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Rivian has a little cinematic surprise tucked in its new “treehouse” rooftop tent, one of the many accessories the automaker plans to sell alongside its next-generation R2 SUV and future R3 EVs.
The rooftop tent, which Rivian calls the treehouse, is equipped with a movie projector, which is run using...
As customers, VIP guests and media milled into the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach on Thursday — the Pacific Ocean crashing on the beach just a few hundred feet away — a mix of hope and excitement rippled through the arena. The occasion was the unveiling of...
The 2024 all-electric Dodge Charger debuts with muscle car donuts, drifts and even a Hellcat rumble
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On Tuesday, Stellantis introduced two all-electric versions of the Dodge Charger packed with the kind of features muscle car fans have come to expect — right down to a system that tries to mimic the rumble of a Hemi V-8 engine.
The two new Dodge Charger EV coupes — the...
Waymo scores a critical robotaxi permit, Fisker cuts more workers and Apple car fades away
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Waymo received approval Friday afternoon from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a commercial robotaxi service in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Peninsula and on San Francisco freeways.
The approval removes the last barrier for the Alphabet company to charge for rides in these expanded areas. Importantly, it opens...
Polestar secured a $950 million loan from a dozen banks, critical funds needed to keep its EV plans moving forward following Volvo’s decision to pull back its financial support of the electric automaker.
Polestar said Wednesday the funds were needed to finance the next stage of its development and covers...
Stellantis CEO dishes on Waymo, Rivian cuts staff and the great EV softening continues
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Stellantis CEO Carlos...
Stellantis CEO says there’s still life in Waymo deal for self-driving delivery vans
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Stellantis, the automaker that owns 14 brands including Chrysler, Jeep and Ram, and autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo are not only still working together, the companies are deepening the partnership, CEO Carlos Tavares told TechCrunch in a recent interview.
This “deepened” partnership will focus on commercial self-driving Ram delivery vans,...
Waymo’s application to expand California robotaxi operations paused by regulators
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Waymo’s application to expand its robotaxi service in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties has been suspended for 120 days by the California Public Utilities Commission’s Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division.
The decision doesn’t change Waymo’s ability to commercially operate driverless vehicles in San Francisco. However, it does put an...
Uber Eats is launching a delivery service with Cartken’s sidewalk robots in Japan
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Uber, along with partners Mitsubishi Electric and autonomous robotics startup Cartken, are launching a service in Japan that will use self-driving sidewalk robots to deliver food to customers.
The companies announced that the service offered through the Uber Eats app will launch in a select part of Tokyo by the...