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The future of driveless cars at CES, Google to provide Wi-Fi to Manhattan neighborhood
David Brancaccio Jan 9, 2013
Amid the tablets and the smartphones at CES, Toyota is showing off a robot car, called the Lexus LS460. In New York's Chelsea neighborhood, they turned an old elevated rail line into a public park. Now that part of town is getting another amenity with no admission charge: Free Wi-Fi courtesy of Google.
Toyota agrees to $1 billion settlement
Dan Gorenstein Dec 27, 2012
The automaker Toyota has agreed to one of the largest settlements in automotive history. Pending court approval, the company will pay more than $1 billion to resolve a class-action lawsuit related to unintended acceleration.
Carmakers developing hi-tech sensors for drivers
Bob Moon Dec 21, 2012
Honk if your palms are sweaty! Carmakers are heading down the road toward biometric technology.
BP: Too big to nail?
Stephen Beard Nov 16, 2012
After agreeing to pay the U.S. government $4.5 billion to settle criminal charges stemming from the Gulf oil spill, BP could face even higher civil penalties. Is such grave punishment in the government's best interest?
China is a roadbump for Toyota's global resurgence
David Weinberg Nov 6, 2012
Toyota and other Japanese carmakers are reporting lower sales in China due to the two nations' dispute over offshore islands, but Toyota projects higher earnings worldwide.
Another faulty part prompts Toyota recall
Mark Garrison Oct 10, 2012
Toyota recalls 7.4 million vehicles after a sticky power window switch caused fires. Two years ago, Toyota suffered from sticky accelerators.
Toyota recalls 7.4 million cars over window switch issue
Jeff Horwich Oct 10, 2012
There haven't been any reported safety issues over the power window switch problems, but Toyota isn't taking any chances with this recall.
Bank of America settles suit over Merrill Lynch deal
Scott Tong Sep 28, 2012
Bank of America will pay $2.4 billion to shareholders who accused it of withholding negative information about Merrill Lynch's finances.
Bank of America settles $2.4 billion lawsuit
Heidi N. Moore Sep 28, 2012
Bank of America will pay $2.4 billion to shareholders as part of a settlement announced this morning. It's compensation for maybe not sharing the whole story when B of A bought the failing brokerage Merrill Lynch in 2008.
All around, a bad week for all-electric cars
Scott Tong Sep 27, 2012
Tesla's behind its production schedule, Toyota is all but abandoning its plans for a plug-in car, and the new Fisker gets a bad review from Consumer Reports.
