Kirsten Korosec

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TechCrunch Mobility: Cruise robotaxis return and Ford’s BlueCruise comes under scrutiny

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TechCrunch Mobility: Apple layoffs, an EV price reckoning and another Tesla robotaxi promise

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Elon Musk says he’ll unveil a Tesla robotaxi on August 8

Just hours after Elon Musk claimed Reuters was “lying” about Tesla’s plans to ditch its $25,000 low-cost EV and instead focus all its efforts on a robotaxi, the Tesla CEO announced o

OpenAI-backed Ghost Autonomy shuts down

The startup, which had raised nearly $220 million, posted a note on its website that it ended worldwide operations and wound down the company as of Wednesday.

VC firm Maniv is growing in every direction, armed with a $140M new fund

Maniv, the VC firm based in Tel Aviv and New York City, has closed a $140 million that reflects its evolving investment ethos.

Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO’s private jet in 2023

Tucked inside Canoo’s 2023 earnings report is a nugget regarding the use of CEO Tony Aquila’s private jet — just one of many expenses that illustrates the gap between spending and revenu

Fisker enters into dumpster fire territory and Tesla chases FSD revenue

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Databricks’ GPT rival and who’s investing in ‘underdog’ founders

Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday episode, in which we dig through the most criti

Bankrupt EV startup Arrival sold its assets to Canoo

Bankrupt commercial EV startup Arrival has sold some of its assets, including advanced manufacturing equipment to Canoo, another struggling startup trying to build and sell electric vehicles. The acqu

TechCrunch Mobility: The wheels are starting to come off the Fisker EV bus

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Lordstown Motors’ ousted CEO settles with SEC for misleading investors

Steve Burns, the ousted founder, chairman and CEO of bankrupt EV startup Lordstown Motors, has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over misleading investors about demand for the c

Another autonomous vehicle startup shutters, Zoox expands driverless testing and investor fervor for AI escalates

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Hyundai-backed Motional buys time with a bridge loan

Autonomous vehicle technology startup Motional has secured a bridge loan that provides a temporary financial reprieve as the company searches for a longer-term source of funding, TechCrunch has learne

Waymo to launch commercial robotaxi service in Austin by end of the year

Waymo will begin offering a robotaxi service to the public in Los Angeles this week and in Austin by the end of the year, the company’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said Wednesday at SXSW. The Alphab

Remote driving startup Phantom Auto is shutting down

Phantom Auto, a remote driving startup that launched seven years ago amid the buzz of autonomous vehicle technology, is shutting down after failing to secure new funding, TechCrunch has learned. The c

Uber CEO outlines plans for increasing driver EV access, reducing emissions at SXSW

Uber’s future will be greener, more affordable, and able to challenge Amazon at its own rapid delivery game, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi predicted while onstage this week at SXSW. His vision, which he

Rivian’s big bet, Waymo goes driverless in Austin and the Chevy Blazer EV returns

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. This week was all about Rivian and its splashy reveal of three future EVs.

Rivian’s new ‘treehouse’ rooftop tent comes with a movie projector

Rivian has a little cinematic surprise tucked in its new “treehouse” rooftop tent, one of the many accessories the automaker plans to sell alongside its next-generation R2 SUV and future R

GM resumes Chevy Blazer EV sales with new software and lower prices

General Motors has resumed sales of the Chevrolet Blazer EV — and at a cheaper price — more than two months after the automaker pulled the vehicle over software problems. The company temporarily h

The Rivian R2 SUV racks up 68,000 reservations a day after reveal

The Rivian R2, an all-electric sport utility vehicle that’s smaller and more affordable than the automaker’s flagship SUV, appears to be a hit with potential customers. At least, if the nu
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