By joining forces, the major automakers have each diversified their self-driving portfolios.
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Ford’s iconic F-series trucks are going electric
Ford's iconic and popular F-series pickup line will soon have electric options, the company announced today. The move is intended to "future-proof" the enormous truck business against rising gas prices and regulations favoring electric vehicles over internal combustion.
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Yandex’s Self-Driving CES Demo Comes Without a Human Backup
The "Google of Russia" showed up in Vegas with a bold and daring demonstration of what a Moscow-trained robot Moscow can do.
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The Detroit Auto Show Proves Americans Sure Love SUVs
The people want their cars big and gas-powered. The automakers are happy to provide.
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How Lyft envisions bringing VR and AR to your ride
Lyft is exploring ways to integrate virtual reality and augmented reality into your Lyft rides, according to a couple of patent applications TechCrunch came across today. The first, filed in July 2017, is for “providing a virtual reality transportation experience” that would respond to real-world forces and events that happen during your ride, like sudden […]
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Too lazy to get groceries? This self-driving car will bring a tiny supermarket to you.
We're delivery obsessed. It's OK, we can admit it.
Between Amazon Prime, Postmates, Grubhub, Uber Eats, on-campus "snackbots," and all the self-driving grocery delivery vans bringing us pizza, Walmart orders, and more, you rarely have to go to ...
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Flash, the stealthy e-scooter and ‘micro-mobility’ startup from Delivery Hero founder, raises €55M Series A
Flash, the stealthy mobility startup from Delivery Hero and Team Europe founder Lukasz Gadowski, is de-cloaking today, with news that the Berlin-based company has raised a whopping €55 million in Series A funding. Despite rumours that multiple VC firms would be involved, the bulk of the new funding comes from Target Global via its mobility […]
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Tesla is facing ‘hard times ahead’ as it cuts 7% of its workforce
Tesla is reducing its full-employee headcount by 7%, Elon Musk announced in an email sent to employees on Friday.
The layoffs are necessary if the company plans to keep turning profit as it starts delivering cheaper variants of the Model 3, Mus...
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Veteran Googler heads to Lyft to lead 1,000-plus person engineering team
Eisar Lipkovitz, a veteran Google executive who most recently led the video and display advertising team there, is leaving the company to head up engineering efforts at Lyft . As executive vice president of engineering, Lipkovitz will be leading Lyft’s engineering team, which now eclipses 1,000 people. Eisar’s hiring comes on the heels of massive […]
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Sony venture arm invests in geocoding startup what3words
Sony’s venture capital arm has invested in what3words, the startup that has divided the entire world into 57 trillion 3-by-3 meter squares and assigned a three-word address to each one. Financial details were not disclosed. The startup’s novel addressing system isn’t the whole story. The ability to integrate what3words into voice assistants is what has […]
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Tesla Lays Off 3,000 Workers in Cost-Cutting Effort
CEO Elon Musk says the layoffs will help the electric car maker as it leans into the tough job of building mass-market cars.
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Tesla Investors Suing Musk Can Subpoena Azealia Banks and Grimes
Shareholders are suing Elon Musk over that "taking Tesla private" tweet, and just got the right to subpoena Banks and Grimes.
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Chevy built a massive, 3,000-pound Lego replica of its Silverado truck
If you've ever wondered what a full-sized pickup truck would look like in Lego form, Chevrolet and Lego have you covered.
The two companies have teamed up to make a massive, life-sized Lego version of the Silverado pickup truck — and the result...
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Tesla’s Cost-Cutting Layoffs and More This Week in Car News
Elon Musk prepares for lean times, news from CES and the Detroit Auto Show, and more in the future of cars.
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Uber is exploring autonomous bikes and scooters
Uber is looking to integrate autonomous technology into its bike and scooter-share programs. Details are scarce, but according to 3D Robotics CEO Chris Anderson, who said Uber announced this at a DIY Robotics event over the weekend, the division will live inside Uber’s JUMP group, which is responsible for shared electric bikes and scooters. I'm […]
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‘Anti-Uber’ taxi strikes kick off again in Spain
Taxi drivers in major cities in Spain are on strike again to apply pressure for more stringent regulations to control app rivals such as Uber and Cabify which they view as unfair competition. In Barcelona the taxi sector called an indefinite strike on Friday, using their vehicles to block Gran Vía in the Catalan capital, […]
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Do You Need a Digital License Plate? One Startup Thinks So
It can pay your tolls and display Amber Alerts and track your location. But at several hundred bucks a pop, maybe your EZ-Pass will do for now.
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Flash, the stealthy e-scooter and ‘micro-mobility’ startup from Delivery Hero founder, raises €55M Series A
Flash, the stealthy mobility startup from Delivery Hero and Team Europe founder Lukasz Gadowski, is de-cloaking today, with news that the Berlin-based company has raised a whopping €55 million in Series A funding. Despite rumours that multiple VC firms would be involved, the bulk of the new funding comes from Target Global via its mobility […]
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The food delivery robot take-over continues at yet another college campus
Make way for more robots bearing lattes and doughnuts for college students.
Starship Technologies has a fleet of 25 mini robots descending upon the George Mason University campus, in Fairfax, Virginia, on Tuesday. The bots will deliver food and...
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Waymo chooses snowy location for its factory devoted to self-driving cars
"Dashing through the snow in a Level 4 self-driving car..."
That's what Google autonomous car spinoff Waymo is humming today (probably) after announcing plans for a self-driving car factory in southeast Michigan.
The company said it’s bui...
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