GM and Alphabet’s Waymo have rocked the auto industry with self-driving deals that will have each deploying thousands of robo-taxis on U.S. roads over the next 18 months. Ford, meanwhile, will continue biding its time.
Volvo will skip the 2019 Geneva auto show and said its participation in other automotive exhibitions will no longer be a given as it focuses on “purpose-specific communications.”
Japan’s association of automakers blasted U.S. moves to explore raising tariffs on Japanese auto exports, just as the two countries plan trade talks that may increase pressure on Tokyo to open up its markets.
Rolls-Royce design director Giles Taylor has left the automaker to “pursue alternative business interests,” the company said.
Cosworth, the British automotive engineering house famous for engines supplied to Formula One and IndyCar race teams, aims to go public after expanding into automotive software, data analytics and sensors for autonomous and assisted driving.