Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward
It’s a huge change to Tesla’s approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk’s $1T pay package and the company’s myriad legal troubles.
SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights
The Austin-based marketplace offers imagery from more than 50 space-based imagery providers.
Luminar lines up $22 million bidder for its lidar business
The bid comes from Quantum Computing Inc., which already lined up to buy Luminar’s semiconductor division. Luminar founder Austin Russell has also expressed interest.
Childfree Trust was one of the sleeper surprises at CES Unveiled
By far one of the most unexpected things I came across at CES Unveiled showcase earlier this week was a new service called “Childfree Trust” which, as it says on the tin, offers estate planning…
Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free BlueCruise tech on the way
Ford says the new generation of BlueCruise will be 30% cheaper to build than the current technology.
This is Uber’s new robotaxi from Lucid and Nuro
The production-intent version, unveiled at CES 2026 on Monday, will be an exceptionally roomy entry into the growing robotaxi market later this year.
China’s Hesai will double production as lidar sensor industry shakes out
Hesai said it now plans to build as many as 4 million lidar sensors in 2026, up from 2 million, as it tries to corner a market with one fewer player after Luminar’s bankruptcy.
Lucid Motors doubled EV output in 2025 after early Gravity SUV struggles
Lucid built more than 18,000 EVs in 2025 and delivered more than 15,000 after a tough start to the year — still a far cry from the high bar it set in 2021.
Luminar claims founder Austin Russell is dodging a subpoena in the bankruptcy case
The Luminar founder claims he has been cooperative.
Teradar reveals its first terahertz-band vision sensor for cars
The company is tapping the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to bring out the best qualities of more common lidar and radar sensors.