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The infotainment technology that automakers are cramming into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel for dangerously long periods of time, an AAA study says.

General Motors' self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, has more than doubled the size of its test fleet of robot cars in California during the past three months.

In order to prepare for the future, Ford will embark on a plan to bolster its bread-and-butter business of selling lucrative trucks and SUVs.

In order to prepare for the future, Ford will embark on a plan to bolster its bread-and-butter business of selling lucrative trucks and SUVs.

A bill to clear away obstacles to a new era of self-driving cars is facing opposition from safety advocates who say it would give automakers free rein to put unsafe vehicles on the road.

A bill to clear away obstacles to a new era of self-driving cars is facing opposition from safety advocates who say it would give automakers free rein to put unsafe vehicles on the road.

The Latest on a Senate bill to advance self-driving cars (all times local): 10:28 a.m.

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 74,000 SUVs in the U.S. because a fuel pump flange can develop cracks and leak gasoline.

BMW and Mercedes are betting they can mass produce new electric cars based on conventional vehicles, defying sceptics.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to speed self-driving cars to market without human controls and bar states from imposing regulatory road blocks.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to speed self-driving cars to market without human controls and bar states from imposing regulatory road blocks.

Ford Motor plans to slash $14 billion in costs over the next five years, Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett told investors on Tuesday.

Ford's new CEO is facing his first big test as he tries to convince skeptical investors that he has a clear and compelling plan for the automaker's future.

Ford's new CEO is facing his first big test as he tries to convince skeptical investors that he has a clear and compelling plan for the automaker's future.

___ Yahoo triples the impact of its 2013 breach - to 3B accounts Yahoo has tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion of its users, not the 1 billion it revealed late last year.

___ Yahoo triples the impact of its 2013 breach - to 3B accounts Yahoo has tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying it affected all 3 billion of its users, not the 1 billion it revealed late last year.

Airline and automaker stocks took off on Tuesday and helped U.S. indexes push a bit further into record territory.

Airline and automaker stocks took off on Tuesday and helped U.S. indexes push a bit further into record territory.

General Motors and Ford each posted strong U.S. sales in September, confirming expectations that the industry would rebound for the month.