Articles about Autos

Mercedes-Benz makes job cuts at cloud-focused R&D office in Seattle

Mercedes-Benz laid off an unspecified number of employees from the Seattle office of its North American research and development arm,… Read More

Photos: It’s not a car show, but CES sure is a showcase for some very cool vehicles

LAS VEGAS — The biggest automakers in the world have certainly caught on, and joined the race that traditionally has… Read More

Mercedes-Benz to open Seattle software engineering center with up to 150 people in first 18 months

Mercedes-Benz has tapped former Amazon software development manager Mike Dosenbach to lead a new engineering center in downtown Seattle that… Read More

Daimler AG sues Amazon over replica Mercedes wheels, in new test of liability for knockoff goods

Daimler AG is suing Amazon for patent and trademark infringement, alleging that the e-commerce giant illegally sold and distributed replica Mercedes-Benz wheels… Read More

Full text: Volkswagen CEO apologizes to the American people, promises big changes ahead

LAS VEGAS— Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess didn’t waste much time addressing the elephant in the room when he appeared at the… Read More

Toyota’s research chief just told a CES crowd that there’s a long way to go before self-driving cars safely hit the road

LAS VEGAS — Nearly everywhere you turn at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show people are talking about self-driving cars. But… Read More

Puppies and cars: Meet the winners from Seattle’s TechCrunch pitch off

A long-term car leasing service that allows participants to swap out the vehicles they drive each week, from SUVs to… Read More

Rock out to Modest Mouse in your Mustang: Amazon.com music service arrives at Ford

Amazon.com is bringing its Cloud Player music service to vehicles equipped with Ford Sync AppLink, including new Mustangs, Fusions and… Read More

Never text and drive again: Ford inks deal with Glympse for hands-free location sharing

Texting and driving continues to be a big problem, despite powerful public service announcements condemning the practice. Now, a new… Read More

Driver distractions: Study shows how smartphones keep our eyes off the road

While smartphones are helping us stay connected like we’ve never been before, it’s quickly becoming a big problem for driving… Read More

BMW picks INRIX to help drivers maneuver through traffic gridlock

Earlier today, we told you about a new partnership that integrates the real-time location sharing information from Glympse into the… Read More

Auction Edge makes another buy in bid to upend used car business

A couple days ago we told you about Auction Edge, the stealthy Seattle startup which is looking to transform the… Read More

Startup vet David Weld looks to transform used car business with Auction Edge

Seattle entrepreneur David Weld is fast at work on a new company called Auction Edge that’s coming on the scene in a… Read More

Ad giant WPP invests in auto survey company Enprecis

Enprecis has been around for about six years, quietly growing its business for collecting consumer information related to automobiles. But… Read More

How car dealers embrace, and erode, the web

We may finally be seeing how business, when faced with a technological threat, adapts. Not by changing practices. But by… Read More

The 21 coolest spots in America to charge your electric vehicle

Ford is in the midst of a major PR campaign to drive support of its new Focus Electric and C-MAX… Read More