A Faraday Future electric SUV caught fire at the startup’s Los Angeles headquarters early Sunday morning, leading to an explosion that blew out part of a wall, the fire department told TechCrunch. The fire was extinguished in 40 minutes, and no injuries were reported. Damage to the building — a smaller two-story structure next to… Continue reading Explosion, vehicle fire rock Faraday Future’s LA headquarters
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UK government bails out Jaguar Land Rover with £1.5B loan after hack disrupts vehicle production for weeks
The U.K. government has confirmed it will guarantee a commercial bank loan of £1.5 billion ($2bn) for carmaking giant Jaguar Land Rover after a hack forced the company to shut down its carmaking production lines and left downstream suppliers at risk of bankruptcy. In a statement on Sunday, U.K. ministers said that the government-backed loan… Continue reading UK government bails out Jaguar Land Rover with £1.5B loan after hack disrupts vehicle production for weeks
The TechCrunch Disrupt Stage revealed: Behold the first look
The Disrupt Stage, only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where tech’s biggest bets get made — live and unfiltered. It’s where startup dreams turn into $100,000 wins in Startup Battlefield, and where the industry’s power players reveal what’s next. This year, we’re bringing Alphabet’s moonshot chief Astro Teller, Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone, and Khosla Ventures’ Vinod Khosla (never one to mince words) to the stage. Sequoia’s Roelof Botha will dig into the future of venture, buzzy Slate Auto is… Continue reading The TechCrunch Disrupt Stage revealed: Behold the first look
TechCrunch Mobility: Self-driving trucks startup Kodiak goes public and a shake-up at Hyundai’s Supernal
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The autonomous vehicle industry is years — maybe decades — from maturing. And so there’s still a Wild West quality to… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: Self-driving trucks startup Kodiak goes public and a shake-up at Hyundai’s Supernal
More executives depart Hyundai’s air taxi startup Supernal
A wider leadership shake-up at Hyundai’s electric air taxi startup Supernal is underway just a few weeks after it paused work on its vehicle program and its CEO and CTO left, TechCrunch has learned. Supernal’s chief strategy officer, Jaeyong Song, and chief safety officer, Tracy Lamb, are no longer with the company, the startup confirmed… Continue reading More executives depart Hyundai’s air taxi startup Supernal
Battery startup Moxion went bankrupt. Now its founder is back to ‘finish what we started.’
Just over a year ago, Moxion Power closed its doors, adding its name to a list of high-profile bankruptcies that roiled the climate tech world in 2024. The portable battery startup had raised more than $110 million in a bid to replace diesel generators at festivals and construction sites, but even that wasn’t enough to… Continue reading Battery startup Moxion went bankrupt. Now its founder is back to ‘finish what we started.’
Tesla asks EPA not to roll back emissions rules as Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’
Tesla has asked the Environmental Protection Agency not to roll back current vehicle emissions standards, breaking from other major automakers who want to see the rules eased. The company’s request comes the same week that President Donald Trump — who Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent $300 million to help elect — told the United Nations… Continue reading Tesla asks EPA not to roll back emissions rules as Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’
TuneIn adds FEMA’s real-time emergency alerts to its service
Audio streaming service TuneIn announced on Thursday a collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver emergency alerts directly to drivers. TuneIn is now compatible with the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), FEMA’s national system that delivers verified local alerts and critical emergency information to the public. Through this integration, drivers… Continue reading TuneIn adds FEMA’s real-time emergency alerts to its service
TuneIn partners with FEMA to give drivers real-time emergency alerts
Audio streaming service TuneIn announced on Thursday a partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver emergency alerts directly to drivers. TuneIn is now compatible with the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), FEMA’s national system that delivers verified local alerts and critical emergency information to the public. Through this integration, drivers… Continue reading TuneIn partners with FEMA to give drivers real-time emergency alerts