Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year. Rebecca Tinucci, who previously spent six years building Tesla’s… Continue reading Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO
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TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global
Two months ago, Indian electric motorcycle startup Ultraviolette expanded into 10 European countries. Now, fueled with $21 million in an all-equity round led by the corporate venture arm of Japanese electronics giant TDK Corporation, Ultraviolette is putting its expansion plans into overdrive. The nine-year-old startup plans to grow its European footprint fourfold, enter other motorcycle-driven… Continue reading TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global
Trump administration stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court
The Trump administration has finally issued new guidance that states can use to dole out $5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, after spending months withholding the money. A coalition of states sued over the funding freeze in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which was one of the administration’s many attempts… Continue reading Trump administration stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court
TechCrunch Mobility: The triple punch headed for automakers
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! I took a tour through a few 10Q reports this week to get a sense of how EV makers like Rivian and Lucid… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The triple punch headed for automakers
Revel shuts down its ride-hail business to focus on EV charging
Revel has shut down its ride-hailing service in New York City, in yet another pivot for the company that started out by renting electric scooters in 2019. Moving forward, Revel will instead focus on its nascent EV charging business, which includes operating five stations in New York and one in San Francisco. A visit to… Continue reading Revel shuts down its ride-hail business to focus on EV charging
Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’
Elon Musk confirmed over the weekend reports that Tesla has disbanded the team working on its Dojo AI training supercomputer, just weeks after announcing he expected to have Tesla’s second cluster operating “at scale” in 2026. “Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some… Continue reading Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’
Security flaws in a carmaker’s web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere
A security researcher said flaws in a carmaker’s online dealership portal exposed the private information and vehicle data of its customers, and could have allowed hackers to remotely break into any of its customers’ vehicles. Eaton Zveare, who works as a security researcher at software delivery company Harness, told TechCrunch the flaw he discovered allowed… Continue reading Security flaws in a carmaker’s web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere
SoftBank reportedly bought Foxconn’s Ohio factory for the Stargate AI project
The mystery buyer of the former General Motors factory owned by Foxconn in Lordstown, Ohio is apparently SoftBank, according to Bloomberg News. SoftBank wants to use the factory to build AI servers as part of the Stargate data center project being spearheaded by the Japanese conglomerate, OpenAI, and Oracle. The report comes just a few… Continue reading SoftBank reportedly bought Foxconn’s Ohio factory for the Stargate AI project
Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving
Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg. Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data center and compute projects within Tesla, per Bloomberg’s reporting which cited anonymous… Continue reading Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving
Federal regulators give Zoox an exemption for its custom-built robotaxis
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given Zoox an exemption to demonstrate its custom-built robotaxis on public roads and closed a related investigation into whether the Amazon-owned company had sidestepped federal regulations. The decision, which was announced Wednesday, clears up a long-standing debate over whether Zoox’s custom-built autonomous vehicles complied with federal motor vehicle… Continue reading Federal regulators give Zoox an exemption for its custom-built robotaxis