Waymo suspended its SF robotaxi service on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets.
The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its ambitious plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. Instead of requiring 100% of new cars to be zero-emis…
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Europe’s proposal to end the EV monopoly on new car sales was portrayed as an auto industry win, but as the dust settles, it appears to be a defeat for combustion power.
RJ Scaringe is sitting in Rivian’s Palo Alto offices, explaining why the adventure-themed EV company suddenly decided to build its own self-driving cars, when an unexpected guest glides by the window outside: Waymo. A robotaxi from the Alphabet-owned company pulls up outside the office. The passenger, an analyst from Goldman Sachs, briefly takes a selfie […]
Marcario joined the board in 2021, and will maintain her position as chair overseeing the Rivian Foundation, which made its first grants last year.
The decision brings to a close a years-long court battle that irked Musk so much he moved Tesla’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas.
Small trucking firms often engage in factoring to ensure they have the cash needed to run their business. LoadPay is offering instant factoring payments.
Kia and Hyundai will offer free repairs for millions of cars that lack anti-theft technology as part of a settlement with dozens of US states. The automakers agreed to outfit the roughly nine million eligible cars sold between 2011 and 2022 with a zinc sleeve installed around the ignition cylinder to prevent the viral “Kia […]
The driver assistance software is available on Rivian’s for Gen 2 R1 cars and works on 3.5 million miles of North American roads. But it doesn’t slow or stop for traffic lights or stop signs.