Toyota is beefing up the fuel-sipping Prius hybrid, adding more power and quicker acceleration to appeal to a wider range of car shoppers in an increasingly crowded market. The car created – and dominated – the segment when it launched in the U.S. 22 years ago. But the world’s first production hybrid car has steadily… Continue reading The new 2023 Toyota Prius plays up power, not fuel economy
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Cruise has expanded its driverless robotaxi service to daytime hours
Cruise is expanding its driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco to daytime hours, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt tweeted Wednesday. The robotaxi service is now available to employees 24 hours a day. Eventually, these expanded operating hours will be available to the public. The bolstered hours are the latest expansion of the GM subsidiary’s driverless operations… Continue reading Cruise has expanded its driverless robotaxi service to daytime hours
How Bird clipped its own wings
The scooter startup’s accounting blunders are about more than its bottom line Alex Wilhelm 11 hours Well, those Bird results were wrong. It recently came to light that Bird, a former startup unicorn in the once-hot scooter rental market, overstated its revenue for several years, leading to the company stating in a filing with the… Continue reading How Bird clipped its own wings
Waabi unveils its first generation self-driving truck
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi has unveiled its first generation of trucks that are purpose-built for OEM integration. The trucks are powered by the Waabi Driver, a combination of Waabi’s software, sensors and compute. Their launch signals both that Waabi is ready to verify and validate its self-driving stack and that it’s open for business. Waabi… Continue reading Waabi unveils its first generation self-driving truck
Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data
Achieving autonomous driving safely requires near endless hours of training software on every situation that could possibly arise before putting a vehicle on the road. Historically, autonomy companies have collected hordes of real-world data with which to train their algorithms, but it’s impossible to train a system how to handle edge cases based on real-world… Continue reading Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data
Genesis teases its EV future with the Genesis X convertible
Hyundai luxury arm Genesis unveiled Tuesday evening the Genesis X convertible, the third and final electric vehicle concept of the brand’s EV future. The reveal, held at a splashy event ahead of the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show, follows the X Concept and the X Speedium Coupe — all of which fall under the Inspired… Continue reading Genesis teases its EV future with the Genesis X convertible
Uber, Lyft to pay NYC drivers more by end of year
Uber and Lyft will have to increase the minimum pay rates for drivers in New York City by the end of the year, Engadget reports. The fare increase comes amid a driver shortage post-pandemic, in large part due to rising operational costs. The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to increase the per-minute rates… Continue reading Uber, Lyft to pay NYC drivers more by end of year
Redwood Materials to supply Panasonic with cathode material in multi-billion-dollar deal
Battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials has landed a multi-billion-dollar deal to supply critical battery components to Panasonic as efforts accelerate to build a domestic supply chain in North America to support the coming influx of EVs. Redwood said Tuesday it will supply Panasonic Energy of North America with cathode material for battery cells… Continue reading Redwood Materials to supply Panasonic with cathode material in multi-billion-dollar deal
BasiGo to kick-off EV assembly in Kenya after $6.6M funding
BasiGo will begin assembling electric buses in Kenya from next month, ramping up its production of public transport vehicles (PSVs) as it targets to deliver 100 units by end of next year. The startup plans to deliver 15 of the 100 buses, manufactured using parts from China’s EV maker BYD Automotive, in January next year,… Continue reading BasiGo to kick-off EV assembly in Kenya after $6.6M funding
Helbiz sees losses in mobility revenue, slight gains in streaming
Helbiz’s third quarter earnings show a company that’s burning cash, not making revenue gains and losing riders year over year. However, Helbiz’s burgeoning sports streaming service did realize some small gains. The micromobility SPAC reported its Q3 earnings Monday, the same day as its only public market competitor, Bird. Neither company is performing well operationally… Continue reading Helbiz sees losses in mobility revenue, slight gains in streaming