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 …

Nvidia and Foxconn are building “AI factories,” supercomputing data centers to accelerate the development of self-driving cars, autonomous machines, and industrial robots. On Tuesday, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Foxconn chairman and CEO Young Liu announced the partnership at Hon Hai Tech Day in Taiwan. The AI factory …

In 2024, Deeproute.ai, a Shenzhen robotaxi startup with $350 million in funding and over 500 employees, will open an operations center in Germany. The move will make it another Chinese mobility startup to open in Germany, home to some of the world’s largest automakers. A few Chinese mobility players announced …

The largest hack of the year is the mass-exploitation of MOVEit Transfer software. According to Emsisoft, the MOVEit breach has affected more than 1,000 people. The full impact of the attack will likely not be known for months. This makes the MOVEit hack the largest of 2023 and recent history. …

Nintendo announced Monday morning that Mario voice actor Charles Martinet is leaving. In over 100 Mario video games, the 67-year-old Martinet voiced Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and their babies in addition to the world’s most famous plumber. “Charles Martinet has been the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games for a …

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast’s Nasdaq debut Tuesday was remarkable. The automaker, which went public after merging with Black Spade Acquisition, saw shares rise 68% to $37.06, valuing it at $86 billion, far above Ford, GM, and Stellantis. Wednesday was the real surprise. VinFast still had a market cap ahead of …

Tesla announced its first Cybertruck was produced in Texas over the weekend. Before Tesla’s second quarter 2023 earnings call, the futuristic pickup truck debuts. In 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the Cybertruck, however production has been delayed. Since 2021, Tesla has delayed production and delivery of the truck because …

Chinese auto chip maker Black Sesame recently filed to go public in Hong Kong, providing a glimpse into the business prospects and challenges of an industry that’s becoming increasingly important amid an autonomous driving boom and China’s semiconductor independence. Black Sesame, founded by Bosch and OmniVision alumni, could challenge Nvidia, …

San Francisco safe streets activists discovered they can disable Cruise and Waymo robotaxis by placing a traffic cone on a vehicle’s hood. The group’s viral “Week of Cone” prank on Twitter and TikTok is a protest against the city’s robotaxi services, which residents are tired of breaking down and blocking …