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Waymo, Uber set aside past rift over self-driving car technology to team up on robotaxis in Phoenix
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies. The partnership announced Tuesday provides Waymo with...
Book Review: 'V Is For Victory' explores FDR's bid to win public and industry support during WWII
“V Is For Victory: Franklin Roosevelt’s American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II” by Craig Nelson (Scribner) There are plenty of battles that were crucial to the Allies' victory in World War II, and even more books chronicling them. But the key fight didn't occur on...
Man fatally shot engine factory coworker in feud over woman, police say
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A feud over a woman led a man to fatally shoot a coworker and then shoot himself in the head at a General Motors engine factory in Ohio, police said Friday. A third employee was wounded at the DMAX plant Thursday night, possibly by a stray bullet as the man...
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel. Few of them know it. And because of a dispute between...
Warren Buffett's company recommits to Bank of America stock while dumping other banks
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett recommitted to his favorite bank stock, Bank of America, during the first quarter while dumping two other banks as part of a number of moves in Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio. Berkshire provided a quarterly update on its U.S....
Tennessee company refuses US request to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive...
Tennessee company refuses US request to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive...
General Motors hires former Apple exec to run software unit
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors has hired a former high-ranking executive at Apple to run a new software organization at the automaker. Mike Abbott is joining GM as executive vice president of software on May 22, the Detroit manufacturer said Tuesday. He'll report directly to CEO...
Andretti back in Miami awaiting word on F1 expansion
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michael Andretti is back at the Miami Grand Prix with his financial backers networking throughout the paddock in his bid to land a Formula One team. Andretti Global is one of four known applicants to submit official “expression of interest”...
Going green: Nel Hydrogen to build in Michigan, work with GM
The green hydrogen company Nel announced plans Wednesday to build a massive new plant in Michigan as it works with General Motors to drive down the cost of hydrogen. The Norwegian company makes devices that take water and split it into hydrogen and oxygen, known as electrolyzers, as...
