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The future of laser warfare may depend on hybrid trucks (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-03 | tags: u.s. army, marine corps, laser warfare

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Giant Pickup Trucks Are Killing Pedestrians in Incredible Numbers (futurism.com)

2026-06-28 | by Frank Landymore | tags: pickup trucks, pedestrian deaths, new york times

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With a Range Bump, the $25K Slate Is the Most Affordable EV Truck in the US (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Jeremy White | tags: ford, f-150 lightning, slate

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The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | by Michael H. Keller | get Heavy Duty Truck Model → | tags: toyota corolla, ford escape, chevrolet silverado

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The (real) dead economy theory (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: spacex, starlink, tesla

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Autonomous EV freight trucking company Einride rises sharply in first trade on Nasdaq (cnbc.com)

2026-06-10 | by Eric Rosenbaum | get Einride Autonomous Truck Model → | tags: autonomous, einride, freight

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Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth) (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-23 | by Tim De Chant | get Tesla Solar Panel Kit → | tags: tesla, spacex, xai

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Stellantis' turnaround plan, prediction market regulation, Oura's IPO filing and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-05-22 | by Alex Harring | get Oura Ring Gen 3 → | tags: stellantis, ram trucks, google gemini

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The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-14 | by Casey Crownhart | get Tesla Semi Truck Model → | tags: tesla, semi, electric trucks

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Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37% (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Kodiak AI Developer Kit → | tags: kodiak ai, self-driving trucks, ares management

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This driverless Chinese mining truck is giant, agile, and shows the industrial future of AI (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-06 | get Autonomous Mining Truck Model → | tags: shuanglin k7, level 4, driverless trucks

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Aurora lands McLane deal to run driverless truck routes in Texas (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-06 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Autonomous Truck Simulator Game → | tags: aurora innovation, mclane, driverless trucks

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First Tesla Semi Rolls Off High-Volume Production Line (slashdot.org)

2026-04-30 | get Tesla Semi Truck Model → | tags: tesla semi, electric trucks, automotive manufacturing

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Germany has become the largest ammunition producer in the world (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get German Ammunition Manufacturing Kit → | tags: rheinmetall, ammunition, germany

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Amazon taps Sweden’s Einride for its electric big rigs (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-21 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Einride Electric Truck Model → | tags: einride, amazon relay, electric trucks

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Amazon adding heavy-duty EV trucks from Einride as it spreads bets on freight decarbonization (cnbc.com)

2026-04-21 | by Eric Rosenbaum | get Einride Electric Truck Model → | tags: einride, amazon relay, saga ai

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Rivian’s factory will soon be powered partly by old batteries from its own EVs (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-15 | get Rivian Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: rivian, ev batteries, illinois

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Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-13 | by Sean O'Kane | get Electric Vehicle Charging Station → | tags: slate auto, electric vehicle, series c funding

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TechCrunch Mobility: Who is poaching all the self-driving vehicle talent? (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-12 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Self-Driving Car Simulator → | tags: waymo, self-driving vehicles, autonomous trucks

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GM idles electric truck factory, lays off 1,300 workers for a month (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-31 | get Electric Vehicle Maintenance Kit → | tags: factory zero, electric trucks, chevrolet silverado

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‘Beer, Titties, Freedom’: Inside the World’s Toughest Off-Road Race (wired.com)

2026-03-30 | by Matthew Reamer | tags: king of the hammers, ultra4 series, desert racing

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‘Guns, Beer, Titties, Freedom’: Inside the World’s Toughest Off-Road Race (wired.com)

2026-03-30 | by Matthew Reamer | tags: king of the hammers, ultra4 series, desert racing

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Kodiak CEO says making trucks drive themselves is only half the battle (theverge.com)

2026-03-21 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Self-Driving Truck Model → | tags: kodiak ai, autonomous trucks, driverless long-haul

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Self-Driving Semi Trucks Are Coming, and They’re About to Transform a $900 Billion Industry (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-17 | by Jonathan Small | get Autonomous Truck Simulator Game → | tags: aurora, kodiak, waabi

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Wabbi's Raquel Urtasun on Level-4 Autonomous Trucks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-03-13 | by Lawrence Ulrich | get Self-Driving Truck Model → | tags: waabi, volvo, nvidia

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Raquel Urtasun on Level-4 Autonomous Trucks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-03-13 | by Lawrence Ulrich | get Autonomous Truck Simulator Game → | tags: waabi, volvo, nvidia

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Electric freight’s next chapter will be won on discipline, not ambition (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-12 | get Electric Truck Charging Station → | tags: electric freight, zero-emission trucking, electric trucks

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EV startup Harbinger reveals a smaller work truck with electric and hybrid variants (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-11 | by Sean O'Kane | get Work Truck → | tags: harbinger, electric trucks, phantom ai

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City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-06 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Smart Surveillance System → | tags: city detect, computer vision, garbage trucks

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The Hydrogen Truck Problem Isn't the Truck (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get Fuel Cell → | tags: hydrogen fuel cell, xcient trucks, european fleet