Autos
- Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages - Three days after blackouts in San Francisco brought down Waymo's service, the company said it's implementing changes for when "infrastructure fails."
- EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling - Detroit automakers are refocusing on large gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs, and many have admitted that policies, not consumers, were driving the charge for EVs.
- Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected - As power outages spread Saturday, videos shared on social media appeared to show multiple Waymo vehicles stalled in traffic in different parts of San Francisco.
- Lucid's big SUV arrives with high expectations, and big risks - Lucid Motors says its Gravity SUV will sell far better than its Air sedan. But Lucid is losing money, and the rollout has been challenging.
- Wall Street banked on a flurry of deals under Trump in 2025. It wasn't that simple - Dealmakers expected a flood of M&A to take place in 2025 following the election of President Trump. The number of transactions didn't live up to the hype.
- Tesla stock hits record as Wall Street rallies around robotaxi hype despite slow EV sales - Wall Street's bullishness on Tesla has returned after the stock had its worst performance since 2022 in the first quarter of the year.
- Robotaxis in 2025: Waymo plots global expansion as Zoox, Tesla roll to the starting line - Robotaxis grew rapidly in 2025 with Waymo expanding fastest, Zoox debuting public rides and Tesla launching autonomous rides with human supervision.
- Tesla stock closes at 2025 high after Musk confirms driverless Robotaxi tests underway in Austin - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a social media post that his company is testing driverless cars in Austin without a safety driver in the vehicle.
- Rivian announces new AI tech, in-house chip and robotaxi ambitions - The company has also developed AI models to power its Autonomy+ subscription, which it intends to roll out early next year for $2,500 upfront or $49.99 a month.
- Rivian turns to AI, autonomy to woo investors as EV sales stall - Rivian is under pressure to deliver future growth potential for investors and expand its customer base amid slowing sales of electric vehicles.