Cruise robotaxis blocked traffic for hours on this San Francisco street
More than a half dozen Cruise robotaxis stopped operating and sat in a street in San Francisco late Tuesday night, blocking traffic for a couple of hours until employees arrived and manually moved the autonomous vehicles. Photos and a description of the Cruise robotaxi blockade were shared to a Red…
The Station: Cruise turns on the meter, Bird fails to take flight, layoffs come for micromobility
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Einride to operate its cab-less autonomous pods on U.S. public roads
Einride, the Swedish startup that wants to electrify the autonomous freight industry, will begin operating its purpose-built, self-driving pods on public roads in the U.S. this year as part of an existing partnership with General Electric Appliances (GEA). Einride’s pods are built without a f…
The Station: Tesla leads in ADAS crashes, gig companies lose battle in MA
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Gatik’s self-driving trucks to haul Georgia-Pacific goods to Sam’s Club stores
Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the “middle mile,” will start using its self-driving trucks this summer to deliver Georgia-Pacific paper goods like Dixie cups and Northern Quilt toilet paper to several dozen Sam’s Club stores in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. The de…
The Station: Ford’s vision for dealerships and Rimac’s big raise
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Chick-fil-A taps Refraction AI for autonomous delivery pilot
The deal with Chick-fil-A is part of tests Refraction is running to understand how it could serve quick service restaurants by maximizing profitability/effectiveness of robotic delivery
The Station: EV SPACs face new regulatory speed bump, more on Rivian’s reorg and VW weighs direct sales for Scout brand
Welcome back to The Station, your weekly guide to everything going on in the world of transportation. Many readers of this weekly newsletter are likely enjoying a three-day weekend thanks to the Memorial Day holiday. So, this week I will keep it a wee bit shorter. Before we get started, check out t…
Having a great "ask" slide can reassure investors: It shows a founder wants to raise an amount of money that unlocks the next stage of growth and knows what milestones they need to hit to get there.