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GM’s electric future depends on a new battery — and this building

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GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen.

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As VC-backed e-bike startups went bankrupt, bootstrapped Lectric grew

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Lectric, which says the U.S. market is ripe for competition and choice, has launched three new brands in the past six months.

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A burglar used a Waymo to steal yoga clothes in San Francisco — and got away with it

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The incident helps shed some new light on how Waymo treats and stores the footage captured by its robotaxis.

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Waymo’s spent robotaxi batteries will be used as grid storage

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The company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.

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Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year

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The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber’s new AV Labs division.

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Carvana ties up with Bezos-backed Slate Auto as it plans new car sales

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Carvana was granted a warrant to buy shares in Slate last year, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter is heavily invested in both companies.

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Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis

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Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.

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People are leaving a lot of weird stuff in their robotaxis

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A unicorn Beanie Baby. A 15-pound green bowling ball. A pair of dentures. These are just some of the items left behind in robotaxis in the past year, according to Uber’s annual Lost and Found Index. For the first time, the company is expanding its annual of accounting of things forgotten in Uber vehicles to […]

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Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year

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In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.

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SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’

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The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.

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