Toyota Research Institute, a wholly owned unit of Toyota Motor North America, has partnered with MIT Media lab and five other companies to explore blockchain technology for the development of driverless cars. In a statement Toyota claimed the project would enable businesses and consumers to securely share data on testing and driving as well as [...]

Hong Kong police have arrested 21 Uber drivers for illegal car-hiring as part of a clamp down on its operations in the Asian financial city. The move is the latest upset for the San Francisco-based technology company, which earlier this month saw a senior legal adviser to the European Union’s top court say that the [...]

The BBC reports that German police have searched 11 offices of vehicle manufacturer Daimler as part of an investigation into possible fraudulent emissions data by employees. A total of 23 prosecutors and 230 police officers took part in the search in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Berlin, Lower Saxony and Saxony. Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, said [...]

The US government is set to sue Fiat Chrysler, alleging the firm sold vehicles with ‘defeat devices’ that helped them pass emissions tests. The Department of Justice (DoJ) claims the vehicle manufacturer did not disclose the emissions control software to regulators which enabled the vehicles to produce lower emissions during roadworthiness tests than they did [...]

Ford Motor has announced the replacement of Mark Fields as CEO of the company, with some sources reporting he has been fired. The position is to be filled by Jim Hackett, head of Ford Smart Mobility LLC, Ford’s autonomous driving and ride-sharing unit. Fields took over the role of CEO from Alan Mulally in July [...]