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GM workers in Mexico vote to join Carlos Leone union, Bloomberg says
GM workers in Mexico vote to join Carlos Leone union, Bloomberg says

Business Insider

time30-06-2025

  • Automotive
  • Business Insider

GM workers in Mexico vote to join Carlos Leone union, Bloomberg says

Workers at a General Motors (GM) SUV plant in Mexico have voted in favor of joining the Carlos Leone union, David Welch and Amy Stillman of Bloomberg reports. Carlos Leone was elected to represent GM's 6,500 workers in San Luis Potosi. Don't Miss TipRanks' Half Year Sale Take advantage of TipRanks Premium for 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week.

Tourists able to leave Israel after ceasefire
Tourists able to leave Israel after ceasefire

Travel Weekly

time25-06-2025

  • Business
  • Travel Weekly

Tourists able to leave Israel after ceasefire

Tourists stranded in Israel during the Israel-Iran conflict were able to leave the country after an ceasefire was reached June 24 and Israel's airport and airspace reopened. But Israel's tourism outlook, fragile since Hamas' October 7 attack that started the Gaza-Israel war in 2023, is unclear. The Israel-Iran conflict, which began June 13 when Israel attacked Iran's nuclear facilities, brought Israel's recovering tourism industry to a standstill as tourists tried to leave the country. With Israel's airport and airspace closed, many tourists found ways to exit through Jordan and Egypt. The Ben Gurion Airport had opened intermittently amid fighting on June 22, only letting out flights of no more than 50 people before resuming normal operations on June 24. Even with the airport's reopening, it is unclear how quickly airlines will resume service to Tel Aviv. Delta has suspended flights to Ben Gurion through at least Aug. 31 and United through July 1. Tour operator ETS, which offers Holy Land tours, canceled all trips to Israel for July, said David Welch, vice president of business development. The company also "paused new ticketing and outbound communications" related to 2025 Holy Land tours. "This pause is not permanent. ETS will reassess tour viability in the near future based on updated guidance from local partners, airlines, global security briefings and potential diplomatic progress," Welch said. "ETS is evaluating fall 2025 programs and remains prepared to resume operations if and when regional conditions improve." All ETS travelers who were in Israel when the war broke out have safely relocated or returned home, Welch said. Ronen Paldi, who lives in Tel Aviv and is president of Ya'lla Tours USA, said no clients were in Israel when fighting began with Iran. He said it appeared that no tourist sites or attractions were damaged in Iran's retaliatory attacks on Israel. Michelle Wiseman Kredi, a Florida-based travel advisor who specializes in cruises and Israel, did not have clients in Israel during the recent conflict with Iran. But she said that the pandemic, followed by the Israel-Hamas war and now the conflict between Israel and Iran, has made it difficult to book clients to Israel over the last five years. A client who had recently booked an October trip to Israel now wants to postpone. Even with the most recent setback to Israel's tourism recovery, Wiseman Kredi believes "we're on the path there if the ceasefire sticks." Right now, traveler confidence is shaky but once tensions calm down in the region, she said, "people will go flooding back in."

Elon Musk pushes US lawmakers to fast-track self-driving car approvals
Elon Musk pushes US lawmakers to fast-track self-driving car approvals

Business Standard

time31-05-2025

  • Automotive
  • Business Standard

Elon Musk pushes US lawmakers to fast-track self-driving car approvals

By David Welch, Ed Ludlow and Kara Carlson Elon Musk is pushing lawmakers to help clear a path for driverless vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a broader effort behind the scenes to lobby for a key priority of Tesla Inc. In recent weeks, Musk and people who work for him have been calling members of Congress directly to gather support, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. He has also been weighing in on revisions of a bill introduced on May 15 that would begin setting up a basic framework for autonomous vehicles. Options discussed include expediting the bill or presenting a more detailed measure similar to it before Congress's July 4 recess, one of these people said. On Friday in an Oval Office press conference Musk said he will continue to advise President Donald Trump even after he steps away from the Department of Government Efficiency he has spearheaded. 'The administration's policy is driven by one thing and one thing only: achieving the president's agenda and his commitment to the American people,' White House deputy press secretary Harrison Fields told Bloomberg. Musk and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment. Clearing the path for autonomous vehicles would be a huge win for Musk, who has said he's refocusing on running his business empire. He's increasingly betting Tesla's future on autonomy and robotics. Tesla plans to launch its long-anticipated rideshare service in Austin on June 12, using a small fleet of existing Model Y SUVs, Bloomberg reported. Tesla also aims to add purpose-built Cybercabs, expected to reach volume production next year, to its rideshare service. Right now, Tesla's Cybercab usage would be limited by federal rules that only allow special exemptions for a test batch of 2,500 vehicles that lack a steering wheel and control pedals. Tesla and other operators have pushed for years to get a federal standard to allow such driverless vehicles on America's highways. The Trump administration has said it's amenable to federal rules for AVs and Musk has used Tesla's earnings calls to advocate for a federal framework for self-driving cars. A White House official said Tesla has to make business decisions that are in its best interest. The person, speaking under the condition of anonymity to discuss private matters, said the president will continue to focus on making American energy dominant again and will pursue policies to support that infrastructure. 'It'd be wonderful for the United States to have a national set of rules for autonomous driving as opposed to 50 independent sets of rules on a state-by-state basis,' Musk said to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy when he visited Tesla in May. Currently, companies running AVs are keeping the numbers small and are adhering to a patchwork of state rules. In Texas, Tesla will face few regulations at its launch, with the state regulating autonomous vehicles much like any other car, only requiring cameras, insurance and the ability to follow traffic laws. Congress has had various bills pushing to permit a range of 80,000 to 200,000 autonomous vehicles per manufacturer, but none have managed to pass through the Senate. One bill passed the House in 2017 to allow 100,000 AVs on public roads, but the Senate never brought it to a vote. There, trial attorneys lobbied Democrats to keep new rules at bay without guarantees of how legal liability would be managed. Representative Bob Latta, a Republican from Ohio who's a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and sponsored the bill, is working on revisions with plans to reintroduce it within the next few weeks, said the people. Latta did not return requests for comment.

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