Elon Musk’s shoes — a custom pair of Nikes with a Tesla logo emblazoned above the toe box — were the belle of the company’s Model Y unveiling last week. The reaction, during the event and later on the Tesla forums and social media, not only shot the company behind the custom kicks into the […]
View More For $1,500, you too can get custom Tesla Nikes just like Elon MuskCategory: Automotive
Toyota doubles down on Nvidia tech for self-driving cars
Toyota is deepening its relationship with Nvidia as the automaker, and its research arms in Japan and the U.S., ramps up its autonomous vehicle development program. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced Monday during his keynote at the 2019 GPU Technology Conference that Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development — the automaker’s Japan-based research arm — is using […]
View More Toyota doubles down on Nvidia tech for self-driving carsTrump’s views about ‘crazy’ self-driving cars are at odds with his DOT
President Donald Trump is an automated-vehicle skeptic, a point of view that lies in stark contrast with agencies within his own administration, including the U.S. Department of Transportation . According to a recent scoop by Axios, Trump has privately said he thinks the autonomous-vehicle revolution is “crazy.” Trump’s point of view isn’t exactly surprising. His […]
View More Trump’s views about ‘crazy’ self-driving cars are at odds with his DOTTransportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin
Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. We love the reader feedback. Keep it coming. Never heard of TechCrunch’s Transportation Weekly? Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition, which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to […]
View More Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in AustinTesla Model Y orders are now open
Customers can already place an order for the Tesla Model Y, a mid-sized crossover SUV that won’t go into production until 2020. Tesla requires a $2,500 deposit to complete the order for the all-electric vehicle, according to information posted on its website. A disclaimer on the order form states that “production is expected to begin […]
View More Tesla Model Y orders are now openThe Tesla Model Y is a 300-mile range Model 3 doppelganger coming in fall 2020
At first glance, it appeared that Tesla Model 3 had a doppelganger. After years of teasers and hints, Tesla CEO Elon Musk finally unveiled the Model Y, a mid-sized all-electric vehicle that will start at $39,000 and is slated to hit the marketplace in fall 2020. The Model Y bears a striking resemblance to Model […]
View More The Tesla Model Y is a 300-mile range Model 3 doppelganger coming in fall 2020Tesla’s new accounting chief has SolarCity roots
Tesla has turned to two insiders to manage and oversee the company’s finances. The automaker officially tapped as its next chief financial officer Zachary Kirkhorn, a longtime employee who has been part of the automaker’s finance team for nine years, according to securities filings posted Thursday. The automaker also appointed Vaibhav Taneja, who led the […]
View More Tesla’s new accounting chief has SolarCity rootsHow to watch Elon Musk unveil the Tesla Model Y
Tesla is scheduled to reveal the Model Y — the next electric vehicle in electric automaker’s lineup — tonight at an event in Los Angeles after, not months, but years of teasers and hints from CEO Elon Musk . Tesla will live stream the Model Y unveiling event at 8 pm PT via its website. […]
View More How to watch Elon Musk unveil the Tesla Model YFord is expanding its self-driving vehicle program to Austin
Ford is preparing to open an autonomous vehicle program in Austin as the automaker continues to ramp up testing ahead of launching a self-driving taxi and delivery service in 2021, according to sources familiar with the development. A new job listing for an autonomous vehicles “market specialist” based in Austin, validates the information. Austin is […]
View More Ford is expanding its self-driving vehicle program to AustinDrivezy, India’s vehicle sharing startup, is raising $100M+ at a $400M valuation, eyes US expansion
Drivezy — the startup out of India that wants to turn private car usage on its head through a car-sharing network where people lend their cars and two-wheeled vehicles but also have options to use vehicles from a fleet managed by Drivezy — said it is raising more money as it gears up for the […]
View More Drivezy, India’s vehicle sharing startup, is raising $100M+ at a $400M valuation, eyes US expansionUber’s self-driving car unit was burning $20 million a month
Uber thought it would have 75,000 autonomous vehicles on the roads this year and be operating driverless taxi services in 13 cities by 2022, according to court documents unsealed last week. To reach those ambitious goals, the ride-sharing company, which hopes to go public later this year, was spending $20 million a month on developing […]
View More Uber’s self-driving car unit was burning $20 million a monthReport: Google’s Waymo seeks outside investment and a sky-high valuation
Waymo would raise capital at a valuation “at least several times that of Cruise.”
View More Report: Google’s Waymo seeks outside investment and a sky-high valuation