A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — “A lot of cost and a lot of chaos.” That’s how Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley described the state of the automotive industry earlier this year amid geopolitical tensions, tariffs, inflation and other disruptions. All those factors created… Continue reading Cost and chaos continue to test resiliency of U.S. auto industry
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Chinese battery maker CATL posts faster profit growth in third quarter
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle battery giant CATL (3750.HK) saw net profit growth accelerate in the third quarter, even as it faced increased competition from smaller rivals. Net profit rose 41.2% to 18.5 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) in the July-September period from a year earlier, picking up from a 33.7% increase in the second quarter,… Continue reading Chinese battery maker CATL posts faster profit growth in third quarter
Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus
A Waymo robotaxi was recently spotted driving around a school bus with its red lights flashing, and federal safety regulators have opened an investigation as a result. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Monday morning that its Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation after seeing footage from early October of a… Continue reading Regulators probe Waymo after its robotaxi drove around a stopped school bus
Chinese battery maker CATL posts faster profit growth in third quarter
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle battery giant CATL (3750.HK) saw net profit growth accelerate in the third quarter, even as it faced increased competition from smaller rivals. Net profit rose 41.2% to 18.5 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) in the July-September period from a year earlier, picking up from a 33.7% increase in the second quarter,… Continue reading Chinese battery maker CATL posts faster profit growth in third quarter
These nonprofits lobbied to regulate OpenAI — then the subpoenas came
OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk has caught company critics in the crossfire. OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk has caught company critics in the crossfire. by Hayden Field Oct 20, 2025, 2:00 PM UTC Hayden Field is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has… Continue reading These nonprofits lobbied to regulate OpenAI — then the subpoenas came
Startup Reveals “Space Armor” to Protect Astronauts From Elon Musk’s Orbital Trash
Getty / Futurism Never content to pollute only the Earth’s surface, oceans, and atmosphere, billionaire tech moguls like Elon Musk are increasingly flooding our planet’s orbit with debris from their for-profit space ventures. SpaceX, for example, already has some 8,600 active Starlink satellites doing laps around the planet, a number that needs constant reinforcements as… Continue reading Startup Reveals “Space Armor” to Protect Astronauts From Elon Musk’s Orbital Trash
Clean Technica: As Other EV Makers Regroup, Tesla Surges, Boosted By Loyal Customers004212
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I’m having my first Tesla mobile service visit this week. Up until now, my long range 2022 Tesla Model Y has needed no maintenance at all. A message recommending a new 12-volt battery has been flashing on my dash, though.** Anytime I needed a repair… Continue reading Clean Technica: As Other EV Makers Regroup, Tesla Surges, Boosted By Loyal Customers004212
The way Tesla is marketing Elon Musk’s $1 trillion stock award is straight up crazy
Tesla, a company that prides itself on not advertising, is in the midst of a serious marketing effort. In doing so it’s exploiting employees, attacking shareholders, and retaining outside strategy firms to help it advertise. It’s running these ads not to boost its falling sales, but rather to advocate for another unprecedented award for its… Continue reading The way Tesla is marketing Elon Musk’s $1 trillion stock award is straight up crazy
Proxy advisor ISS recommends Tesla shareholders oppose Elon Musk $1 trillion pay plan
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Top proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending that Tesla investors vote against a pay plan for CEO Elon Musk that would grant him nearly $1 trillion more… Continue reading Proxy advisor ISS recommends Tesla shareholders oppose Elon Musk $1 trillion pay plan
BYD Stock Is Down Significantly — Is This Electric Vehicle Giant Still Worth Holding?
BYD shares trade at a big discount to Tesla. BYD (BYDDY -1.09%) produces far more vehicles than Tesla. But you wouldn’t be able to tell based on stock prices alone. The Chinese electric vehicle maker’s market cap is around $990 billion, while U.S.-based Tesla is valued at more than $1.3 trillion. Part of the valuation… Continue reading BYD Stock Is Down Significantly — Is This Electric Vehicle Giant Still Worth Holding?