage caused by a storm.
Cargo operations at the Laredo port of entry in Texas will be limited for at least two more weeks as US and Mexican authorities work to repair damage caused by a storm.
Bosch is buying Albertini Cesare, an Italian subcontractor specialized in manufacturing aluminum casings for steering components that was responsible for production halts at BMW plants in Germany, China and South Africa.
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