GM cuts thousands of EV and battery factory workers
The automaker has been on a tear of cuts to its workforce, and will idle two battery factories for the first half of 2026.
Waymo’s co-CEO on the challenge of scaling robotaxis safely
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana believes the robotaxi company can increase road safety by reaching scale.
Waymo co-CEO on robotaxi vandalism: ‘We’re not standing for it’
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana opened up at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 about the vandalism of its cars and how the company pushes back on government surveillance requests.
Robotaxi companies must do more to prove safety, Waymo co-CEO says
Waymo co-CEO Takedra Mawakana urged rival autonomous vehicle companies to be more transparent about their safety data during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. She said that companies removing human drivers from vehicles have a responsibility to …
Skyline Nav AI’s software can guide you anywhere, without GPS — find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
The company’s so-called Pathfinder software can look at almost anything — buildings, tree-lined roads, even aerial views — and quickly match it to a database and generate real-time navigation.
Rivian will pay $250M to settle lawsuit over R1 price hike
The three-year-old lawsuit centered on Rivian’s sudden decision to increase prices on the R1 lineup in 2022, which sank the stock price.
Rivian CEO takes top marketing role in shakeup ahead of R2 launch
Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe will be wearing yet another hat as the company preps for arguably its most important vehicle launch — the mass market R2 SUV — in 2026.
Rivian reportedly cutting 600 workers in third layoff of the year
The layoffs represent about 4% of Rivian’s workforce. The company has made two other smaller cuts since June.
Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly
Tesla’s profit actually fell 37% compared to the same period last year, despite buyers rushing to take advantage of the expiring EV tax credit.
General Motors gives up on BrightDrop electric vans
A chaotic four-year program comes to an end after GM struggled to sell the electric vans at scale.