Electrification and autonomous vehicle technology startups were once darlings of the corporate and venture capital world. The two technologies promised billions of dollars in revenue and a new avenue for automakers to make money beyond building and selling cars.
At the time, Henrik Fisker conceived a thriving electric vehicle empire in his eponymous company, which would be headed by the all-terrain Ocean. However, that vision began to crumble almost immediately once the Ocean was launched on the market in 2023.
Waymo will begin testing its self-driving Jaguar I-Paces without a human security operator in Los Angeles in the coming weeks. This is the company's next step on its way to commercializing robotaxi services in its second Californian city.
EV charging management systems are typically end-to-end solutions for managing EV charging operations, billing, energy, drivers, and even fleets. This means that EV charging service providers can optimize the monetization of their operations.
Taiwanese auto conglomerate Hotai Motor exposed reams of personal data from customers of its car sharing and rental unit, iRent, until a security researcher found the data online a few weeks ago.
Aurora Innovation has announced that it has hired Ossa Fisher as president, as the autonomous vehicle company prepares to commercially launch its self-driving truck business next year.
2022 was the year electric vehicles entered the mainstream. Not everyone has one, but buying an EV no longer makes it an outlier. Fueled by policy initiatives from governments and billions of dollars in investment from automakers, we can safely say that the electric vehicle industry has begun to take shape.
Tesla has delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022. While the automaker hit a record number of deliveries, it fell short of Wall Street expectations of around 420,000 to 425,000 units delivered.
This was a tumultuous year for micromobility, both in the shared and private realms. The year 2022 brought with it an increase in the sale of electric bikes, the adoption of smarter e-scooters that can detect bad driving behavior, and the drying up of venture capital funds for scooter and bike companies.
Arcimoto, the maker of three-wheeled electric Fun Utility Vehicles (FUVs), is partnering with Faction to develop EVs that can be delivered to a customer's hotel through a combination of low-level autonomy and telecare technology. The union is part of an upcoming pilot in Las Vegas with GoCar Tours that will allow tourists to sightsee with Faction-powered FUVs.
Tesla has rolled out the first production versions of its long-delayed electric semi-truck five years after CEO Elon Musk unveiled the commercial vehicle. The first Tesla Semi trucks were delivered to Pepsi at an event at the company's gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada.
Helbiz's third-quarter earnings show a company that is burning cash, not growing revenue and losing passengers year after year. However, Helbiz's burgeoning sports streaming service made some small gains.
It's been six months since Uber unveiled Go, Get It, a global smorgasbord of product and feature reveals that covered everything from booking party buses and voice ordering for Uber Eats to linking trip plans to Gmail and skipping the lines. to eat in sports stadiums.
Audi and battery recycler Redwood Materials are teaming up to collect end-of-life batteries from cell phones, electric toothbrushes and other lithium-ion powered devices at participating dealerships across the country.
Micromobility company Bird is pushing its chairman, Shane Torchiana, to CEO status in a "long-planned" reorganization that sees founding CEO Travis VanderZanden further stripped of power.
French startup Bump has signed a multi-year financing alliance with DIF Capital Partners to roll out more charging stations for electric vehicles and double growth overall.
When it comes to touch screens and in-car entertainment, Aston Martin has not only fallen behind ultra-luxury rivals and Lamborghini and Bentley, it has also fallen behind lower-priced tech models.
Rolls-Royce and Hyundai have partnered to develop a fuel cell electric propulsion system for advanced air mobility. The collaboration will combine Rolls-Royce's aviation expertise with Hyundai's hydrogen fuel cell technology. Together, the automakers aim to offer a joint demonstration of fuel cell electric aircraft by 2025.
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