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Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after glitch allowed some vehicles to 'drive into standing water' (cnbc.com)

2026-05-12 | by Lora Kolodny | get Waymo Robotaxi Safety Kit → | tags: waymo, robotaxis, autonomous vehicles

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Android Auto Now Fits Weirdly Shaped Screens and Streams Video While Parked (cnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by See Full Bio | get Android Auto Wireless Adapter → | tags: android auto, google maps, google built-in

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Waymo issues recall to deal with a flooding problem (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Sean O'Kane | get Waymo Self-Driving Car Kit → | tags: waymo, nhtsa, autonomous vehicles

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GM Cutting Hundreds of Salaried IT Workers As It Trims Costs, Evaluates Needs (slashdot.org)

2026-05-11 | get Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop → | tags: autonomous vehicles, texas, michigan

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Last Tesla Model S and X Roll Off Production Line (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-10 | get Tesla Model S/X Model Car Cover → | tags: tesla model s, tesla model x, electric vehicles

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China Presses Pause on Self-Driving Taxis Nationwide After Issue Where They Blocked Streets. America Could Learn a Lot From That (futurism.com)

2026-05-08 | by Victor Tangermann | get Autonomous Vehicle Safety Kit → | tags: baidu, autonomous vehicles, waymo

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Why the Hell Has It Taken So Long for Disneyland’s Autopia to Go Electric? (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-07 | get Electric Car Model Kit → | tags: disneyland, autopia, tomorrowland

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This AI-Powered Carbon Emissions Database Has an Embarrassing Error, Study Claims (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-06 | get Carbon Footprint Tracker → | tags: climate trace, carbon emissions, co2

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UK: Two millionth electric car registered as market rebounds strongly (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Paul Large | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: electric vehicle, smmt, ved

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Inside the lab where Ford is trying to crack the code on cheap EVs (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Peter Nelson | get Ford Electric Vehicle Charger → | tags: ford, evdc, uev

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We Know What Part of ‘Star Wars’ George Lucas’ Museum Will Focus On (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-04 | get Star Wars Art Book → | tags: star wars, george lucas, star wars in motion

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Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there? (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-04 | get Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell → | tags: woven city, toyota, akio toyoda

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TechCrunch Mobility: How do you issue a ticket to a robotaxi? (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-03 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Autonomous Taxi Ride Card → | tags: robotaxi, california, autonomous vehicle

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How the race for critical minerals is creating ‘sacrifice zones,’ impacting the world’s poorest people (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-03 | get Critical Minerals Mining Kit → | tags: critical minerals, sacrifice zones, electric vehicles

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Chinese Exports of Green Technologies Surged to Record Levels After Iran War Began (slashdot.org)

2026-05-03 | by Posted | get Green Tech Export Kit → | tags: china, solar technology, batteries

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California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | get Autonomous Vehicle Traffic Camera → | tags: waymo, san bruno, driverless cars

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Uber wants to turn its drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | by Connie Loizos | get Uber Sensor Grid Kit → | tags: uber, av labs, sensor kits

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Uber wants to turn its drivers into a sensor grid for AV companies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | by Connie Loizos | get Uber Sensor Grid Kit → | tags: uber, av labs, autonomous vehicles

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Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-02 | by Connie Loizos | get Uber Sensor Grid Kit → | tags: uber, av labs, autonomous vehicles

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Waymo Is Trying to Crack Down on Solo Kids in Driverless Cars (wired.com)

2026-05-01 | by Aarian Marshall | get Waymo Driverless Car Model → | tags: waymo, alphabet, autonomous vehicles

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Driverless Cars Will Be Subject to Moving-Violation Tickets in California Soon (cnet.com)

2026-05-01 | by See Full Bio | get Autonomous Vehicle Dash Cam → | tags: california, tesla, waymo

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AV Companies Might be in Trouble Now As Cops Start Ticketing Driverless Cars (futurism.com)

2026-05-01 | by Joe Wilkins | get Autonomous Vehicle Dashboard Camera → | tags: waymo, tesla, autonomous vehicles

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Nissan abandons plans for US EV plant (engadget.com)

2026-05-01 | by Steve Dent | get Nissan Leaf Electric Car → | tags: nissan, ariaya, canton plant

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Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B for Georgia factory (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-30 | by Sean O'Kane | get Rivian R1T Electric Truck → | tags: rivian, doe loan, georgia factory

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The Download: the North Pole’s future and humanoid data (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-30 | by Thomas Macaulay | get Humanoid Robot Kit → | tags: google, microsoft, anthropic

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Gemini is rolling out to cars with Google built-in (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Google Built-in Car Kit → | tags: google assistant, gemini ai, gm vehicles

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Now California’s cops can give tickets to driverless cars (theverge.com)

2026-04-30 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Autonomous Vehicle Dash Cam → | tags: california dmv, driverless cars, tesla full self-driving

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Inventions for battery reuse and recycling increase seven-fold in last decade (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: battery recycling, electric vehicles, asia

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Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse (wired.com)

2026-04-29 | by Aarian Marshall | get Waymo Self-Driving Car Model → | tags: waymo, autonomous vehicles, san francisco

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NXP Semiconductors soars 26%, best day ever after earnings beat (cnbc.com)

2026-04-29 | by Lola Murti | get NXP Semiconductors Microcontroller → | tags: nxp semiconductors, rafael sotomayor, data center