Tag: autonomous vehicles
Exclusive: Monarch Tractor preps for layoffs and warns employees it may ‘shut down’ | TechCrunch
Autonomous electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor warned staff Thursday it may need to lay off more than 100 employees, or possibly even ‘shut down,’...
Glīd is building an autonomous shortcut to move freight from road to rail — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunch
Kevin Damoa came face-to-face with the challenges and dangers of moving freight from road to rail as a 17-year-old U.S. Army enlistee tasked with...
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ software under investigation for traffic safety violations | TechCrunch
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving tech after receiving reports that the software caused vehicles...
Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026 | TechCrunch
Ride-hailing giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Momenta plan to start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany starting in 2026 – the first continental...
Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr-made vans | TechCrunch
Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to Denver...
The Boring Company is finally testing Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ in its Las Vegas tunnels | TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is finally testing Full Self-Driving (Supervised), the advanced driver assistance system created by Tesla, in the tunnels that connect...
Waymo can now test its self-driving vehicles in New York City
Waymo can now test its self-driving cars in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has announced. Local authorities have granted the company the permit...
Exclusive: Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help | TechCrunch
When James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that company in 2019, the Silicon Valley giant had abandoned its autonomous...
Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO | TechCrunch
Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO, Lior Ron, to step in as chief operating officer, as...
Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving | TechCrunch
Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg.
Dojo’s...