Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite low mileage and in-car supervisors preventing more accidents. Since the launch of the ‘Robotaxi’ service in Austin, Texas, where Tesla moved the supervisor from the driver’s seat to the passenger seat, it now has to… Continue reading Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
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Clean Technica: US EV Sales — Forecasts for 2026 & 2030004254
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. In the video below, Jose Pontes, Larry Evans, Steve Hanley, and I discuss the US electric vehicle market, EV policies in the country, and what we expect for EV share of the US auto market in 2026 and in 2030. Naturally, this includes talk about… Continue reading Clean Technica: US EV Sales — Forecasts for 2026 & 2030004254
Clean Technica: Musk’s Compensation Dream Is A Reality — So What Comes Next?004253
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s compensation package is a done deal, and now we are immersed in the waiting game. Was it only two years ago in which Master Plan 3 was released, with its laser focus on sustainable energy? Not anymore. Now Musk is pushing… Continue reading Clean Technica: Musk’s Compensation Dream Is A Reality — So What Comes Next?004253
Bitcoin Showing Signs of Severe Collapse
Getty / Futurism The OG cryptocurrency Bitcoin is having a horrible month. The token has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in total market value, dropping below $92,000 for the first time since mid-April. That’s despite soaring to an all-time high of over $126,000 a mere six weeks ago. It’s been a bruising couple… Continue reading Bitcoin Showing Signs of Severe Collapse
WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution
Leah Feiger: Zoë, I am obsessed with this story. Before you continue, I think that it’s really important to say that Caroline, the lovely reporter of this story on your business desk, obtained 1,665 pages of documents about the dispute about Zuckerberg’s house. This story is canon now. Zoë Schiffer: Caroline Haskins is a complete… Continue reading WIRED Roundup: Fandom in Politics, Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, and Nepal’s Discord Revolution
Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality
Startup Valar Atomics said on Monday that it achieved criticality—an essential nuclear milestone—with the help of one of the country’s top nuclear laboratories. The El Segundo, California-based startup, which last week announced it had secured a $130 million funding round with backing from Palmer Luckey and Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, claims that it is the… Continue reading Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality
Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms
Swedish automaker Volvo has canceled a five-year-old contract with Luminar, the latest escalation in an increasingly ugly brawl between the lidar sensor company and its biggest customer. The fight is happening during an existential moment for Luminar. The company recently defaulted on several of its loans. While it’s working with those lenders on a resolution,… Continue reading Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms
12+ powerful Alexa commands you should start using at home (no subscriptions required)
Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones — in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI), whether it’s Siri in iPhones or Google Assistant (now Gemini) in Android phones. Inside our… Continue reading 12+ powerful Alexa commands you should start using at home (no subscriptions required)
Self-driving leap: new ProZision autonomous riding mower from Honda
Honda is eager to prove itself as a self-driving leader with the launch of the all-new, all-electric, ProZision zero-turn riding mower that can run under human control or computer guidance for quieter, cleaner commercial groundskeeping operations. First seen as a concept back in 2023, the production version of Honda’s autonomous groundskeeping vision is powered by… Continue reading Self-driving leap: new ProZision autonomous riding mower from Honda
Toyota’s 1,850-acre EV battery plant is live, but the company says this is just the start
Toyota’s $14 billion US battery plant is now up and running. The mega site spans 1,850 acres, or about 121 football fields, but Toyota is saying it will be even bigger. Toyota’s new US battery plant is set for an expansion The first batteries rolled off the production line at Toyota’s new battery plant in… Continue reading Toyota’s 1,850-acre EV battery plant is live, but the company says this is just the start