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Slate Auto Secures $650M for Affordable EV Truck Development

Slate Auto has secured $650 million in new funding, bringing its total to $1.4 billion, to accelerate the launch of…

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Bezos-Backed EV Startup: Key Facts and Details

Slate Auto, a stealth EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, launched in April 2025 with a plan to produce a…

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Electric Bike Repair Challenges in 2026

A surge of high-powered, unregulated electric vehicles, often exceeding legal e-bike speed limits, is creating a dangerous and complex repair…

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TechCrunch Mobility: Where Self-Driving Talent Is Going

A fierce talent war, driven by competition from physical AI and defense tech, is pushing base salaries for specialized autonomous…

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Netherlands First in Europe to Approve Tesla FSD

The Netherlands is the first European country to approve Tesla's supervised Full-Self Driving (FSD) technology for public roads, following over…

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Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Nears Commercial Use

A Finnish startup, Donut Lab, announced a breakthrough in solid-state battery technology earlier this year, claiming its design offers superior…

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UK startup Altilium raises £18.5m for first commercial EV battery refinery

A major UK government grant is accelerating the construction of the nation's first commercial-scale EV battery recycling plant, a key…

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AI Physics Models Cut Engineering Design Time

A new class of AI, "large physics models", is revolutionizing product design by drastically accelerating and, in some cases, replacing…

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Ascend Elements Battery Recycler Files for Bankruptcy

Ascend Elements, a major battery recycling company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to overcome financial challenges, including…

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F1 2026 Hybrid Engine Fix Progresses

An unexpected pause in the 2026 F1 calendar is giving teams a crucial development window to address weaknesses, from closing…

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Vaughn Gittin Jr. Claims AI Wrote Negative Mustang Review

A Car And Driver review found the heavily modified, $110,000 RTR Spec 3 Mustang was outperformed in key metrics by…

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Car Keys in Wallet Expands to Two Major Auto Brands

Toyota and Rivian have recently launched Apple Wallet car key support for their latest models, allowing drivers to use their…

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Waymo Maps Potholes for Waze Users

A new pilot program uses Waymo's autonomous vehicles to automatically detect road hazards like potholes and shares this data directly…

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Tesla Revives Plans for Smaller, Affordable EV

Tesla is reportedly developing a new, affordable electric SUV on a fresh platform, with initial production planned for China before…

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Tesla’s New Small EV Replaces Canceled Model 2

Tesla is reportedly developing a new, more affordable compact electric vehicle, marking a strategic shift from its limited lineup and…

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Amflow’s New E-Bikes Set Higher Performance Standards

Amflow, from the DJI ecosystem, introduces the PX and PR eMTBs, engineered around the high-performance Avinox drive system that delivers…

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WhatsApp for CarPlay Rolls Out to All iPhone Users

WhatsApp has officially launched a significantly enhanced CarPlay interface, replacing its previous basic voice command system with a more integrated…

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Kia revises EV goals, unveils electric pickup and factory robots

Kia has revised its strategy, reducing its 2030 EV sales target to 1 million units and launching a major hybrid…

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Waymo Proposes Pothole Repair Partnerships with Cities

Waymo is piloting a program to share its fleet's sensor-collected pothole data with city transportation departments via the Waze for…

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Volkswagen and Uber test self-driving minibuses in LA

Volkswagen's MOIA America and Uber have begun testing autonomous ID. Buzz vans in Los Angeles, with plans to launch a…

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