Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash
A fatal weekend crash in which a Tesla plowed through a brick home in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old woman, set off alarm over the company’s self-driving technology, but by…
Tata Electronics, a major tech supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirms data breach
Tata Electronics, an Indian electronics and semiconductor manufacturer and a key supplier to Apple and Tesla, among other tech giants, confirmed a data breach weeks after files purportedly obtained from…
TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China’s dominance
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Chinese Tesla drivers are using tiny plastic heads to fool Tesla’s distracted-driving controls, which appear unable to distinguish figurines from real people (Zeyi Yang/Wired)
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TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla
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Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s historic IPO
Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s public markets debut on Friday, according to Bloomberg News. The SpaceX founder and CEO owned roughly $860 billion worth of…
TechCrunch Mobility: Inside GM’s $900M EV battery gamble
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Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents
Just when you thought the AI data center boom couldn’t get any crazier, Meta has gone and built data centers in tents. The strategy appears to borrow in equal parts…
SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’
SpaceX is warning investors that it may dole out “significant equity” in “future transactions” following its upcoming IPO — language that was added amid constant industry gossip that CEO Elon…
Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind
Waymo has nearly 600 autonomous vehicles registered in Texas, a figure that far outpaces emerging competitors Avride, Nuro, Tesla, and Zoox, according to data available in a new website launched…