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Cruise Outsources Review of Regulatory Response

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On Friday, Cruise confirmed that its board had hired an outside law firm and technology consultants after the California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless vehicle operations. Exponent has also been tapped as the brand’s technology consultant and has been tasked with reviewing the Cruise’s autonomous systems.

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GM Cruise robotaxi unit faces US probes over dragging incident, vows reforms – ET Auto

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Cruise reported the government investigations in a blog post in which the company also vowed to reform its culture stemming from a “failure of leadership” around the incident. California suspended the company’s permission to operate autonomous vehicles in the state.

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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

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With 18 stores in seven states and its corporate dealers in California, VinFast now has a surprisingly robust U.S. retail footprint, though it’s still unclear how the early reviews will affect sales of its EVs at the new locations. Though the automaker has a range of vehicle offerings in Vietnam, its only model on sale in the U.S.

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VinFast to Pay Customers Who Need Extended Repairs

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vehicle launch, racking up seriously mixed reviews and delaying the rollout with technology hiccups. VinFast has only sold 237 new vehicles in California this year, but it’s easy to see a situation where this policy could become an expensive one for the company. VinFast had some stumbles out of the gate with its U.S.

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Ruff News for Waymo After Test Vehicle Runs Over Dog

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A Waymo autonomous test vehicle struck and killed a small dog in San Francisco last month, with news emerging after an incident report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles became public. That could be what has taken place here and is supported by the report issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

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Lucid Air Dream Edition shows impressive initial build quality thanks to human craftsmanship

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Vivianna Van Deerlin was one of the first owners of the Lucid Air Dream Edition and attended the October 30th, 2021 unveiling event in California. It’s all carefully choreographed,” Lucid wrote in its blog. “We The vehicle was then shipped to New Jersey, where she plans to take delivery soon.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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VinFast's local branch presently operates out of California with just over a dozen dealerships and service centers on hand. Unfortunately for the brand, initial reviews of the VF8 were less than glowing. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S. network to include “125 points of sale” across the country.