Hyundai unveiled its new Ioniq 6, a sedan that it says will deliver range on par with the Tesla Model 3, issuing a direct challenge to the best-selling battery-electric sedan on the market. The Ioniq 6 — the follow-up to Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 SUV and the second model in its Ioniq EV sub-brand — will… Continue reading Hyundai casts new Ioniq 6 sedan as a Tesla Model 3 rival
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DoorDash to hike subtotal minimums for US subscribers
Food and grocery delivery company DoorDash is raising the bar for orders through its subscription service DashPass. According to an email update, starting August 12, “DashPass subtotal minimums may increase and vary by store, city and time of day…” DashPass subscribers pay $9.99 per month for free delivery and decreased service fees. Currently, subscribers need… Continue reading DoorDash to hike subtotal minimums for US subscribers
Walmart doesn’t want Canoo selling EVs to Amazon
Walmart kicked off a deal with electric vehicle company Canoo on Tuesday to purchase 4,500 of its last-mile delivery vehicles. While the deal is not exclusive, it does prevent Canoo from making sales to Walmart’s rival Amazon. Walmart’s agreement to purchase up to 10,000 electric vans from startup-turned-SPAC Canoo includes a caveat blocking sales to… Continue reading Walmart doesn’t want Canoo selling EVs to Amazon
Tesla loses top AI executive who led Autopilot vision team
Andrej Karpathy, the deep learning and computer vision expert who was hired five years ago as Tesla’s director of AI and led Autopilot vision team, is officially leaving the company. Karpathy was on a four-month leave of absence, fueling widespread speculation as to whether he would return. In a tweet posted Wednesday afternoon, Karparthy wrote,… Continue reading Tesla loses top AI executive who led Autopilot vision team
Panasonic to build $4B EV battery plant in Kansas
Panasonic said Wednesday it plans to build the world’s largest EV battery plant, a $4 billion factory in Kansas that will manufacture and supply lithium-ion batteries to EV makers. The factory is slated to be larger than the Gigafactory it operates with Tesla in Sparks, Nevada, which is already one of the largest lithium-ion battery… Continue reading Panasonic to build $4B EV battery plant in Kansas
Uber sued by 550 women and counting over sexual assaults by drivers
Uber is being sued by 550 women passengers across the U.S. who have alleged they were assaulted by drivers on the platform. The complaint, which was filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on Wednesday by attorneys at Slater Slater Schulman LLP, alleges that passengers were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked,… Continue reading Uber sued by 550 women and counting over sexual assaults by drivers
Meet the all-electric RV startup steered by Tesla alumni
What started as a pet project to electrify food trucks in the San Francisco Bay area — an enterprise inspired by the cacophony of generators that greeted Ben Parker every day during his lunch break at Tesla — has evolved into a much larger, complex and potentially more lucrative undertaking. Parker and partner Toby Kraus… Continue reading Meet the all-electric RV startup steered by Tesla alumni
Autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs nabs $105M and US Air Force partnership
Autonomous flight is a grand challenge in aviation — and a gold mine. The first company to crack it at scale stands to reap handsome profits from transportation and logistics alone. In 2020, the size of the global cargo airline industry was $110.8 billion, according to Statista, and one source estimates that it’ll generate hundreds… Continue reading Autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs nabs $105M and US Air Force partnership
Polestar on track to sell 50,000 EVs in 2022
Polestar, the electric vehicle maker that made its Nasdaq debut in June, said Wednesday it is on track to meet its annual sales target. For the first half of 2022, Polestar delivered approximately 21,200 cars, more than twice as many as the 9,510 cars it posted for the same period in 2021. The company said… Continue reading Polestar on track to sell 50,000 EVs in 2022
A robot pony maker backed by Chinese EV giant Xpeng raises $100M
China’s Tesla challenger Xpeng isn’t content with just making electric vehicles. It’s also betting on ridable robot unicorns for kids. Xpeng Robotics, a bionic robot maker affiliated with Xpeng, just raised an impressive $100 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital, at a time when venture investments are slowing in China. Other… Continue reading A robot pony maker backed by Chinese EV giant Xpeng raises $100M