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TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft restructures micromobility business and Volkswagen brings ChatGPT to US vehicles

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechC

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Google's Talks to Acquire Wiz and the Discrepancy Between AI Investment and Revenue

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On today’s episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan explored Google’s reported talks to acquire Wiz, a cloud security company, for around $23 billion. Wiz pr

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Fisker Ocean faces fourth federal safety probe - Update

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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a fourth investigation into the Fisker Ocean SUV, this time to probe multip

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Elon Musk announces new date for unveiling Tesla robotaxi and emphasizes the importance of autonomy

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Elon Musk has confirmed that he will reveal Tesla's purpose-built 'robotaxi' prototype on October 10, after postponing the original unveiling date of

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Tesla's Profitable Supercharger Network Faces Uncertainty After Team Elimination

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At the beginning of the year, Tesla's Supercharger team was given impossible tasks. According to a former team member quoted by TechCrunch, the new go

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GM’s Cruise scraps Origin robotaxi, takes $583 million charge

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GM’s self-driving car subsidiary Cruise is scrapping plans to build the Origin — a purpose-built robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals — and will

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Uber highlights autonomous vehicle efforts with Tesla in the rearview mirror

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Uber reported strong second-quarter results, with gross bookings and net profit both up decently. But the company has chosen to highlight the success

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Nuro's Autonomous Delivery Startup Prepares for a Strong Return

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This week, the California Department of Motor Vehicles granted Nuro approval to test its third-generation R3 autonomous delivery vehicle in four Bay A

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The downfall of Fisker: How the EV startup crumbled under the founders' whims

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An autonomous pod. A solid-state battery-powered sports car. An electric pickup truck. A convertible grand tourer EV with up to 600 miles of range. A

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Rivian secures $827M incentive package to expand Illinois factory for R2 production

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Rivian is set to receive $827 million in incentives from the state of Illinois to assist in the construction of its next-generation electric vehicle,

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The dispute over Fisker's assets is intensifying

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Fisker has only been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a few days, but the fight over its assets is already escalating, with one lawyer claiming the startu

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Feds investigate nine more incidents involving Waymo robotaxi safety concerns

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Federal safety regulators have discovered nine more incidents that raise questions about the safety of Waymo’s self-driving vehicles operating in Phoe

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Lucid Motors restructures, reducing workforce by 6% ahead of SUV launch

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Lucid Motors is laying off about 400 employees, or roughly 6% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring ahead of the launch of its first electric S

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Former Cruise Founder Kyle Vogt Launches Robot Startup

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Kyle Vogt, the former founder and CEO of self-driving car company Cruise, has a new VC-backed robotics startup focused on household chores.

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Feds Request More Information from Zoox on Autonomous Vehicles Suddenly Braking

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U.S. federal regulators have requested more information from Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, as part of an investigation into rear-end crash risks p