Volkswagen becomes Rivian’s top shareholder, displacing Amazon
VW Group’s stake will continue to grow under the $5.8 billion joint venture with Rivian.
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Inside the lab where Ford is trying to crack the code on cheap EVs
Ford isn’t sending the clearest signals regarding its EV future. We got a glimpse of its Universal EV (UEV) Project last February, but then it pulled the plug on the F-150 Lightning, which is regarded as one of the more successful electric pickup trucks to date. The climate surrounding electric vehicles hasn’t helped, either, between […]
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Moment Energy raises $40M to meet ‘infinite demand for power’ with EV batteries
The startup has put a spin on repurposing EV batteries, CEO Edward Chiang told TechCrunch.
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Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI
Today, I’m talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. It’s become something of an annual tradition to have Dara join us in the studio when he comes to New York for Uber’s big GO-GET event every year, and it’s always a lot of fun. The big news this year is that Dara is really starting to […]
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Ouster’s new color lidar is coming to replace cameras
A sensor that can simultaneously capture depth and image data has long been a “holy grail,” Ouster CEO Angus Pacala told TechCrunch.
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We’ll take it: a TikToker rallies pledges to buy Spirit Airlines after its abrupt weekend collapse
Within hours he’d thrown up a website — a janky, one-hour job, by his own admission — and by Sunday, 36,000 “founding patrons” had pledged nearly $23 million, crashing his servers in the process.
TechCrunch Mobility: How do you issue a ticket to a robotaxi?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
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Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies
Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber’s chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late January called AV Labs.
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