
Tesla Cybertruck: more dangerous than explosive Ford Pinto
So much for safety
A new report has come to a disturbing conclusion for Elon [Roman salute] Musk's Swasticar Cybertruck — the model is far more dangerous than the infamously "explosive" Ford Pintos of the 1970s.

US government gives Ford $9.2 billion loan
We need you to catch up to the Chinese fast
The US government is providing Ford a conditional $9.2 billion loan for constructing three battery factories.

Ford’s hybrid economy figures were not based on reality
Iowa's attorney general forces payout
Ford's fuel-economy figures for the 2013-2014 C-Max hybrids "were not based in reality", says Iowa's attorney general.

Intel confidentially files Mobile Eye IPO
Biggest flotation of the year
Intel self-driving car unit Mobileye confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States in what could be one of the biggest stock market flotations of the year.

Ford recalls 5,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs
Windscreen and roof falls off
Ford has issued a recall of 5,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Canada over a risk of the glass roof and windshield potentially coming loose and falling off.

Ford headhunts Apple’s car vapourware boss
He can now work for a project that might produce something
Ford is hiring the head of Apple's car project away from the fruity cargo cult, meaning that he might get a change to work on a project that puts out a product.

Ford releases electric pickup truck
F-150 Lightning
Carmaker Ford unveiled its all-electric pickup truck that is a critical piece of the company's $22 billion investment into electrification.

Ford teams up with Google
Wants AI and cloud
Ford has said it is writing a cheque for software, artificial intelligence and cloud computing offered by Google to develop new consumer services and modernise internal operations.

Ford and Lincoln cancel all-electric SUV
Still commited to electric
Ford and its luxury brand Lincoln have cancelled an all-electric SUV that was going to be powered by technology provided by EV startup Rivian.

Ford scales back self-driving cars
The first batch will have their limits
Ford CEO Jim Hackett scaled back hopes about the company's plans for self-driving cars.