Zoox will start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10
Zoox will start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10

Amazon’s Zoox will begin charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10, the company confirmed on Wednesday. Fares will be calculated from a base price plus distance and time, with destination fees for trips to and from the airport. Zoox said pr…

Uber says it’s building “the world’s largest platform for autonomous vehicles.” Its stock fell anyway.
Uber says it’s building “the world’s largest platform for autonomous vehicles.” Its stock fell anyway.

Uber wants to own the robotaxi era without building the cars. “Building a great autonomous driver is one part of building a successful autonomous business,” chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi told analysts on Wednesday. He then listed the rest: dispatch…

Europe is reaping the benefits of an open market with a terrific $22K EV, while the US market stays boring 

Geely’s new E2 hatchback starts at just $22,490 in Europe, while America’s cheapest EVs all sit well above $28,000.

Google Assistant finally has a shutdown date, and it’s only weeks away

Google will begin phasing out Assistant on eligible mobile devices from September 4, replacing it with Gemini while leaving some unsupported devices, cars, and smart-home hardware temporarily unaffected.

Your next boat could finally feel like your car, thanks to this major navigation upgrade

Getting around on the water is about to feel a lot more like driving your car, with smarter navigation arriving right at the helm.

Toyota to roll out next-generation hybrid batteries in 2027 as it targets 5 million hybrid sales
Toyota to roll out next-generation hybrid batteries in 2027 as it targets 5 million hybrid sales

Toyota will begin rolling out a new generation of hybrid batteries next year, the automaker said during its quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. The company will convert existing battery production lines in Japan with enough capacity for roughly 600,000…

BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is villain behavior
BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is villain behavior

When a premium car brand like BMW says it has a “special surprise” in store for drivers, I’d expect something more luxurious than having a movie commercial beamed onto the dashboard. That’s exactly what’s happening to many BMW owners, however, who are being shown banner ads for Spider-man: Brand New Day on their Control Display […]

EVgo is putting 500 new fast chargers in the parking lots of American shopping centres
EVgo is putting 500 new fast chargers in the parking lots of American shopping centres

EVgo is expanding its partnership with Brixmor Property Group to install more than 500 new DC fast charging stalls in the parking lots of shopping centres across the United States. The deal will bring EVgo’s 350 kW chargers to at least 90 Brixmor prope…

Tesla whistleblower describes dangerous understaffing while testing Full Self-Driving in Houston
Tesla whistleblower describes dangerous understaffing while testing Full Self-Driving in Houston

Javier Medrano, a former Tesla fleet operations manager, filed a federal lawsuit alleging the company turned its Houston Full Self-Driving test fleet into 24/7 “rolling hazards” by aggressively scaling operations without adequate safety oversight. Medr…

Volvo’s purported EX50 could be the budget-friendly plot twist nobody saw coming

Volvo may have a new EV waiting in the wings: the EX50, a larger and cheaper successor to the EX40.