Tesla $TSLA is touting its Model Y’s American-made success, even as it launches two legal battles: one over alleged theft and another over CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay deal. Nvidia $NVDA and Uber $UBER-backed Waabi plans to launch driverless trucks as soon as next year, while electric vehicle startup Fisker — finally — files for bankruptcy. And drivers are majorly distracted at the wheel — and no one’s happy about it.
Read these stories and more in this week’s auto news roundup.
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Americans just can’t help themselves from checking their phones, texting, or playing with their in-car entertainment systems, according to a new study from insurance provider LexisNexis.
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Despite losing some ground to rival foreign automakers, Tesla $TSLA held onto the lead in the latest edition of Cars.com’s American-Made Index.
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More self-driving trucks are coming to Texas next year, as Canadian startup Waabi is getting ready to put its artificial intelligence-powered fleet on the road.
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After several months on life support, electric vehicle startup Fisker has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Stellantis $STLA, the parent company behind brands including Jeep and Chrysler, is recalling more than 1 million vehicles across North America due to a software bug that could increase the risk of a crash.
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CDK Global has been forced to shut down its dealership management for the second day in a row after being struck by back-to-back cyberattacks.
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Tesla $TSLA has sued its former supplier, Matthews International, accusing the company of selling its trade secrets and trying to patent confidential information related to electric-vehicle batteries. In response, Matthews told Quartz that Tesla’s complaints are “utterly without merit.”
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Tesla $TSLA has officially started trying to convince the Delaware courts to recognize last week’s shareholder vote approving of CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package.
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Stellantis $STLA, which once expected the majority of employees to work remotely as it attempted to cut costs, has called its auto engineers back to the office.
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Akio Toyoda has been on the board of his family’s Toyota $TM Motor Co. since 2000, helping guide the company through the 2008 financial crisis and a massive safety scandal that cost billions of dollars and dozens of lives. Now, he’s facing a reckoning from investors.
