Vehicles

It has been twenty years since the creation of the first driverless motorcycle, the Ghostrider, as a result of the DARPA Grand Challenge. This event is widely recognized as the beginning of autonomous vehicles. In 2004, an interesting event occurred. Then, in 2008, a modified Prius successfully delivered pizza in …

Just four months after making its global premiere in Europe and China, Tesla has begun selling the updated Model 3 car in the US. This is the first major update to the electric car, and it’s what finally allowed Tesla to get into the general market. This comes after the …

Bird filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, ending a rough year for the electric scooter company. Bird announced today that it had begun a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet” but would continue to pursue “long-term, sustainable growth.” Bird, founded in 2017 by former Lyft and Uber executive …

On Tuesday, Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro launched a battery-swapping network and three smart scooters in India, the world’s most populous country and largest two-wheeler market. According to Gogoro CEO Horace Luke, India sees India as a manufacturing hub and plans to export its smart scooters to Nepal. The company …

Current U.S. efforts to slow China’s technological advancement focus on semiconductors. Washington targets electric vehicle batteries, another rapidly growing Chinese tech sector. This month, Treasury and Energy Department proposals would reduce tax credits for electric vehicle buyers who use battery materials from China and other “hostile” countries. EVs made in …

Tesla is launching its long-awaited Cybertruck electric pickup. The boxy car is Tesla’s first new model since 2020’s Model Y. At a 2019 event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off an early version of Cybertruck, which accidentally smashed two windows while demonstrating its durability. Find answers to common questions about …

Today, General Motors, Cruise, and Honda announced a joint venture to launch a robotaxi service in Japan. The companies plan to launch the service in central Tokyo in early 2026 with Cruise Origin vehicles. The service will launch with dozens of Cruise Origins. The companies plan to expand the service …

Tesla dominates the U.S. electric vehicle market. Now it wants stricter regulations to gain an edge. Tesla is urging the Biden administration to adopt stricter fuel economy standards than regulators have proposed, which will irritate legacy automakers like General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. These three companies face $10.5 billion in …

Was Didi’s 2020 autonomous vehicle subsidiary a Chinese equivalent to Uber’s? Since then, China’s tech landscape has changed, with internet firms regulated and foreign investments plummeting due to U.S.-China tensions. Despite Beijing’s data security probe into Didi’s parent company, its AV unit has survived and received new funding. Didi Autonomous …

WM Motor, another promising Chinese EV startup, has filed for bankruptcy as bigger players gain market share and Chinese spending on big ticket items declines. WM Motor, Nio, Li Auto, and XPeng were China’s best-funded EV startups, backed by Baidu and Tencent. Investors gave the company over $5.3 billion, including …