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Tesla CEO Elon Musk What can describe the suboptimal position. They are difficult to find the stock holder to see Tesla as AI and Robotics Company, not EVS manufacturers. And yet, the most visible product appears, the profits of profits, is an electric car.
Yes, Tesla Evs is more progressive, especially when it comes to the underlying vehicle architecture and software. And a complete driver-assistant system, which can be monitored by the highway and requires a city street and the city on the wheel and the driver is ready to take through the market today. But musk, the ultimate illustration of ai and robotics Company is a driving car and the robot of Humanoid. And now, no one is on any scale.
The first step of the Tesla for the purpose is in June when launched a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. The robotaxi branded vehicle is called Robotaxi, the customers invited to visit the app, have Tesla employees sitting in the front passenger seat. But it’s still far from the original Vision Musk from the “common solution” that will allow the test of Tesla to make money by renting the vehicle as a robotaxi service.
The clock continues and KASTURI must show more progress – or at least temptation will be opened to keep antsy deal. That might be why Tesla started this gambit gambit in California.
Prior to this month, MusK noted that the Tesla will reveal robotaxi services in the Gulf area “In the month or two” – Device setting that is the main hang-up.
Issue? Tesla has not been able to apply permission that will allow for operating robotaxi services. I check in Friday morning with California DMV, which noted tests, and Tesla has not applied for the required permission. (Speech speaking with DMV meets Tesla to discuss the company’s plan to test the vehicle’s vehicle in the country.)
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So, but Tesla has launch the service riding in the Gulf area. And yes, the user keeps calling this robotxis.
So obviously, while people – includes brothers and sisters and Tesla Musk Caves – may refer this as a robotacticThey don’t eat the autonomous. (And if he is, it will violate the current regulatory.) Again, Tesla currently does not have permission to do anything you can’t pay for EVS employees. Nothing approves in a way, shape, or shape. You can read a New research here That will bring you all your need a variety of Tesla’s needs.
Open this Ride-hailing has many people who think, what are you supposed to? My answer: Optical.
Small birds
New chatter between some small birds indicate that National National Dealers Association This focuses on the vw group spinout Scout and the EV plan of the EV for immediate sales. Dealship industry group opposing direct sales model before. But it does not like the Tesla Sales Adopter, Rivian, and Lucid, the scout is mounted on the legacy automaker with long-term tissue.
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Bids!
Think back to the fall of 2023. Company flexport logistics have seized Silra’s attention, partly because of the founder of Ryan Petersen CEO CEO Dave Clark and because of that Convoi AcquisitionThe former unicorn technology is closed.
Here’s the update. Flexport is now sell the convoi platform to DAT FREIGHT & AnalyticsSee rankings-. The term is not expressed, even if the company says it has been sending “great investment for Flexport.” Reporting from Axack that shows, yes, absolutely “great return” is an appropriate description.
Flexport Don’t tell exactly what you are paid for the convoy technology, even when reporting the time is $ 16 million – part of $ 3.8 billion before $ 3.8 billion. Primack reported this week, Flexport sells convoy platform For $ 250 millionSee rankings-.
Another offer that gets attention this week …
The airThe beginning of Israel developed an evtol, Raise $ 23 million In a series of funding led by the capital of Entrete, with participation from Dr. Shmuel Harlap, early investors in Mobilee.
LG InetekComponents and children of the Korean Korean LG, which is invest up to $ 50 million At The airAcquire the equity stake about 6% on the US Lidar company. Investment as part of the manufacturer’s partnership between the two companies and markings the electronic Aeva become electronic consumers, robotics, and industrial automation.
See famous and other tidbit
Elon Musk Tunnel company Boring Company plan for Building a 7 mile loop “ This will connect in the city and the center of the convention and the conventional airport. The important side note: This will be funded by boring companies and personal partners, unnamed. And this is the beginning of the general process to evaluate the route, which means the work will not immediately begin.
Ford Plan to open more information on lower-case electric vehicles will come to Kentucky events on August 11. And, as a Senior Report Sean O’kane, the company Saying a great gameSee rankings-.
Joby Aviation have entered approval with defense contractors L3harris technology to “explore the opportunity” to develop a new aircraft class – Special, vertical and landing glass and landing (VLOT) can fly with autonomous – for defensive applications. Vtoch of gas-turbine is based on platform S4 now Joby. This is not a contract, per se. But the signature sign in Joby’s offer to go to the market in the defense and consumer sector.
When Uber Keep your partner with each autonomous vehicle company in the sun, Lyft trying to make their own offer. Lyft says will Increase with autonomy playing Created by Austrian Manufacturers A group of benter To the network at the end of 2026. The room will be applied with partnership with the city and airport.
Waymo plan for Open the robotaxi service The future in Dallas, and this time is a party Avis group budget To manage the autonomous vehicle fleet. In the event, the two of the robotaxists collisions in the most companies in the Phoenix in this week, proves that fast expansion to the new city does not mean that it has discharged all the kinky. Waymo said that the cause of the cause.
Chinese by Company Weride Receive an autonom-driven permit from Saudi Arabia. The company has the same permit in China, UAE, Singapore, France, and United States.
One last thing
Waymo co-cEO The dish would be involved The stage of disturbing For a great conversation in the current country – and where the industry is from here. TechCrunch interrupts 2025 It will be held 27-29 October at Moscone West in San Francisco.