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The Blue Oval goes to the beach: Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday that it would begin testing its autonomous vehicle delivery services in Miami. The automaker is following manufacturers such as Waymo that have chosen to begin public tests in warm and flat environments.
Uber loses its culture-fixer: Frances Frei, the Harvard Business School professor Uber hired in June to help turn around its tech-bro culture, has left. Frei is leaving to start a leadership development program and will remain as an adviser to the ride-hailing company.
Quick bits
- The father of a Chinese man who died after crashing his Tesla Model S has been waging a two-year legal battle against the automaker to determine whether Autopilot was engaged.
- This infographic explains why self-driving cars aren't a panacea for city traffic.
- IEEE Spectrum does a deep dive into an early self-driving project by Anthony Levandowski, the engineer at the center of Uber and Waymo's now-settled trade secrets lawsuit.
- New accounting rules ease up Tesla's bottom line.
- Transportation network intermediaries are the hottest new mobility trend.
- Bill Gates disses Elon Musk's hyperloop concept.
- Self-driving startup Aurora raised $90 million and added two new members to its board.
- Brussels officials blame holdups on road repair on mice that ate the renovation plans.
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German court ruling likely to accelerate diesel's demise
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BMW, Toyota invest in self-driving shuttle startup
Dodge program prompts expansion at Grupo Antolin's Michigan plant
German court ruling likely to accelerate diesel's demise
One size doesn't fit all: Study every market, tailor financing options for each one
Better F&I experiences start with expanded financial literacy
Falotico brings hefty digital chops to new Ford, Lincoln roles
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