Transportation
Why Delta Air Lines’ health chief thinks the airplane mask mandate will soon be lifted
Passengers wearing protective masks wait to board a Delta Air Lines Inc. flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines Chief Health Officer Henry Ting said that he believes that the federal mask mandate for airports and airplanes […]
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Weeks after surprising shuffle, new TuSimple CEO pledges to be an ‘evangelist’ for autonomous driving
Xiaodi Hou, Co-founder & CTO, TuSimple, on Centre Stage during day two of Web Summit 2019 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Vaughn Ridley | Sportsfile | Getty Images Xiaodi Hou co-founded autonomous-driving startup TuSimple a few years ago, but he just took over as CEO and chairman of the board March 3. Why? […]
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‘A ghost is driving the car’ — my peaceful and productive experience in a Waymo self-driving van
PHOENIX — “A ghost is driving the car.” That’s what my 5-year-old daughter said as I FaceTimed her recently from the backseat of a Waymo autonomous vehicle in the suburbs here. Motorists and pedestrians who passed by had a similar reaction. They pointed, stared and even gasped when they noticed there was no one in […]
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Vietnam’s Vinfast to build $2 billion electric vehicle factory in North Carolina
A VinFast electric vehicle is displayed at the VinFast booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 5, 2022. Vietnam’s automaker VinFast said on Tuesday it has signed a preliminary deal to initially invest $2 billion to build a factory in North Carolina to make electric buses, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) along with batteries […]
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Tesla should accept that it violated labor laws if Elon Musk is serious about inviting the UAW to organize workers, union chief Ray Curry says
Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks during a media tour of the Tesla Gigafactory, which will produce batteries for the electric carmaker, in Sparks, Nevada. James Glover II | Reuters If Tesla CEO Elon Musk is serious about welcoming organizing efforts of the company’s U.S. workforce, the automaker should rehire a fired […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says billionaires should pay more taxes to help the ‘next Elon Musk’
Elon Musk and fellow billionaires should pay it forward in taxes to support the next generation of entrepreneurs who can make a difference, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told CNBC on Tuesday. “I’m happy to celebrate success, but let’s remember, Elon Musk didn’t make it on his own. He got huge investments from the government, from […]
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Aircraft leasing giant casts doubt on renting to Russian airlines again after Putin seizes planes
An Airbus A321-211 aircraft of Russian airline Aeroflot with registration VP-BOE is pictured on a long term parking at Cointrin airport in Geneva, Switzerland, March 9, 2022. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The CEO of major aircraft-leasing company Avolon on Tuesday accused Russia of “robbery” after President Vladimir Putin’s government seized several leased planes. The ordeal […]
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GM looks to increase electric Hummer production as reservations top 65,000, exceeding expectations
GMC Hummer EV pickup truck Michael Wayland / CNBC PHOENIX – General Motors has received more than 65,000 reservations for its electric GMC Hummer pickups and SUVs, as the automaker attempts to expedite production of the vehicles to meet demand. The reservations number is higher than the automaker’s initial expectations, according to Duncan Aldred, global […]
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FedEx names Raj Subramaniam as CEO, replacing founder Fred Smith
FedEx Express President and CEO Raj Subramaniam during the final round of the World Golf Championships – FedEx St. Jude Invitational on July 28, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee. Michael Wade | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images FedEx Corp. said Monday that Fred Smith will step down on June 1 as CEO of the package-delivery company […]
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Terran Orbital starts trading on the NYSE with $200 million in outstanding spacecraft orders
Spacecraft manufacturer Terran Orbital began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday after closing its SPAC merger, going public with over $200 million in outstanding orders. Terran trades under the ticker LLAP — a reference to the Star Trek saying “live long and prosper” – with shares previously listed under the special purpose […]
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