Chicago, IL – June 17, 2025– Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Tesla TSLA, Li Auto LI, Nio NIO, BYD BYDDY and Alphabet GOOGL. Over the past year, EV-pioneer Tesla has got the proverbial “kitchen sink” thrown at it with a plethora of reputational issues and controversies, soft car sales, tariff impacts, and missed deadlines.… Continue reading Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Tesla, Li Auto, Nio, BYD and Alphabet
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Bloomberg just released the most embarrassing report about Tesla, Waymo, and self-driving
Bloomberg has just released an embarrassingly bad report about the self-driving space, in which it claimed Tesla has an advantage over Waymo by misrepresenting data. There are currently many eyes on Tesla’s imminent launch of its “robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas. We have just published a new report today to highlight how the launch is… Continue reading Bloomberg just released the most embarrassing report about Tesla, Waymo, and self-driving
Tesla Robotaxi launch is a dangerous game of smoke and mirrors
Tesla’s upcoming Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, is increasingly looking like a game of smoke and mirrors, and a dangerous one at that. CEO Elon Musk claims Tesla is being “paranoid with safety”, but it is taking risks for the purpose of optics. It’s all about optics Musk has been wrong about self-driving for years.… Continue reading Tesla Robotaxi launch is a dangerous game of smoke and mirrors
Community Hero Awards Celebrate Champions of Braille Literacy
Honoring organizations making a lasting impact on the education of blind and visually impaired LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Braille Institute is proud to announce the recipients of its second annual Community Hero Awards, recognizing outstanding organizations that inspire and support people who are blind or visually impaired. “This award highlights those who… Continue reading Community Hero Awards Celebrate Champions of Braille Literacy
Waymo limits service ahead of today’s ‘No Kings’ protests
Alphabet-owned robotaxi company Waymo is limiting service due to Saturday’s scheduled nationwide “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump and his policies. A Waymo spokesperson confirmed the changes to Wired on Friday. Service is reportedly affected in San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, and Phoenix, and is entirely suspended in Los Angeles. It’s not clear how long… Continue reading Waymo limits service ahead of today’s ‘No Kings’ protests
You’ll Guffaw When You Hear How Much Self-Driving Waymos Cost Compared to Human-Driven Ubers
The whole point of self-driving taxis is, in theory, to save costs on human labor — but Waymo, Google’s glitchy robotaxi service, doesn’t appear to be any cheaper at all, at least for now. In a report shared with TechCrunch, the ride-hailing data aggregator Obi found that riding with Waymo is pretty much always more expensive… Continue reading You’ll Guffaw When You Hear How Much Self-Driving Waymos Cost Compared to Human-Driven Ubers
Ahead of Protests, Waymo Scales Back Robotaxi Service Nationwide
Waymo will temporarily limit robotaxi service in all of its nationwide markets, the company said Friday, as US cities prepare for a wave of protests of federal immigration policies and law enforcement and military crackdowns on demonstrators. The Alphabet subsidiary will stop service in Los Angeles altogether. Waymo spokesperson Sandy Karp confirmed the service pause… Continue reading Ahead of Protests, Waymo Scales Back Robotaxi Service Nationwide
TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced late this week that it plans to streamline the Part 555 exemption process to make it faster for automakers… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo
Nvidia CEO says this is the decade of robotics and autonomous vehicles
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a round table discussion at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Autonomous vehicles and robotics are going to take off in a big way in the years ahead, according to Nvidia… Continue reading Nvidia CEO says this is the decade of robotics and autonomous vehicles
Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway
A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services,… Continue reading Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway