Ex-Tesla exec leading Ford skunkworks project to develop low-cost EV
[ad_1] Ex-Tesla and Ford Advanced EV development boss Alan Clarke is leading a Ford skunkworks project to develop a low-cost electric vehicle, TechCrunch has learned. Ford CEO Jim Farley made…
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Motional loses a backer, another micromobility bankruptcy and a mobility startup unicorn is born
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Read More » What went wrong at Cruise, a pivot at Vroom and a home for Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer
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Self-driving vehicle company Aurora cuts 3% of its workforce
[ad_1] Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle technology company aiming to launch a “driverless” self-driving trucks business by the end of 2024, laid off dozens of workers this month, according to…
Read More » Flexport taps Shopify for cash, behind the wheel of the Kia EV9 and where Amazon wants to invest
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Pivotal kicks off US sales of its lightweight electric personal Helix aircraft
[ad_1] Pivotal, the Palo Alto, California–based company backed by Larry Page, kicked off online sales Monday night at CES 2024 for Helix, a lightweight electric personal aircraft that doesn’t require…
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CES 2024 or bust, Superpedestrian e-scooters hit the auction block and Fisker struggles to meet sales goals
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Aurora and Continental pass first major hurdle in commercial self-driving trucks deal
[ad_1] Aurora and automotive supplier Continental have wrapped up the first phase of a more than $300 million project to mass produce autonomous vehicle hardware for commercial self-driving trucks. The…
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Cruise cuts a quarter of its self-driving workforce, another e-scooter startup folds and a special year-end message
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Cruise slashes 24% of self-driving car workforce in sweeping layoffs
[ad_1] Cruise, the embattled GM self-driving car subsidiary, is laying off 900 employees, or about 24% of its workforce, as part of a plan to slash costs and attempt to…
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