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August 5, 2026
Uber CEO brushes off reports of a Waymo break-up
After Uber and Waymo ended their partnership in Phoenix earlier this year, experts and robotaxi watchers wondered whether the companies' improbable bromance was fraying. Not so, Uber CEO Dara Khosr...
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July 29, 2026
DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division
DoorDash is launching a new drone delivery program called DoorDash Air. The largest food delivery app in the US said that it has approval from the Federal Aviation Administration that clears the wa...
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July 24, 2026
Tesla’s car door defect could lead to tougher rules for everyone
Tesla's electronic door handles that have been linked to several deaths could lead to tougher safety rules for the entire auto industry. In a notice published today, the National Highway Traffic Sa...
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July 23, 2026
Tesla’s robotaxi promises are clashing with reality
In an earnings call yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk did his best to paint a positive portrait of the company's robotaxi program. New cities are being added, more miles are being driven, and more peo...
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July 22, 2026
Tesla’s revenues are bouncing back after a dismal two years
After a dismal two years of weakening demand, falling sales, and damage to its brand by Elon Musk's political activities, Tesla's road to recovery continues apace. On the heels of an impressive del...
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July 21, 2026
Tesla Robotaxis go to Florida
It must be earnings day, because Tesla is making a Robotaxi announcement. The company said in a post on X that it was launching its Robotaxi service in Orlando and Tampa, attaching a pair of maps t...
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July 21, 2026
Stellantis taps Mobileye for hands-free driving assist
Stellantis will use technology from Intel's Mobileye to power its Level 2 hands-free driving features for its vehicle brands, the companies announced Tuesday. Starting in 2027, Stellantis will begi...
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July 20, 2026
Ford’s $30,000 electric truck: all the news about the company’s big EV re-do
The end of the Ford F-150 Lightning was also the start of a new era for the automaker. After failing to capture the market with the electric version of its popular F-Series truck, Ford is going bac...
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July 20, 2026
Electric air taxis go to war
Electric aviation is still in its infancy, but manufacturers are already looking beyond mere air taxi trips across cities. Today, one of the leading air taxi startups, San Jose-based Archer Aviatio...
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July 19, 2026
The grueling, 630-mile road race where the only fuel is sunlight
On July 19th, dozens of teams of high school students will begin a five-day, 630-mile road race from Fort Worth to Fort Stockton in Texas. But this is not your typical contest. The students design ...
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July 17, 2026
Is America ready for this quirky Jeep-looking EV that can park itself?
Are we living through a small car renaissance? There's the Slate Truck, Amble's dune buggy, and the Fiat Topolino, as well as a whole galaxy of kei cars and trucks from Japan that have their own bu...
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July 15, 2026
Lucid’s bankruptcy rumor is a bad sign for the EV future
Lucid Motors found itself in a tough bind this week, fending off bankruptcy rumors and watching its stock price plunge as a result. The company quickly denied the report, calling it "completely fal...
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July 13, 2026
The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices
As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles - and in particular hybrids. After a sluggish winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second quart...
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July 13, 2026
Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features
Waze is getting an AI makeover. Google is integrating its flagship AI assistant, Gemini, into the driving app with the goal of letting users personalize their trips a little more. Of the four new u...
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July 10, 2026
Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US
Last month, Polestar shocked the auto industry when it announced that it was pulling out of the US. The EV company's decision came after the federal government denied its authorization to continue ...
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July 8, 2026
America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph
When searching for an affordable electric vehicle these days, there are always tradeoffs. How much range are you willing to sacrifice, how much leg room and storage space, how many features, in the...
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July 7, 2026
The ‘G-Wagen of golf carts’ could be the ideal second car
While the auto industry wrings its hands over the electric vehicle market, sweating details like aerodynamic efficiency and range anxiety, a new EV startup based in Lisbon, Portugal, is zagging in ...
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July 2, 2026
Tesla’s Q2 sales jump 25 percent
Tesla just released its second-quarter delivery and production report, showing that the automaker is starting to recover after a particularly brutal sales year in 2025. The company said that it pro...
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June 25, 2026
Polestar has been muscled out of the US market
Polestar won't be allowed to sell its electric vehicles model year 2027 and beyond in the US after the federal government denied the company's request for authorization under a new rule banning veh...
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June 25, 2026
Slate’s electric truck: all the news about the ultra-minimal EV
Slate Auto is a new startup that emerged out of a secretive project called “Re:Car” within Re:Build Manufacturing, a domestic manufacturing project backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The company’...
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June 25, 2026
Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its automated systems
To celebrate its new status as No. 1 in JD Power's initial quality ranking among mainstream automakers, Ford is opening up about the challenges it has faced in recent years, especially around its r...
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June 24, 2026
Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh
Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, unveiled a new look for its boxy, bidirectional robotaxi, calling it the "next evolution" of the vehicle intended for mass production. The comp...
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June 16, 2026
The Cybercab is the lightest, most efficient Tesla ever made
Against all odds, the Tesla Cybercab is in production. And while Elon Musk's company may not have a very coherent plan for the tiny, autonomous two-seater, it's still taking the necessary steps to ...
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June 12, 2026
SpaceX is now public
SpaceX is now a publicly traded company. In one of the most highly anticipated and controversial public offerings of all time, the rocket venture helmed by Elon Musk started trading on Nasdaq on Ju...
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June 12, 2026
BMW’s Neue Klasse M concept brings next-gen EV tech to motorsports
Just in time for Le Mans, BMW is pulling the cover off its new M performance concept built on the Bavarian automaker's Neue Klasse next-generation architecture. The concept is the debut of a new de...
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June 11, 2026
Waymo introduces $30-a-month premium tier for riders who want faster pickups
Uber One, meet Waymo Premier. The robotaxi operator announced a new $29.99-a-month premium tier for riders who want a more elevated and exclusive autonomous experience. The invite-only membership s...
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June 10, 2026
Waymo built a virtual driver to study how humans react to surprises on the road
Waymo has a lot of experience building virtual systems to help its autonomous vehicles better understand the real world. It built realistic 3D worlds to better anticipate natural disasters and unpr...
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June 9, 2026
GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face of growing electricity demand from AI data cen...
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June 2, 2026
People are leaving a lot of weird stuff in their robotaxis
A unicorn Beanie Baby. A 15-pound green bowling ball. A pair of dentures. These are just some of the items left behind in robotaxis in the past year, according to Uber's annual Lost and Found Index...
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May 28, 2026
Waymo to begin passenger rides in its new Ojai robotaxi
After several months of testing, Waymo is finally ready to invite non-employee passengers into its newest vehicle, the Zeekr RT minivan, which has been rebranded as Ojai. Waymo says it will begin o...
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