Motional, a driverless technology company, is partnering with Uber to launch an autonomous delivery pilot in Santa Monica, according to Motional. Uber Eats customers will be able to order restaurant meal kits to be delivered to them via one of Motional’s retrofitted all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis by early next year. The partnership will be… Continue reading Motional and Uber partner to launch autonomous delivery pilot in Santa Monica in 2022
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Canoo ends partnership with VDL Nedcar to manufacture EVs in Europe, partners with VDL Groep
Electric vehicle startup Canoo is ending its deal with Dutch automotive manufacturing company VDL Nedcar to serve as its contract manufacturer in Europe, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday. A separate filing reveals that Canoo will also be exploring a new deal with VDL Groep, another Dutch auto manufacturing company, to… Continue reading Canoo ends partnership with VDL Nedcar to manufacture EVs in Europe, partners with VDL Groep
Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it
The odds are against San Francisco-based electric vehicle battery swapping company Ample. Other companies have tried to build a business on exchanging dead batteries for fresh ones to solve the problem of long EV charge times: Fourteen years ago, Better Place raised nearly a billion dollars to do what Ample’s doing, and it ended up… Continue reading Ample’s John de Souza on the merits of B2B, company culture and investors who get it
Voly raises $13M led by Sequoia to deliver instant groceries in Australia
The trend that is instant grocery delivery — online ordering of essentials with your purchases being delivered to you in under an hour — continues to proliferate across multiple markets, and in the latest development, Sequoia is leading an investment in one out of Australia. Voly, a five-month-old Sydney-based startup that offers thousands of SKUs… Continue reading Voly raises $13M led by Sequoia to deliver instant groceries in Australia
Aurora self-driving trucks are using Uber Freight to haul goods for customers
Aurora’s self-driving trucks are hauling goods for Uber Freight customers in Texas as part of a multiphase commercial pilot that aims to more closely integrate the two companies. While the pilot was officially announced Wednesday, Aurora’s self-driving trucks, which always have two vehicle safety operators on board, have been working with Uber Freight for about… Continue reading Aurora self-driving trucks are using Uber Freight to haul goods for customers
2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo delivers power and performance in a wagon
All good things come to those who wait, and Porsche has reserved the most powerful version of its all-electric Taycan for last: the 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS and the wagon-style Taycan GTS Sport Turismo. For those who want power, refined and sporty driving, and the ability to forgo gasoline for an all-electric powertrain, the Taycan… Continue reading 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo delivers power and performance in a wagon
Proterra to build commercial EV battery factory in South Carolina, its third in US
Proterra, an American commercial electric vehicle company that produces transit buses and electric charging systems, is opening up its third battery factory in Greer, South Carolina. The factory should begin production in the second half of 2022 with “multiple gigawatt hours of annual battery system production capacity,” according to the company. Proterra did not disclose… Continue reading Proterra to build commercial EV battery factory in South Carolina, its third in US
Space Florida’s incredible shrinking Rivian stake
It would have been a legendary payoff for any investor, let alone a public agency: swapping an undrivable car for a multibillion-dollar stake in a hot new EV startup. Until last year, Space Florida, the state’s economic development agency for aerospace, believed that it owned 3% of Rivian as a result of a canny lease-back… Continue reading Space Florida’s incredible shrinking Rivian stake
Toyota’s latest EV concepts include sports cars and a pickup
Toyota now aims to roll out 30 electric vehicles by 2030, expanding on its plan to sell 15 fully electric models by 2025. It gave a taste of the future by previewing a broad range of EV concepts during a presentation. Among those is a pickup, which could compete with the likes of Ford’s F-150… Continue reading Toyota’s latest EV concepts include sports cars and a pickup
Mobility software startup Apex.ai lands supplier giants Continental, ZF as investors
The four years that Apex.ai spent rewriting — and then safety certifying — the robot operating system to give automakers and other mobility companies a toolkit to integrate software applications into vehicles has paid off. The startup founded by Bosch veterans and automated systems engineers Jan Becker and Dejan Pangercic has attracted a number of new… Continue reading Mobility software startup Apex.ai lands supplier giants Continental, ZF as investors