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Less than a week ago, Tesla Robotaxis Roll Out And ride to the customers invited to Austin. Shan O’Canne and I wrote this week, the rollout is the first major test of CEO Elon Mask’s faith that can be used only by using the camera and the last AI to be completely autonomous vehicles safely-this is a different approach from other players like WiMO.
By all accounts (including Tesla), it is a limited first run. The operating area cover South Austin, the vehicle fleet is less than 20, and there is still a security “monitor” sitting in the front passenger seat.
This does not mean that there was an subjugated response. Robotaxis Milling Rider about Austin and from viewers – provided social media in a flurry of videos and personal accounts. And in numerous cases, vehicles are violating traffic laws, such as the double yellow line to move on to the traffic lane and suddenly hit the brakes in the middle of the intersection.
The videos were requested In order to reach Tesla in Federal Protection Regulators And ask the deployment information.
The response to the Tesla Robotuxi Rollout – and more precisely, on social -related videos – provided an informative view on how much the company is polarizing. As O’Can asked me the other day, “It’s like a Rorschech test” “
Tesla Robotuxi rides are proof of broken promises about the company’s hubris and mask’s automatic driving, or the beginning of the end of Wemo, Uber and Lift.
What happens around the truth is here: within a week, and we have lots of words and very little signals.
Come on the rest of the news.
A little bird
Behind multiple executive departments in the last one year, we hear that Tesla is planning another trim across the company this month. CEO Elon Kasturi spent the last year working in politics, which ended the dramatic departure from his responsibility as the head of Dog. According to a source connected with the company, he is now ready to bring this slash-barn power to his own company and to do the team in Tesla.
Meanwhile, Tesla is moving forward in Cybercab production. A source noted that it created a stress-cooker environment that some employees had left the company.
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Deal!
This week, the news cycle is giving me the 2016 brother. Take this agreement involved Uber Co-founder and former chief executive officer TravisThe
Kalanjan news has been found Go to work with investors The Chinese autonomous vehicle company Pony AI’s US forces can buy and Uber can also help to occur.
This is an interesting step. In 2017, among other allegations, he was also forced to resign because of the news that he had spread a toxic workplace culture with sexual harassment. Anthony Lewandovsky (CEO Printo AI), Leo Ron (CEO Uber Freate), Don Burnett (founder of Codiac Robotics), and former Nvidia, former Nvidia, former Firm, Promni, Promni, Pharma, and Pharma Nvidia), one year after his resignation, Uber Auto, self-driving trucks was co-founded. This agreement, which became Uber AG, was controversial from the beginning and finally led Uber to sue on theft of trade secrets.
Fast-Forward Eight years: Weemo and Uber are in the field of friendly business, and Kalanik still thinks, “If so if then?” The founder was still in charge of Uber’s own self-driving fleet if he was still in charge.
Then there is a pony, which includes operation in the United States, which is at risk due to national security rules. The company has been ready to sell its US arm since at least 2022.
Other deals are noticeable …
NewbornA new startup developer cathode materials to reduce the cost of LFP batteries, Has collected $ 2.3 million In a seed round led by SOSV. New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund and UM 6P Venture also participated.
RafiIndian drone startup, Raised $ 100 million In an all-equity series B Round, led by the General Catalist.
Significant lessons and other TDBITS
Adas
The National Highway Traffic Protection Administration Sending Ford Ay Long list of questions Following the two deadly crashes associated with the software, its hands-free driver-aid system blucraise as part of the investigation that started more than a year ago.
Autonomous vehicle
There was a time when AV Startups tried to avoid talking about remote driving as a way to support its driverless technology. Now companies are talking about it publicly. Take self-driving truck bodies Codiac Robotics And Get a loan oA distant driving startup outside of Berlin. Two companies, which Declare a partnership This week, I have been working together since last year.
Wemo And Uber Officially entered the other market. Starts on the “Wemo on Uber” service on Austin earlier this year are now working on one 65 square miles of AtlantaThe
On top of it, Uber Footwear Delivery Robots turn on In the Atlanta Serve RoboticsA Uber spinout that became public last year.
Upasht: The speed seems to be being created for all three companies. The Uber network is turning the connector into a autonomous technology (it has 18 AV partnership worldwide). Wemo is the leader of the Robotuxi market. It provides 250,000 given Robotaxi rides per week across five main cities. With Atlanta joining that list and expansion in its existing markets, this image must have deducted 300,000 symbols. And as the fourth commercial city of the Atlanta Marx server, it works to make a 2,000 bot scale on the pavement at the end of 2025.
Electric vehicles, batteries and charging
Redwood Is turned on a Energy saving business It will earn thousands of EV batteries collected from its battery-ristoling business to supply power to the companies. And starting with it – what else? – AI Data Center.
Rivian Closed 140 employees Before the introduction of more affordable R2 SUVs in 2026. The manufacturing team was the most hit.
Tesla‘S Top Sales Executive News has been stated in the news Elon got boot from the muskThe Omed Afsar was the nearest believer in Kasturi who was only posting on X. “Historic Tihasik Day for Tesla this week” when the company launched its robotaxis in Austin.
In -car tech
When there was a moment around 2017 Intel Automotive appeared to be a dominant player. The company earned the mobile and its VC arm was investing millions in this sector. It was part of the transport conversation. Now says Intel The departure of the automotive architecture business · Excluding most of its employees as part of its AI-enhanced system-on-chip design for the vehicles scheduled for the end of -2025.