Ford and SK On are ending their U.S. battery joint venture
The factories live on; the joint venture will not.
Transportation
Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital
Some traditions, it seems, are immune to disruption.
Aurora will have ‘hundreds’ of driverless trucks on the road by the end of 2026, CEO says
It’s been a year of progress and delays for Aurora, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking company founded by Chris Urmson. After promising to launch commercial driverless truck operations in 2024, the company was forced to push the start date until April 2025. A few weeks later, however, it was forced to put safety drivers back in […]
Rivian is building its own AI assistant
The EV maker will likely share more details on its upcoming AI and autonomy day scheduled for December 11.
Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers
Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027.
Ford and Renault team up on cheaper EVs in a ‘fight for our lives’
The automakers will work together to bring two Ford-branded EVs to European dealerships in 2028.
NASA and USPS stop using Canoo EVs despite CEO’s pledged support
Canoo’s CEO bought the bankrupt startup’s assets in April and told the court his “principal motivation” was supporting these programs.
Ford taps Renault for help building cheap EVs in Europe
Ford is teaming up with France’s Renault to design and produce affordable electric vehicles for the European market, with the goal of turning around the Blue Oval’s struggling business on the continent. The move comes as cheap Chinese-made EVs have flooded Europe, snatching away market share from long-established players. Ford will use Renault’s Ampere platform […]
Investor letter reveals skyrocketing growth of Waymo’s robotaxi rides
Six months ago, Waymo disclosed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides. But it’s grown significantly since, a leaked letter says.
Lucid Motors’ former chief engineer sues for wrongful termination and discrimination
Eric Bach, who was fired in November, claims a top HR executive at the automaker called him a “German Nazi.”