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! Less than a week ago, Tesla robotaxis began rolling out and giving rides to invited customers in Austin. As Sean O’Kane and I wrote this week, the… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: The Tesla robotaxi Rorschach test and Redwood’s next big act
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Skycharger to develop 24-port EV charging hub at San Francisco airport
EV charging provider Skycharger has been awarded a lease to develop a fast EV charging facility at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Skycharger will build the EV Hub to serve electric rideshare drivers as well as airport customers and the general public. Skycharger’s EV Hub will help meet the expected surge in charging demand from… Continue reading Skycharger to develop 24-port EV charging hub at San Francisco airport
Fansly Outlaws Furry Content
In just over a decade, the world has been transformed as smartphones put the internet at our fingertips. This digital revolution didn’t just change how we surf the web or chat with our friends, but reshaped our entire relationship with the economy. Among the most drastic changes in the smartphone era is the rise of the… Continue reading Fansly Outlaws Furry Content
Delphi Raises $16M in Series A Funding
Delphi, a San Francisco, CA-based company that creates AI digital minds to help people scale communication, raised $16M in Series A funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Menlo & Anthropic’s Anthology Fund, Proximity Ventures, Crossbeam, Parable, Abstract Ventures, 49Palms, Gokul Rajaram, Soleio, MVP Ventures, and founders of companies like Zoom, YouTube,… Continue reading Delphi Raises $16M in Series A Funding
How a data processing problem at Lyft became the basis for Eventual
When Eventual founders Sammy Sidhu and Jay Chia were working as software engineers at Lyft’s autonomous vehicle program, they witnessed a brewing data infrastructure problem — and one that would only become larger with the rise of AI. Self-driving cars produce a ton of unstructured data from 3D scans and photos to text and audio.… Continue reading How a data processing problem at Lyft became the basis for Eventual
Bicyclist Says a Waymo Robotaxi Smashed Her Into a Second Waymo Robotaxi, Causing Brain and Spine Injury
Fresh off the heels of that Waymo burning spree in the City of Angels, the Google robotaxi company is being sued for alleged safety failures resulting in a San Francisco cyclist’s injuries. As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, plaintiff Jenifer Hanki is suing Waymo and its parent company Alphabet for alleged malfunctions in the robocab’s so-called “Safe… Continue reading Bicyclist Says a Waymo Robotaxi Smashed Her Into a Second Waymo Robotaxi, Causing Brain and Spine Injury
Autonomous driving and the stock market: Tesla, Waymo, Uber, Lyft – who has the best chances?
The future rolls up without a lead – and with it investment opportunities and risks. How the most important actors stand and what their future prospects are. ((Electromobility,, Stock exchange))) Go to source
Amazon’s Zoox boosts robotaxi production ahead of first commercial launch in Las Vegas
Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit is ramping up vehicle production at a new facility in Hayward, California. Zoox Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle startup Zoox on Wednesday opened a sprawling new manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area, paving the way for more robotaxi production as it plans a commercial rollout of its fleet later this year.… Continue reading Amazon’s Zoox boosts robotaxi production ahead of first commercial launch in Las Vegas
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
Zevo’s EV-only car-share fleet is helping Tesla owners make money
Hebron Sher remembers daydreaming in 2019 when Elon Musk promised Tesla’s cars would become robotaxis, capable of going out in the world to make money for owners. Sher was already a user of the car-sharing platform Turo, and the idea of turning a Tesla into an even bigger moneymaker was an attractive proposition. But as… Continue reading Zevo’s EV-only car-share fleet is helping Tesla owners make money