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Booking Holdings becomes latest investor in Southeast Asia’s Grab – Reuters: U.S. travel firm Booking Holdings Inc has invested $200 million in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab as part of a strategic partnership between the two companies. Hyundai’s U.S. head steps down amid shakeup of global operations – Automotive News: Hyundai Motor America CEO Kyung […]

Alphabet’s Waymo begins charging passengers for self-driving cars – FT: Waymo has begun charging passengers in Arizona for rides in its autonomous cars, making it the first self-driving car developer to launch commercial services. Ruth Porat, finance chief at Google’s parent company Alphabet, which counts Waymo among what … Autoliv cuts 2018 growth forecast on […]

Inside Zoox, a start-up building self-driving cars from scratch – CNBC: Silicon Valley start-up Zoox is trying to develop the complete autonomous vehicle solution. From the self-driving tech, to the vehicle itself, it is building a service that will one day operate as a robotic taxi service. How this self-driving car company aims to make […]

Breakingviews – KKR throws autos shareholders into a spin – Reuters: A slowdown in China and worries that new fuel-economy standards will hurt demand in Europe have led to a number of profit warnings in recent months from suppliers like Continental and Michelin, paints specialist PPG Industries, and carmakers Daimler … BASF and Nornickel join […]