Elon Musk vs. the regulators

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Elon musk Never had the best relationships with the regulators, often local and state laws where numerous companies operate their organizations or are fully sidstating.

This week was particularly active on the regulatory front.

Tunnel and infrastructure firm Boring agency Is complained About 800 breach A prophecy investigation has been discovered by Nevada regulators, including digging without approval, throwing water on the city streets, failing to install the poly fence on the city road, and tracking dirt from the construction sites on the nearby roadway.

Then there is TeslaWhich was the injury An enforcement verb Despite the warning of the state controller regularly through the California Insurance Department to deny or delay the customer’s claim. Reminder: Tesla is an insurance provider in certain states.

Tesla also paid attention to again National Highway Traffic Protection AdministrationThe The agency opens an opening Investigation After receiving reports on Tesla’s full self-driving technology, the software used the vehicles red light or entered the wrong lane.

NHTSA has previously investigated Tesla. However, this is a significant reason, especially Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) driver-help software. And musk, as well as Tesla shareholders, have picked the future of the company led by robotics and AI as well as the skill of being the top in autonomous vehicle technology.

This single investigation will probably not transact Tesla’s plans; The company has just launched the new version of FSD (V 14). However, Tesla is trying to set up the front and the center and another example of an enhanced investigation to verify the technology that raises questions about robotaxis, which uses a version of its FSD software.

A little bird

Ay Wired Has discovered the article since July General motor A few chevy bolt EVs have been rebuilt that was part of the shutter cruise robotaxi program and driving them on the selected highway in Michigan in Michigan for the development of the Simulation model and the new driver-help technology.

Now it looks like General Motors is probably moving forward with its autonomous vehicles development but in a potentially amazing way. When GM absorbed cruise In December 2024, it says that the Cruise technology will combine the entire autonomous personal vehicle development with its own ADS effort.

We are here and there hearing the chatter that is creating an AV team across GM Austin and Mountain View. It comes just a few months after GM Led-off Cruise employees start reconstruction BlombergThe

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Deal!

Employer Selling 30.5 million shares To collect about $ 514 million, the company has said that money will be used to prepare for certificates and production effort funds and commercial activities, as well as general executive capital and other general corporate purposes. The company plans to start carrying passengers on its electric vertical tackoff and landing aircraft in Dubai in 2026, then the United States is in the United States.

Investors did not respond to very favorable reactions, though the shares went for a discount. Under the contract, they were sold for $ 16.85 per share, about 11% lower than the previous close.

Other Deals that have attracted my attention this week …

I forgot it last week. FuchailA European startup is developing an autonomy stack for self-driving trains, Raising € 7.5 million EIT Urban Mobility and US investors joined Zero Infinity Partners and Heroic Initiatives, co-operating at the Asterion Ventures and Lip 435’s SID Funding. Side Note: A Podcast Autonocust in Eye-Host recently was Alex Hagg, CEO and co-founder of Futurer on the show. ListenThe

NeexcadeLondon -based startup is developing from end -to -end automation for a Startup Freight forwarders, Raised $ 2.5 million Connect Venture is in a pre-ben-round round. MMC Ventures, entropy industry capital and Innovia also participated.

Toyota And Mining There is Hit an agreement Working together with extensive production of cathode materials for all-salid-steet batteries to install battery electric vehicles.

TycoStartup on an autonomous drone, Raising $ 10 million A round led by Firstmark in a series.

UtilmarkA miniapolis -based Fleet Analytics and Benchmarking Organization, Was acquired By the Smith system. Terms were not published.

Significant lessons and other TDBITS

California governor Gavin A bill has signed that the state gives Uber and the lift driver in the state Union As distinct contractor.

Only last week, we featured DordAttempts to create their own autonomous distribution robot. However, that internal program is not stopping the company from the outside partnership. Doodash and Serve Robotics Declared a Many years of partnership It will see them that they are using autonomous robots to distribute across the United States.

Lucid Distributed EVS record number In the third quarter. Although it is still public when it is still public, there is nowhere near the estimates, the recent sales report shows progress.

Lift Been locked in Another AV partnership – Now with TensorThe Companies say the plan will be deployed in Europe and North America in 2027. The tensor auto roots are of autotox, though the San Jose-based company has informed TechCrunch in the past that the Chinese operations of Autox were completely divided.

Transportation includes infrastructure like bridges. Climate Technology Reporter Tim de Cant kept an eye on Alium engineeringDevelop a startup Paper-stainless steel It can change how bridges are built.

Tesla Model 3 and Model Wi’s empty-bone versions have been published, starting at $ 36,990 and $ 39,990, respectively. These “standard” versions are quite scattered. Senior Reporter Shan O’Ken supplies Here more details.

A few things jumped towards me. For one, I am surprised that this standard version does not include autopilots. Also, Tesla is truly known for its production process and software-first aspect to its business model. However it was not innovation or even clever. It was simply moving away – and the last result was not the deepest concession given before. Remember, Elon Kasturi was once pressing $ 25,000 vehicles, it was a program that was later scraped.

Zero motorcycle Its main activities are conducted at a new European headquarters in the Netherlands from California. The company has told TechCrunch that the move is designed to accelerate the growth and focus on global opportunities.

One more thing…

If you are in San Francisco later this month, say hello. I’ll stay at TechCrunch Disruption 2025Which will be held on October 27 to October 29 at Moscone West. And there are some transport discussions that you don’t want to miss.

For example, TechCrunch will interview Uber Chief Product Officer Sachin Kansal And Nuro co-founder and president Dave Ferguson About developing relationships Between AI and dynamicsThe The discussion is expected to cover how the prophetic model and computer vision is improving the security of the road, why the latest mile distribution is expected to cover a field of autonomy and what it takes to bring the AI-driven transport to scale.