The new “micromobility” company, known as Also, is launching with $105 million in funding from Rivian and venture capital firm Eclipse.

The vehicles were found to be obstructing traffic lanes, ignoring street-cleaning restrictions and occupying no-parking zones, among other violations.

The almost comedic contortions Nissan goes through to make it its driverless robotaxi a reality in Japan underscore the regulatory hurdles facing the country’s carmakers in their race to compete with global rivals in autonomous driving.

Georges Massing, who is part of the company’s automated-driving push, says the need for computer hardware and cloud services puts European automakers at risk as vehicles become reliant on artificial intelligence.

Dealership retail technology vendors believe agentic AI may be the next big thing. They’re either exploring or already embracing its capacity to boost dealership efficiency.

The Nvidia GTC developer conference has become an AI hotbed. General Motors unveiled a deep partnership with Nvidia, but that wasn't the only auto tech development.