Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly expected to repeal the 2009 “endangerment finding” that underpins U.S. climate regulatory efforts.
Transportation
Waymo is testing driverless robotaxis in Nashville
This is the typical next step before it launches a commercial service.
Toyota made a game engine
Using a game engine in a “digital cockpit” can be useful for things like step-by-step 3D tutorials about a car, mapping the environment around your car, and offering more natural controls, Jamie Kerber, the lead engineer of a new game engine developed by Toyota Connected North America, said in a recent presentation at the FOSDEM […]
Lidar-maker Ouster buys vision company StereoLabs as sensor consolidation continues
Ouster is paying $35 million along with 1.8 million shares.
Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens
Rival Uber started allowing teens to use the app two years ago.
Ferrari’s first EV will have an interior designed by Jony Ive
Ferrari released the first interior images of the company’s first all-electric supercar, called the Ferrari Luce (“light” in Italian). This is the second time the Italian automaker has teased the Luce (formerly Elettrica) without showing us the actual car, or even a silhouette. But the interior images should suffice given the bold-faced name of the […]
TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
Digital car keys are getting more sophisticated
Last month, over a dozen automobile and smartphone manufacturers gathered in Palo Alto, California, for the 16th annual “Plugfest,” hosted by the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) to test out the latest in digital key technology. Digital keys, which allow vehicle owners to lock, unlock, and start their cars using smartphones or other digital devices, are […]
Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT
Apple engineers are working to support AI chatbot apps over the next few months.
Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay
CarPlay users could soon be able to use their chatbot of choice instead of Siri. As Bloomberg reports, Apple is working to add support for CarPlay voice control apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Previously, users who wanted to access third-party chatbots in the car would need to go through their iPhone, but soon […]