51 posts tagged ‘Transportation’
Arrival secures emergency cash so it can sell itself
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Arrival, the once buzzy EV startup that went public via a merger with blank check company, is in its final death throes. The company has secured a $50 million bridge loan, funds that will to keep it afloat long enough to explore a potential sale, according to a regulatory filing posted Wednesday. The additional liquidity, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
GM inserts exec at Cruise as safety review expands, manual self driving paused
General Motors is taking a more active role in shaping the safety culture at Cruise, following a string of incidents that prompted California regulators to suspend permits that allowed the self-driving car subsidiary to operate commercially in the state. The legacy automaker is inserting one of its own executives, who is also a Cruise board […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Upgraded Tesla Cyberquad for Kids back on sale after safety recall
The Tesla Cyberquad for Kids, a $1,900 mini on-road ATV inspired by the yet-to-be delivered Cybertruck, is once again available to purchase at the Tesla Shop after a previous model was recalled in 2022 due to safety concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said at the time that the mini ATV failed “to comply with […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tesla hits reverse on threat to sue Cybertruck resellers
Tesla seems to be walking back the punitive limits it placed on buyers of its yet-to-be-released Cybertrucks. As recently as yesterday, a Tesla US order agreement page included a threat to sue Cybertruck buyers who resell the vehicle without permission during their first year of ownership. That language is no longer present on the page […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
A software update bricked Rivian infotainment systems
Welcome to the future, where your car is a computer and a “fat finger” can grind your tunes to a halt. On Monday, Rivian put out — then abruptly canceled — an over-the-air software update that offered bug fixes and improvements to a feature called proximity locking. Instead, the update screwed up some Rivian R1T […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Why supersize convenience stores might be key to unlocking EV fast charging
We got a glimpse of Buc-ee’s possible future on Thursday when Mercedes announced that it would build around 30 fast-charging hubs at Buc-ee’s locations throughout the South. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Exxon wants to drill enough lithium out of Arkansas to power 1M EVs per year
Fossil fuel giant Exxon is betting its U.S. lithium operation will power a new generation of electric cars. The U.S. has hundreds of thousands of tons of “recoverable” lithium, which could go to use in batteries for cars, handhelds and renewable energy storage, a 2021 U.S. Geological Survey said. Yet, the country has just one […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Joby, Volocopter fly electric air taxis over New York City
Joby Aviation and Volocopter gave the public a vivid glimpse of what the future of aviation might look like this weekend, with both companies performing brief demonstration flights of their electric aircraft in New York City. The demonstration flights were conducted during a press conference on Sunday, during which New York City Mayor Eric Adams […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.