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Ford EV and tech chief leaving automaker
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (144+ words) Doug Field, the high-profile executive who shaped Ford's electric vehicle (EV) and technology strategies over the past five years, is leaving the automaker. Field's departure was announced Wednesday as part of a broader reorganization of the company's leadership. Under the…...
London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (540+ words) Waymo has started testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads in London as it prepares to launch a commercial robotaxi service in the city this year. The Alphabet-owned company has been working toward this moment for months. Waymo announced in…...
Tesla adds 'streaks,' other stats to track how often drivers use Full Self-Driving software
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (292+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. The company teased the redesigned self-driving app, along with a slew of other new features that will be included in its next major software update, in…...
Telo raises $20 million to build tiny electric trucks for cities
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1091+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Big electric trucks are having a hard time. The Cybertruck is a bust, Stellantis just canceled the Ram 1500 REV, and even sales of Ford's promising F-150 Lightning…...
Nvidia announces new'open AI'models and'tools for'autonomous driving'research
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (433+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Nvidia announced new infrastructure and AI models on Monday as it works to build the backbone technology for physical AI, including robots and autonomous vehicles that…...
Tesla FSD software may not be approved by EU regulator after all
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Tesla may have celebrated a regulatory win in Europe a bit too soon. Tesla claimed in a weekend social media post that Dutch regulator RDW was…...
Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (464+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. If you spot a Lucid Gravity SUV blinged out with sensors " and a self-driving system developed by Nuro " driving around San Francisco, chances are that's an…...
Slate Auto raises $650 M to fund its affordable EV truck plans
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (352+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as the company prepares to put its first affordable pickup trucks into production by the…...
Tech Crunch Mobility: Who is poaching all the self-driving vehicle talent?
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1079+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Normally, I have an analysis and then a little bird (my insidery bits curated just for you). But today I am combining them because I simply…...
Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (846+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. In April 2025, a new company called Slate Auto came out of stealth and shocked the car industry. Not only was this startup focused on making an…...