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Waymo has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service to cover much of California's major urban areas, including cities in Northern and Southern Califor…
A Tesla Robotaxi operating without a safety monitor drove through a row of bollards in Austin, Texas, on Monday, less than a month after Tesla's head of AI claimed the program had an 'impeccable safety record' with 'zero…
Tesla received its largest order yet for the all-electric Class 8 Semi: a 500-unit order from Swedish trucking company Einride AB, announced on August 18, 2026. Einride will deploy the Semis on its Saga AI fleet intellig…
Fort Robotics, a Philadelphia-based physical AI safety firm, plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FROB via a merger with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp., valuing the combined company at approximately $…
Einride AB plans to deploy 500 Tesla electric trucks across its North American operations over the next two years, starting in September 2026, in what would be the largest rollout of heavy-duty electric vehicles to date.…
Pony AI's robotaxi revenue hit a quarterly record of $12.1 million in Q2 2026, a 691.2% year-over-year increase, now accounting for 33% of total revenue. Total revenue rose 68.8% to $36.2 million, driven by an 849.3% sur…
Grounded EVs, a Detroit-based startup founded by SpaceX alum Sam Shapiro, announced on August 18 that it secured $5 million in seed funding to expand beyond its electric RVs into electric box trucks, targeting a market s…
China is beginning to slow its artificial intelligence rollout, as evidenced by a late April court ruling that an AI firm could not dismiss an employee solely due to automation, a nationwide suspension of new autonomous-…
Neil Warner traded his Tesla Model Y Performance for a Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor in February 2025, citing the Polestar's quieter ride, refined interior, and one-pedal driving as key reasons. Warner paid about 35% …
SoftBank Group invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Zurich-based startup developing autonomous software for construction machinery, in a Series A round announced Monday. The investment follows SoftBank's broader p…
Nigeria-based defense technology startup Terra Industries has raised $52 million in what it says is the largest-ever seed funding round for an African defense tech company. The company develops automated security systems…
Uber Chief Operating Officer Andrew Macdonald said on the 20VC podcast that the company's scale—nearly $250 billion in annualized gross bookings—makes it harder to justify new business bets, as the core business consumes…
Waymo received approval from the California Public Utility Commission to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service across the Bay Area, adding Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Marin, Sonoma, and Solano counties, but the com…
Einride and DAF Trucks have partnered to integrate Einride's autonomous driving system, Einride Driver, into DAF's electric truck platform, aiming for large-scale commercialization of SAE Level 4 autonomous electric frei…
Tesla Inc. targets late August for staff-only rides of its autonomous Cybercab on public roads in Austin, Texas, before a wider Robotaxi fleet rollout, according to people with direct knowledge. The company has completed…
Vice President JD Vance told the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas on May 28 that the US government should lean into Bitcoin as a strategic asset against China, building on President Trump's March 6 executive order es…
CleanTechnica contributor Steve writes that after owning seven ebikes over 12 years, only three remain operational, with four abandoned because repairs were too costly or replacement batteries were unavailable. He report…
Chinese-made cars will enter the U.S. market sooner rather than later, driven by consumer demand for affordable EVs and the presence of BYD vehicles in Mexico and Waymo's import of Zeekr Ojai minivans, according to Clean…
A developer detailed a method for implementing object detection on Android devices to enable autonomous robots to recognize objects locally, reducing reliance on network connectivity. The approach uses CameraX for frame …
Uber has partnered with drone startup Zipline to bring drone delivery to Uber Eats customers, with a goal of reaching one million daily deliveries by the end of 2029. Starting later this year, customers in Dallas and Hou…