Tortoise is partnering with hospitality giant Sodexo to bring a mobile smart store — which is basically a fancy vending machine with wheels — to Comic-Con this year. One of Tortoise’s robots, laden with Sodexo’s carne asada burritos and 20-ounce bottles of Gatorade, will roam the main Pavilion at the San Diego Convention Center to… Continue reading Tortoise is coming to Comic-Con, and it’s bringing burritos
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Volkswagen’s U.S. CEO steps down to lead its Scout EV brand
Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keough is stepping down to helm the automaker’s Scout brand for battery-electric pickup trucks and SUVs. Keough, who has served as president and chief executive of Volkswagen Group of America since 2018, will become Scout’s president and CEO. He will be replaced by Pablo Di Si, executive chairman of… Continue reading Volkswagen’s U.S. CEO steps down to lead its Scout EV brand
Toyota partners to build affordable commercial electric vans, light-duty trucks
Toyota is partnering with Suzuki Motor Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co. and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies (CJPT) to build mini commercial electric vans next year, the Japanese automaker announced on Tuesday. Suzuki and Daihatsu will bring to the table their knowledge of manufacturing mini vehicles, while Toyota will come forth with its electrification technology to jointly develop… Continue reading Toyota partners to build affordable commercial electric vans, light-duty trucks
4 indicators to watch for on Tesla Q2 earnings day
Elon Musk has dominated this summer’s headlines beyond the EV business he’s trying to scale. During the first half of July, the Tesla CEO commanded attention for adding twins to his brood of 10 children, backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and going shirtless while yachting on the Aegean. Meanwhile, the… Continue reading 4 indicators to watch for on Tesla Q2 earnings day
Security flaws in a popular GPS tracker are exposing a million vehicle locations
Security vulnerabilities in a popular Chinese-built GPS vehicle tracker can be easily exploited to track and remotely cut the engines of at least a million vehicles around the world, according to new research. Worse, the company that makes the GPS trackers has made no effort to fix them. Cybersecurity startup BitSight said it found six… Continue reading Security flaws in a popular GPS tracker are exposing a million vehicle locations
Rolls-Royce and Hyundai partner on air taxi hydrogen fuel system
Rolls-Royce and Hyundai are partnering to develop a fuel-cell electric propulsion system for advanced air mobility. The collaboration, announced Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow in the U.K., will combine Rolls-Royce’s aviation expertise with Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cell technology. Together, the automakers aim to deliver a joint fuel-cell electric aircraft demonstration by 2025. Aerospace could be… Continue reading Rolls-Royce and Hyundai partner on air taxi hydrogen fuel system
GM unveils Chevy Blazer EV to challenge Tesla Model Y
GM unveiled Monday evening the Chevrolet Blazer EV, an all-electric SUV with up to 320 miles of range and a starting price of $48,000 that CEO and Chairman Mary Barra hopes will supercharge her bid to surpass Tesla in U.S. EV sales by 2025. The Chevrolet Blazer EV, which will go on sale in 2023… Continue reading GM unveils Chevy Blazer EV to challenge Tesla Model Y
South Korean e-scooter company Gbike acquires Hyundai Motor’s micromobility platform ZET
Gbike, a South Korea-based micromobility Gcooter operator, is acquiring Hyundai Motor’s shared micromobility sharing platform ZET as it wants to increase its market share and create technological synergies via ZET’s fleet management system. Gbike CEO Walter Yoon told TechCrunch that the deal, which is its first acquisition, will be completed in early August. The financial terms of… Continue reading South Korean e-scooter company Gbike acquires Hyundai Motor’s micromobility platform ZET
NHTSA investigates another Tesla crash involving death of motorcyclist
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is opening yet another special investigation into a Tesla vehicle crash, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch. This time it involves the crash of a 2021 Tesla Model Y that killed a motorcyclist in California earlier this month. Reuters was the first to report the special investigation. This is… Continue reading NHTSA investigates another Tesla crash involving death of motorcyclist
Uber to pay millions for overcharging people with disabilities
Uber has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that the ride-hail company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by overcharging riders with disabilities. The company will offer several million dollars in compensation to more than 65,000 Uber users who were “charged discriminatory fees due to disability,” according to a statement from the United States… Continue reading Uber to pay millions for overcharging people with disabilities