automotive

Musk Plans to Add Grok Chatbot to Teslas ‘Very Soon’

Musk Plans to Add Grok Chatbot to Teslas ‘Very Soon’
Musk Plans to Add Grok Chatbot to Teslas ‘Very Soon’
July 10, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk’s embattled artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is on its way to his electric vehicles. “Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon,” Musk wrote...

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Auto Industry ‘Party Is Over’ as Tariffs Dampen Car Sales
Auto Industry ‘Party Is Over’ as Tariffs Dampen Car Sales
July 01, 2025  |  Economy

Consumers in the United States are reportedly pumping the brakes when it comes to car buying. While shoppers scrambled to purchase new vehicles ahead of...

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Apple’s CarPlay Ultra Gets Red Light From Automakers
Apple’s CarPlay Ultra Gets Red Light From Automakers
June 25, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple’s in-vehicle software system CarPlay Ultra is reportedly facing backlash from automakers. Car companies including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volvo, Polestar and Renault said they do not...

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CarMax Increases Loan Loss Provisions Amid ‘Uncertain Economic Outlook’
CarMax Increases Loan Loss Provisions Amid ‘Uncertain Economic Outlook’
June 20, 2025  |  Earnings

Used car retailer CarMax saw greater loan losses and economic uncertainty during the quarter ended May 31. In response, the company’s CarMax Auto Finance (CAF)...

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Tariffs Could Tack Extra $2K Onto Car Price Tags
Tariffs Could Tack Extra $2K Onto Car Price Tags
June 19, 2025  |  Retail

American tariff policy is reportedly set to make the cost of buying a car even higher. Auto prices are expected to climb by nearly $2,000...

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Autonomous Vehicle Startup Applied Intuition Raises $600 Million for AI
Autonomous Vehicle Startup Applied Intuition Raises $600 Million for AI
June 17, 2025  |  Investments

Autonomous vehicle startup Applied Intuition has reportedly raised $600 million in new funding. The financing more than doubles the company’s valuation to $15 billion, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (June...

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Payment Assist Adopts Groov’s Embedded Finance Offering in UK
Payment Assist Adopts Groov’s Embedded Finance Offering in UK
June 13, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Payment Assist is now offering business lending to automotive businesses across the United Kingdom via an embedded finance partnership with Groov. The new offering joins...

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Uber Partners Up for Margin Gains via Fully Self-Driving Taxis
Uber Partners Up for Margin Gains via Fully Self-Driving Taxis
June 10, 2025  |  Technology

Many innovations have a crucial graduation date: when they move from speculative R&D to real-world deployment and utility. One of the more significant transitions underway...

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