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Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI

It’s the Los Angeles trucking startup’s first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams.

Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers

Major automakers, tech giants, AI companies, and chipmakers are all trying to get a piece of Wayve.

U.K.’s Wayve Snags Up To $1.5 Billion To Scale ‘Plug-And-Play’ Robotaxi Software

The round values the startup at $8.6 billion. Robotaxis using its tech go into service in London this year, and Nissan will use it for hands-free driving in personal vehicles.

Uber engineers built an AI version of their boss

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company’s employees have gone all in on AI, going so far as to build a chatbot of him that they use to practice their pitches.

CarGurus data breach affects 12.5 million accounts

Automotive marketplace CarGurus was the target of a data breach in which the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers were stolen.

Uber ‘Autonomous Solutions’ Reveals Their Strategy, Is It Enough?

Uber wants to provide all the many other ingredients of self-driving beyond the vehicle, including of course the ride hail

Archer Aviation accuses rival Vertical Aerospace of ripping off its air taxi designs
Archer Aviation accuses rival Vertical Aerospace of ripping off its air taxi designs

Look at the two air taxi designs above. Look similar? The company that designed the one on the left sure thinks so, which is why it’s accusing the firm that designed the one on the right of patent infringement. On Monday, Archer Aviation filed a complaint in the US District Court Eastern District of Texas […]

German Subsidies Will Help Europe EV Sales, While China Growth Slows

EV sales in Europe will carry on their steady growth in 2026, boosted by big subsidies in Germany, Europe’s largest market, while growth from China will slow a bit.

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