Transportation

• Ford enters race to offer eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028 - The target brings Ford into a race against competitors such as Tesla, General Motors and Rivian Automotive to develop and broadly launch such systems.
• Ford reports best annual U.S. vehicle sales since 2019 - Ford reported sales of 2.2 million vehicles in 2025, including a 2.7% uptick to more than 545,200 units during the fourth quarter.
• Airlines restore Caribbean flights after U.S. lifts airspace restrictions tied to Venezuela strikes - Airlines including United and Delta began restoring flights to Puerto Rico and other Caribbean destinations early Sunday after aviation authorities lifted temporary airspace restrictions.
• Airlines cancel hundreds of Caribbean flights after U.S. attacks on Venezuela - U.S. airlines cancel hundreds of Caribbean flights after U.S. strikes on Venezuela.
• China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time - The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla's Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products.
• California sets up a showdown with Washington by reissuing licenses to migrant truckers - Truckers whose licenses were revoked now have 60 days to legally qualify for their licenses
• Mamdani Names Transportation Chief With Job of Making Buses Fast and Free - As commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.
• Eurostar warns of ‘major disruption’ as power outage halts services between France and England - The disruption brings one of Europe's busiest international rail corridors to a halt at the peak of the New Year travel season.
• GM's record stock performance beats Tesla, Ford and other automakers in 2025 - General Motors' stock is having its best year since the company's reemergence from bankruptcy in 2009.
• California Drops Lawsuit Over $4 Billion Federal Cut to High-Speed Rail Project - California sued after the Trump administration cut grants for the long-planned project. The state says it will seek private investors instead.