Auto Investments Shift To Fewer, But Bigger, Projects, Report Says

The auto industry is seeing fewer, but larger, factory investments, a new report says

Solving The Data Bottleneck For Physical AI

Data is the life-blood of physical AI. Collecting real-life data is expensive. Generative AI and diffusion to create synthetic data in a can solve this bottleneck.

The Cheapest 2026 EV Is Here: How The 2027 Chevy Bolt Price Stacks Up

The 2027 Chevy Bolt is the cheapest EV in 2026 and a strong contender for the best bang-for-the-buck electric vehicle. And adds to General Motors large stable of EVs.

Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte

Waymo this week will begin mapping and collecting data in Chicago and Charlotte. The move comes as Waymo announces it is currently operating its robotaxis fully autonomously in 10 US cities.

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Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI

It’s the Los Angeles trucking startup’s first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams.

Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers

Major automakers, tech giants, AI companies, and chipmakers are all trying to get a piece of Wayve.

U.K.’s Wayve Snags Up To $1.5 Billion To Scale ‘Plug-And-Play’ Robotaxi Software

The round values the startup at $8.6 billion. Robotaxis using its tech go into service in London this year, and Nissan will use it for hands-free driving in personal vehicles.

Uber engineers built an AI version of their boss

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company’s employees have gone all in on AI, going so far as to build a chatbot of him that they use to practice their pitches.

CarGurus data breach affects 12.5 million accounts

Automotive marketplace CarGurus was the target of a data breach in which the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers were stolen.