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  • A Tesla Model STech

    Tesla’s Autopilot trial will rule whether EV that killed a stargazing student is to blame

    By Bernard Condon, Tom Krisher, and others
  • FILE – An ARC Automotive, Inc. manufacturing facility is shown on Sept. 8, 2023, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)Tech

    U.S. hits pause on massive recall of nearly 50 million automobile air bag inflators

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A line of unsold 2024 Mustang Mach-E electric utility vehicles sit at a Ford dealership May 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)Finance

    Trump has threatened to kill EV tax credits but auto industry shows no intention to stop shift to electric vehicles

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Jim Farley of USA and CEO of Ford Motor Company during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on August 31, 2024 in Monza, ItalyRetail

    Ford slapped with $165 million fine after botched rearview camera recall

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump attend a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Politics

    Elon Musk’s own businesses sit front and center as he says he and Trump have a ‘mandate to delete’ regulations with DOGE

    By Matt O'Brien, Tom Krisher, and others
  • A Chevrolet 2015 Trax compact SUVFinance

    Car buyers are switching to discount models as average price breaks $47,000—and it’s not just the cash-poor

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Tesla Motors Chairman and CEO Elon Musk introduces the new Tesla Model S all-electric sedan in Hawthorne, California on March 26, 2009.Tech

    Fog, dust, and sun glare are causing Tesla crashes, and feds want answers

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with former president Donald TrumpTech

    Tesla set to unveil ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi after long wait amid doubts about its self-driving technology

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • A Waymo self-driving car sits parked in the shadeTech

    Self-driving cars should be required to pass a driver’s test like humans, expert says

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Biden speaks to a group of reportersPolitics

    Biden helped end the dockers strike by saying reopening the ports to help Hurricane Helene victims would be patriotic

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Dockworkers gather at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas.Finance

    Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until 2025 to allow time to negotiate new contract: source

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Longshoremen strike outside Port Newark in New JerseyFinance

    The longshoremen strike could cost the U.S. $7.5 billion a week—and dockworkers may have the upper hand in negotiations

    By Tom Krisher, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, and others
  • Longshoremen strike at midnight at Bayport Terminal on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)Finance

    U.S. economy could lose $4.5 billion a day as ports hit with biggest dockworkers strike since 1977

    By Tom Krisher, Tassanee Vejpongsa, and others
  • Containers at the Port of New York and New JerseyRetail

    A prolonged dockworkers’ strike could mean products miss peak holiday shopping season

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks about the tax code and manufacturing at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Center, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Trump says he’d put 100% tariff on every car imported from Mexico if he’s elected

    By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert, and others