There's a new currency at play in the modern automotive industry. Where once cars were bought and sold with dollars, the formula for the present and future is skewing toward more nuanced concepts.

Modern cars are quietly turning into rolling data centers, and the companies that build them are working to keep that information under tight corporate control, not in drivers’ hands. As lawmakers and ...

Modern cars are rolling computers packed with sensors, cameras, microphones, and always-on connectivity, yet the people who own them are being told that peeking under the digital hood could be treated ...