Cruise is opening up its driverless robotaxi service to the public in San Francisco as the GM subsidiary creeps toward commercialization with a fresh $1.35 billion investment from SoftBank Vision Fund. SoftBank had previously committed to investing an additional $1.35 billion, on top of its initial $900 million investment, once Cruise was ready for commercial… Continue reading Cruise, loaded with another $1.35B from SoftBank, opens up driverless ride-hailing to the public
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Superpedestrian gets $125M to expand tech that corrects unsafe scooter riding
Shared e-scooter company Superpedestrian is gearing up to deploy its Pedestrian Defense safety system at scale, a feature that allows the company’s e-scooters to detect and correct in real time unsafe riding behaviors, like riding on sidewalks or the wrong way down a one-way street. Superpedestrian aims to build and roll out new scooters equipped… Continue reading Superpedestrian gets $125M to expand tech that corrects unsafe scooter riding
Waymo can keep some driverless data secret for another 22 days
Waymo had small win Monday in its fight to keep certain details about its autonomous vehicle operations from public view. The Alphabet-owned company filed a lawsuit last week against the California Department of Motor Vehicles to keep some information from its autonomous vehicle deployment permit, as well as emails between the company and the DMV,… Continue reading Waymo can keep some driverless data secret for another 22 days
The Station: Waymo sues to protect trade secrets, Wisk lands more Boeing capital and a chat with Toyota’s chief scientist
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. As… Continue reading The Station: Waymo sues to protect trade secrets, Wisk lands more Boeing capital and a chat with Toyota’s chief scientist
Joby Aviation wants to conduct dramatic eVTOL flights over San Francisco Bay
Joby Aviation is seeking permission for a series of high-profile air taxi flights over San Francisco Bay, according to documents filed with the FCC and obtained by TechCrunch. The tests of the startup’s second-generation pre-production prototype, called the S4, would be the first in full view of the public and the first in an urban… Continue reading Joby Aviation wants to conduct dramatic eVTOL flights over San Francisco Bay
Lamborghini’s NFT scheme includes real-world space treasures
Lamborghini is dipping its supercar toe into the non-fungible token pool. But unlike the primate-based computer-designed Twitter avatars that have come to represent the NFT community, the automaker is bridging the physical and digital world for its crypto offering. Well, off-world to be exact. The automaker — in partnership with NFT PRO and RM Sotheby’s… Continue reading Lamborghini’s NFT scheme includes real-world space treasures
Cowboy raises $80M to take its e-bike business up a gear
The pandemic spurred a boom in electric bikes and other alternative urban transportation modes as city dwellers looked for less-crowded ways to get around their streets quickly and easily without resorting to cars. Now, one of the companies that benefitted from that trend is announcing a big round of funding to expand its business. Cowboy,… Continue reading Cowboy raises $80M to take its e-bike business up a gear
Baidu’s electric car brand Jidu closes $400M Series A round
Once an industry with long development cycles, the automotive space is being upended by China’s tech giants. One can hardly keep up with all the new electric vehicle brands that come out of the country nowadays. Jidu, an electric carmaking company founded by Baidu and its Chinese auto partner Geely only a year ago, said… Continue reading Baidu’s electric car brand Jidu closes $400M Series A round
Daily Crunch: Google dumps FloC plan, proposes new Topics API for ad targeting
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 25, 2022! Today our cup overflows with news. There’s simply too much going on to cover in a single newsletter, so I’ve tried to… Continue reading Daily Crunch: Google dumps FloC plan, proposes new Topics API for ad targeting
Ford starts production of its new all-electric E-Transit cargo van
Ford has started production of its electric E-Transit cargo vans at its factory in Kansas City, Missouri with the first deliveries expected in the next several weeks, Ford Pro North America general manager Tim Baughman told TechCrunch. Baughman’s comments follow Ford’s announcement earlier this month that it will nearly double production capacity of its upcoming electric… Continue reading Ford starts production of its new all-electric E-Transit cargo van