Chinese search engine firm Baidu Inc, widely known as China's Google, is following Google and working on its own version of a self-driving car.
The UK government has announced that driverless cars will be allowed on public roads in trials from January next year.
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Leaked FBI report says driverless cars could be used as weapons
Panasonic and Tesla have reportedly entered into an agreement involving Panasonic's participation in Tesla's upcoming Gigafactory, according to newswire reports.
Hyundai is recalling about 883,000 Sonata mid-sized sedans in the United States and Puerto Rico because a potentially defective transmission-shift cable could increase the risk of a crash.
Renault's moderate Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT) union says the automaker's healthy half-year results announced yesterday (30 July), should go "hand in hand" with the company's social responsibilities.
GKN's sales for the six months ended 30 June 2014 was down 2% to GBP3.56bn (US$6.04bn) compared with GBP3.64bn in the same period a year ago.
Penske Automotive Group's second-quarter net income rose 18 percent from the year-earlier period on higher new- and used-vehicle unit sales.
Penske Automotive Group said second-quarter net income rose 18 percent from the year-earlier period, on higher new- and used-vehicle unit sales. The UK accounted for 35 percent of the group's revenues, up from 34 percent.
Toyota's (TMC) vehicle powertrain production subsidiary in Changshu, China, Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts (TMCAP), has held a ceremony to officially mark the start of localised production of continuously variable transmissions (CVTs), which is a first for Toyota outside Japan.
PSA Peugeot Citroën reported a profit for the first time in three years as cost cutting measures, including the closure of a plant near Paris, began to help the company turnaround by reducing its break-even point.
Mazda produced 608,784 cars in the first half of the year, a 7% rise over the same period in 2013.
Car sales in Italy, growing at half the overall pace of the rest of the EU, could be boosted by tax incentives, according to news agency reports.
GM faces a lawsuit filed on behalf of 658 people who it is alleged either died or were injured due to the automaker's ignition switch defect.
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BMW has released a video of its new M235i performance coupe in a flashmob-style drifting demonstration.
Fiat has unveiled second quarter net profit plunging 54% to EUR197m (US$264m), although worldwide shipments rose 2% to 1.2m units.
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Mercedes-Benz confirms its new S-Class Coupe will arrive in the UK this September, priced from £96,565
Ford says it is collaborating with seven global automakers and 15 US utilities to develop technology that would allow plug-in electric vehicles to exchange messages with energy providers.
Paccar has unveiled second quarter earnings up 9% to US$319m, with sales and financial services revenue of US$4.57bn, up 6%.
Fiat plans to review leasing and incentive practices in North America to boost margins and meet global full-year earnings targets after second-quarter operating profit in the region fell 18 percent, despite a 7 percent rise in sales.
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