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Ford's AV business gets insights from airlines

In a self-driving future, Ford may operate more like an airline than a traditional automaker.
Hyundai adds to Aurora's latest funding round

Hyundai Motor and Aurora will work together to develop autonomous driving systems for use in Hyundai and Kia vehicles.
Fiat Chrysler partners with Aurora on self-driving tech

Fiat Chrysler and self-driving systems provider Aurora Innovation will work together to develop and deploy autonomous technology on commercial vehicles.
Toyota targets another $100 million for startups

The venture-capital arm of Toyota Research Institute said it will open a second $100 million fund dedicated to pursuing investments in early-stage startups in the artificial intelligence and mobility industries.
Waymo firms up plans for autonomous car assembly plant in Detroit

Waymo will lease an American Axle factory in Detroit, where it will integrate self-driving systems onto vehicles provided by Fiat Chrysler and Jaguar and create its first full-fledged assembly plant for retrofitting vehicles with autonomous technology.
Aptiv firms up its AV tech ambitions in China

Aptiv has opened an autonomous technology enter in China and will soon deploy test vehicles on the roads in and around Shanghai.
Magna tests EV performance in bad weather

Magna engineers used a frozen test track in Sweden this winter to measure bad weather performance for electric vehicles. It's part of an effort to demonstrate that electric drive technology can help people drive better.
Apple sheds light on safety of its AV program

Apple has taken some steps that may signal the company's intentions to present a more public and consumer-friendly face for its autonomous-vehicle program.
After Q4 profit, Tesla to be in the black every quarter in 2019, Musk says

Tesla had its second consecutive profitable quarter during the final three months of 2018, and CEO Elon Musk said he anticipated the company would turn a profit in every quarter this year.
Russia's Yandex has created what may be the most aggressive AV tech

Yandex, a giant Russian search-engine firm that also runs a taxi booking service in more than 100 cities, started working on autonomous technology in 2016 and formally initiated a self-driving development program in 2017.
Waymo seeks U.S. assembly location for Chrysler, Jaguar self-driving models

Waymo is looking for a location in Michigan to install its self-driving systems on Chrysler Pacifica and Jaguar I-Pace models.
Karma Automotive partners with Italian design firm

U.S. electric-car company Karma Automotive and Italian design and engineering firm Pininfarina are joining forces to accelerate development of luxury EVs.
Audi's self-driving unit partners with Luminar

Audi and Luminar said they will work together on developing lidar technology for autonomous vehicles.