Ford Fathom will be the cheapest American EV capable of powering a house
Ford is rolling out two new chargers capable of powering a home or the grid — so-called V2X capability.
This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding
Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators.
Tesla turns to Turo to boost adoption of Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
Eligible Turo hosts will also get a one-month free trial of Tesla’s FSD software.
TechCrunch Mobility: Blue-green is the color of autonomy
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia
inDrive plans to begin testing Pony.ai’s robotaxis in Kazakhstan’s capital in the first half of 2027.
Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
Third Dimension’s technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian’s reams of data could turn into a valuable simulator.
Tesla is prepping a Cybercab onslaught
The company is looking to roll out the gold two-seater robotaxis to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.
Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year
Tesla said Wednesday it will start selling its Cybercab to customers by the end of the year, even as federal regulators investigate whether the vehicle meets vehicle safety standards. The…
Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year — will it happen?
For years, Elon Musk has been making big promises to Tesla owners about unsupervised autonomous driving and the ability to add their own vehicles to the company’s robotaxi fleet. During…
Tesla starts Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%
Tesla’s revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and autonomous driving.
Flying Roadsters can’t lift Tesla’s flat Q3 revenues
As the smoke clears from its outrageous Roadster demo, Tesla reported Q3 earnings on Wednesday – and the cold reality is that revenue has flatlined. Tesla said it earned $1.7…
GM is betting compute and AI will help it compete with Chinese automakers
To compete with Tesla, Rivian, and a host of Chinese automakers, GM’s fourth-gen EV platform will roll out a new central computer and electrical architecture that will debut in 2028…
GM is giving OnStar an AI makeover
It’s one of the biggest overhauls ever to the 30-year-old connected car product.
Waymo starts offering rides at the Las Vegas airport
Waymo only just started offering rides to the public in Las Vegas in September but is already serving a 24-square-mile area in the city.
SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
Elon Musk likes the idea but says he is not on either committee, which is made up of independent directors.