Waymo has a lot of experience building virtual systems to help its autonomous vehicles better understand the real world. It built realistic 3D worlds to better anticipate natural disasters and unpredictable edge cases. It created a virtual representation of a hyperattentive driver to test against its own autonomous vehicles in a series of simulated scenarios […]
The exec, Emad Dlala, has left just a few months after being promoted to SVP of engineering and digital, TechCrunch has learned.
The carmaker scaled back electric vehicle plans, but is going all in on advanced batteries, including a new sodium-ion chemistry designed for large-scale power storage.
GM is developing an entirely new sodium-ion battery chemistry for use in everything from data centers to its own factories.
At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face of growing electricity demand from AI data centers. The automaker announced that it would be activating new vehicle-to-grid capabilities for its current EV and home energy customers. It’s releasing a […]
Magna International CEO urges the auto industry to become more flexible and more quickly.
As automakers make quick pivots to product plans as consumer tastes and policies change, the Magna CEO has firm requests for manufacturers and investors.
Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has called it “maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date.”
Rivian may be all in on robotaxis and autonomy, but it’s still got human drivers – and EV buyers – to win over. The pricey R1S SUV and R1T pickup brought Rivian A-list media attention and cult-hit status, but the company faces a critical next step. The 2027 R2 is Rivian’s bid for mainstream success, […]
The startup is one of many entering the RV space, but it’s banking on a hybrid power system that can go far beyond campsites.