Senate Bill Could Require Driver-Monitoring Systems in Cars; GM Sacrifices Sonic

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Senate Bill Could Require Driver-Monitoring Systems in Cars

Stay Aware for Everyone Act aims to curb distracted driving by mandating in-car cameras.

AImotive Collaborates With Satellite Specialist to Send Its AI Into Space

AImotive and C3S expect results of the collaboration to accelerate commercialization of a wide range of services for both specialized...

Helping AVs Navigate Nasty Weather

ADAS systems’ roughly 15% performance drop in inclement weather using today’s sensors and software is no reason to panic if...

Canada Big Trucks Down 5.8% in June

Mixed results left Canada medium- and heavy-duty truck sales down a mild 5.8%, but year-to-date sales fell behind 27.6%.

Fuel Economy Up in June

Toyota helped boost the market to a record-high hybrid rate.

GM Sacrifices Sonic; BEV, Battery News from VW, Tesla, Mercedes

The Bolt EUV will replace the Sonic in production. Audi and SEAT announce new BEVs and Tesla and Mercedes make...

Automakers Want EU to Ease Rules on Personal Data Use

German car-rental company Sixt questions a board requirement that renters delete dashboard data such as radio station choices and GPS...

Mexico Car and Light-Truck Sales 38.8% Below Year Prior in June

Car and light-truck sales fell in June, ending the month 38.8% below year-ago.

U.S. Class 8 Sales Plummet 41.2% in June

Consecutive months of year-over-year losses left U.S. medium- and heavy-duty truck sales down 29.2% for first half of 2020.