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Does a new CEO really mean a new start for Ford?

By Kai Ryssdal, Robert Garrova, and Daisy Palacios

May 22, 2017

"We need to move faster with great clarity so that everybody understands where we're going, our employees, our investors, and the public" said Bill Ford, Ford's executive chairman. Above, a picture of Ford and former CEO Mark Fields. — William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

Mark Fields is out, but is new CEO Jim Hackett the answer to transforming Ford?

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Automakers and tech companies fight over smart cars

March 14, 2017

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After Uber test drive, Arizona looking to attract more startups

By Adam Allington

December 28, 2016

Pilot models of Uber self-driving cars. — ANGELO MERENDINO/AFP/Getty Images

Uber has moved its self-driving cars from California.

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Uber testing the rules in California on self-driving cars

December 20, 2016

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Google creates 'Waymo', an independent self-driving car company

December 13, 2016

This picture taken on June 30, 2016 shows the Google's self driving car project on the Google stand at the Viva technology event in Paris. — ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images

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Volvo is leaving its driverless cars unmarked to avoid bullying from other drivers

October 31, 2016

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Would British drivers challenge Volvo's autonomous vehicles on purpose?

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Tech Intervention: driverless chairs

September 28, 2016

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Do we really need to be buzzed around on chairs?

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Regulators release guidance for driverless technology

By Annie Baxter

September 20, 2016

A passenger look on as he rides in a pilot model of an Uber self-driving car in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. — ANGELO MERENDINO/AFP/Getty Images

The DOT hopes to shape the future of driverless technology.

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Uber revs up first fleet of 'driver-less' cars in Pittsburgh

September 14, 2016

Uber's fleet of autonomous cars, parked in front of the company's Pittsburgh office. — Erika Beras

Pennsylvania law still requires a human in the driver’s seat, who can take control.

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