US leaning on TSMC to supply carmakers with chips
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Save our car industry before anyone else

The US Commerce Department is pressuring Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and other Taiwanese firms to prioritise US carmakers to ease chip shortages in the near term.

US wants to film you in your cars
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Thank you Tesla

The most recent crash involving a Tesla Model S and alleged connections to running driver-assist features without a driver behind the wheel spurred a lot of talk on how to handle advanced technology and its growing impact on drivers.

Lyft flogs self-driving car to Toyota subsidiary
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For $550 million

Lyft will sell its self-driving car unit to Woven Planet, a subsidiary of Toyota, for $550 million in cash, the companies.

Tesla autopilot can be fooled into taking control
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Not difficult

It is a myth that Tesla's Autopilot does not work when there is no one behind the steering wheel, according to Consumer Reports.

Global disparities emerge in electric car ownership
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Russia, South America and Africa falling behind

Europe and China dominate the world market for electric cars, but there are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South America and Africa, according to a study conducted by the Munich Mobility Show.