The automakers' technical-service bulletins, which regulators call manufacturer communications, include warranty and policy memos, product improvement notices and repair instructions for dealership service departments.

The promotion ties in to the automaker's history of safety innovations.

The concept system improves the stopping distance of the truck and trailer combined by 20 percent when compared with an identical truck and trailer with traditional electric trailer brakes, GM said. 

Instead of capping mileage and tailpipe greenhouse gas emission requirements after the 2020 model year, the EPA and Department of Transportation plan to require annual 1.5 percent increases under those requirements for 2021-26 vehicle fleets, Bloomberg reported.

The electric-vehicle maker filed suit against the state in 2016 seeking to overturn its ban on auto manufacturers selling directly to consumers. An announcement of the accord is expected as soon as Wednesday, Bloomberg reported.

Congress inserted a provision in a spending bill last month demanding the White House turn over the long-secret report that President Donald Trump used to declare some unnamed imported autos pose national security risks.

The automaker joins more than 400 other companies, including Toyota and General Motors, that previously agreed to offer education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers.

Uber drivers ferrying passengers from airports in Santa Barbara, Palm Springs and Sacramento can now charge up to five times the fare set by the company, Uber said.

Mitsubishi cars equipped with 1.6-liter and 2.2-liter diesel engines are being investigated over the possible use of an illegal defeat device, German prosecutors said.

The number of EV models on the market will swell almost sevenfold to 121 in the next half decade, from 18 now, according to LMC Automotive. But the researcher sees all those vehicles claiming just 5.5 percent of U.S. sales in 2025.