Autonomous Driving

Three technological advancements are converging simultaneously in the auto industry that could offer "solutions for cities," according to Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Jim Hackett. What Happened The three emerging technologies in the auto sectorare the advancement of electric...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) continued to trade up Monday on CEO Elon Musk’s professed plan to advance autonomy in August. "With V9 [Version 9], we will begin to enable full self-driving features," Musk tweeted Sunday. Why It’s Important Musk did not elaborate on what such...

Last quarter’s fatalities involving autonomous vehicle technology were seen to justify some of the concerns voiced by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) bears. Critics were confident the crashes would dent consumer enthusiasm toward self-driving cars and, in one case involving the Model X, weigh...

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)'s investor day presentation Tuesday was followed by a nearly 8-percent decline in the stock, but reaffirmed the bull case for the company, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  The Analyst Bank of America's Vivek Arya maintains a Buy...

Investors looking for a way to tap the electric vehicle boom via exchange-traded funds have their fund. The KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility ETF (NYSE:KARS) debuted last week. The KraneShares Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility ETF is something of a departure for New York-...

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) was one of the biggest gainers in 2016 and 2017 and will be closely followed by investors throughout 2018 to determine if further gains can be seen. The Analyst Oppenheimer's Rick Schafer maintains a Perform rating on Nvidia's stock. The Thesis Schafer...

Shares of BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) gained 9 percent Wednesday and hit a new multi-year high of $13.09 after the company announced a partnership with China's Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU). What You Need To Know BlackBerry said Wednesday it reached an agreement with Baidu to jointly...

Analysts at Mizuho Securities turned incrementally bullish on NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) for three key reasons. The firm's Vijay Rakesh maintains a Buy rating on Nvidia's stock boosted from $180 to $220. First, Nvidia's exposure to the cryptocurrency and gaming sectors remains strong, Rakesh...

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) offered a glimpse into its future ambitions which begs the question: Is this a "sell the news" announcement? Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas may think so. The analyst maintains an Overweight rating on General Motors' stock with an unchanged $43 price target, which...

Analysts at Bank of America turned bullish on General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) as its management finally "gets it." The firm's John Murphy upgraded General Motors' stock rating from Neutral to Buy with a price target boosted from $40 to $57 (see Murphy's track record here). General Motors...

Self-driving cars represent the future of food delivery, at least according to Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ)'s president and CEO Patrick Doyle. Domino's announced in August a project in which it will be testing delivering pizzas to consumers in a Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) powered...

A uniform fleet of steering-wheelless vehicles roll in quiet synchrony. They cruise at a steady pace, deferential to municipal speed laws. Every so often, one stops, expelling passengers at pre-programmed exit points. That’s the world of Gene Munster’s imagination. “I think we...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will rent half a dozen cars from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (NYSE: HTZ) subsidiary Donlen, reported Bloomberg. The information was obtained from California Department of Motor Vehicle documents detailing Apple’s license to test three autonomous cars. The news comes...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has for many years made it clear it wants to play some role in the auto industry, but the company has shied away from offering any specifics — until now. After years of operating in mystery, Apple's CEO Tim Cook for the first time ever explained Apple's vision....

Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch hosted 16 semiconductor companies as part of its Global Tech Conference in San Francisco on June 6 and 7. Key Takeaways Bank of America's Vivek Arya noted three main takeaways from the event. Demand across the auto, industrial, gaming, mobile and data...