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China's Geely Automobile is set to acquire over a third of Renault SA (OTC:RNLSY) Korea unit for about $200 million, Reuters reported. The move is expected to boost Renault's U.S. exports and make way for investment in its electric business. Geely's stake deal follows an announcement by the two companies in January to develop hybrid…

The vehicles have been under development for years, but Google-owned Waymo and Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, are now offering robot-driven cars to ferry passengers in San Francisco.

This week we saw a wide range of vehicles, ranging from a modified Ford Bronco to Waymo's robotaxi.

The design is supposed to maximize interior room.

The total distance driven by self-driving cars in tests on California public roads has doubled year on year as companies actively trial their vehicles.

TEMPE, Arizona — I secure my seatbelt in the back seat, press the START RIDE button, and my Waymo One Chrysler Pacifica enters traffic on Warner Road, the steering wheel spinning right — then left — into the center lane before slowing for a stoplight.

They say seeing is believing. On a brisk and sunny February morning, a ride around San Francisco in a Waymo fully autonomous vehicle and a walk around the company’s depot was indeed eye-opening.

Waymo, the driverless car company operating an autonomous taxi fleet in San Francisco, is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The immediate issue: whether the company, owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., can hide from the public safety-related information by designating it as a trade secret.