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Less than a week ago, Tesla Robotaxis starts playing out and give rides to invite customers in Austin. When Sean O’kane and I wrote this week, rollout as a large trial of CEO that can be used safely on the camera and last – like Waymo.
By all accounts (including tesla), this is a limited first plan. The operating area includes South Austin, a vehicle fleet of less than 20, and is still a safety “monitor” sitting on the passenger passenger seat.
That does not mean that there is a defeated reaction. Social media provides a personalized video account and account – from the rider and the milling robotcity about Austin. And in many cases, the vehicle appears to violate the traffic laws such as row down the yellow lines on the traffic paths on the intended and falling wear brakes in the middle of the intersection.
The requested video Federal Security Regulator to reach Tesla and ask information about the deployment.
Reactions for Tesla Robotaxi – An more special, for video in Social – Provides informative views just how polarization companies are. As o’kane fallow me another day, “like rorschach tests.”
Rides robotaxi Tesla is the evidence of the company hub and promises of promises with automatic driving, or the last start is Waymo, Uber, and Lyft.
Here are what you are close to the truth: One week, and we have a lot of sounds and a very little sound.
Let’s go to the other notification.
Small birds
At the end of the series of years ago, we’re listening to the tesla planned more evil in the company this month. CEO Elon Musk Spend past years that are working on politics, which includes dramatic from task as a doge head. Now he will create the energy to the organization and the time-iFing Time in Tesla, with low perpetrations on the new block, according to one of the sources that have connected with the company.
Meanwhile, Tesla pressure first about cybercab production. One of the remarks is to create a pressure environment that results in some employees leave the company.
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Bids!
This week’s news cycle gave the vibes of 2016. Taking this transaction involving Uber Co-founder and former CEO Travis KalanickSee rankings-.
Kalaniick is reported worked with investors To buy Chinese autonomous arm Pony AI, and Uber may help happen.
Is an interesting move. In 2017, Kalanick has been withdrawd to retreat because of the report that he made a cultural cultural coin with sexual disruption, between other complaints. The advantage came after a year after the Otto purchased Otto, the Driving truck startup co-ai), and Claire DEERA, former Farm-NG CTO, and the seed investor now). The agreement, which is absorbed with what is the Uber ATG, controversial since the beginning and ending causes supply the trading thumb.
Eight faster eight years: puppets and uber are in a friendly business term, and Kalanick still thinks, “What?” Founders have been pretty vowers about the Uber saying will have a fleet driving we have become responsible.
Then there is a pony, who has operations in the US under risk due to the national security rules. The company has been perceived to sell the US arm since at least 2022.
Another offer you should note …
Nascent MaterialThe new beginning develops the catal material to drive the cost of LFP battery, Raise $ 2.3 million The seeds are led soosv. The EverGreen fund of Jersey Innovation and UM6P Ventures are also involved.
Raphe mpliberthe beginning of India, Raise $ 100 million In the whole-equuiti series B round led by the Public catalyst.
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Adas
The National traffic administration Posted Ford a List of questions About the Blue-Ass-Ass-Ass-Ass-Ass-Ass-Ass-Free System is part of the investigation that starts more than a year ago during a year ago in the past two of the software.
Autonomous vehicle
There is a time when AV Startup is trying to avoid the faster drive as a way to support the drug tech. Now the company can talk about it. Take your own truck company Robotta codiok and Get a loanIntroduction to remote driving out of Berlin. Both of these companies, that announce partnership This week, have worked together since the last year.
Waymo and Uber has officially signed another market. This company, that launches “Waymo on uber” service in the early Austin this year, now operating in a The 65-Square area of AtlantaSee rankings-.
Above, Uber eating A sidewalk shipment robot at Atlanta with Serve roboticUber spinout that became common in the past year.
Upshot: Momentum seemed to build for all three companies. Uber modifies network connectors for autonomous technology (having 18 global dressranhips). Waymo is a robotaxi market leader. Provides 250,000 robotaxi paid weekly in five main cities. With Atlanta joins the list and expansion in the market that exists, the figure always exceeds 300,000 Mark. And atlanta headquarters served the fourth commercial city as it could be used for 2,000 bot bots on the sidewalk at the end of 2025.
Electric vehicle, battery, and charge
Redwood Materials launched an Energy Storage Business This will use thousands of the spelling battery has collected business battery recycling to provide companies for companies. And started with – what else? – AI data center.
Rivian has been a hurry 140 employees In front of the launch of the R2 SUV in a lower year 2026. The factory team has the hardest.
Teslas Top Top sales executives are reported Get boot from Elon MuskSee rankings-. Omad Meshar is one of the closest award with this week posted on x about “history day for Tesla” when the company robotaxis in Austin.
Car technology
There is a moment of about 2017 when Intel Looks poised as a dominant player in automotive. The company earned the car, and the VC arm had grown millions of millions. As part of the transportation conversation. Now Intel Speak Welcome to automotive architectural business – Includes design-chip-on-chip-on-chip-on-chip for the vehicle that is set to production at the end of 2025 – and throws the most staff as part of a bigger section.
