San Francisco / AFP Apple has revealed it is investing heavily in autonomous vehicles in a letter asking the government to make it easier to develop self-driving cars. The company is “excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation,” Apple said in a November 22 letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offering Apple’s …

  Bloomberg Computerized sensors that warn drivers they’re about to rear-end another vehicle or prevent other types of accidents are available on models made by every major auto manufacturer. The problem, according to a US safety agency and accident-prevention advocates, is that these life-saving technologies are optional equipment that makes its way onto a tiny minority of vehicles. “We’re not …

  Bloomberg Dubai-based DP World Ltd. is teaming up with Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Canada’s second-largest pension fund manager, to create a C$5 billion ($3.8 billion) venture that will invest in ports around the world, including regions such as Asia and Latin America. DP World, which operates ports from China to South America, will own 55 percent …