Waymo’s spent robotaxi batteries will be used as grid storage
The company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.
Carvana ties up with Bezos-backed Slate Auto as it plans new car sales
Carvana was granted a warrant to buy shares in Slate last year, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter is heavily invested in both companies.
Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts
Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites.
Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion
CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company’s launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn’t shared the cause of last week’s explosion.
Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO
The company says it needs “significant” water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.
SpaceX awarded $6.45B in Space Force contracts ahead of IPO
SpaceX already generated one-fifth of its 2025 revenue from government contracts, the company revealed in its IPO filing.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida
The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.
Slate Auto will announce pricing and take preorders for its EV on June 24
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
Rivian under investigation over rear suspension failures on R1 models
At least two owners have lost control of their vehicles after a critical suspension component broke. In both cases, the vehicles had been previously serviced.