Waymo’s new Ojai robotaxi is cheaper to build, harder to break, and made in China
Waymo’s new Ojai robotaxi is cheaper to build, harder to break, and made in China

Waymo has started offering rides to select passengers in its new Ojai robotaxi, the first vehicle purpose-built for autonomous ride-hailing rather than retrofitted from an existing car. The Ojai runs on Waymo’s sixth-generation Driver system and is bui…

Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons
Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons

Today, I’m talking with Wassym Bensaid, the chief software officer at Rivian, and the co-CEO of Rivian’s platform joint venture with Volkswagen, which everyone just calls RV Tech. That joint venture kicked off about a year and a half ago with a nearly $6 billion investment from Volkswagen. It effectively puts Wassym in charge of […]

Kia’s flagship EV has a battery problem
Kia’s flagship EV has a battery problem

I first realized there was an issue with Kia’s flagship EV9 when I tried to unlock my car last year. The hulking three-row SUV was sitting on my driveway completely dead. The key didn’t work, the app connection to the car was gone, and I was already late to an appointment. Luckily, I had prepared […]

Rivian will deliver the electric R2 starting June 9th, but you’ll to need snag an invite first

Rivian R2 order invitations go out starting June 9. Here’s how the invite system works, what determines your place in line, and what you can do right now to prepare.

All the news about Ferrari’s polarizing Luce EV
All the news about Ferrari’s polarizing Luce EV

Ferrari fans don’t like the design of the new Luce EV, an electric four-door sedan that just doesn’t look like the Ferraris of old. It was designed with help from Jony Ive’s LoveFrom, but what worked for Ive at Apple isn’t working for Ferrari. The Luce’s launch immediately preceded a stock drop that even an […]

This Ferrari should have been a Volkswagen
This Ferrari should have been a Volkswagen

It may be the NBA playoffs but right now Ferrari is getting dunked on more than anyone. Whether they own a Ferrari or just have a poster of a Testarossa on their wall, fans in the Ferrari-verse are frothy about the Luce, the company’s first all-electric vehicle. According to one highly rated Verge commenter: “looks […]

Mercedes-Benz and Chipolo made a key tracker to match your car fob

Chipolo has launched a premium Mercedes-Benz Edition Loop tracker for car keys, bags, and luggage, with Apple Find My and Google Find Hub support.

Ferrari stock drops 7% after Luce EV reveal as investors question design and strategy
Ferrari stock drops 7% after Luce EV reveal as investors question design and strategy

Ferrari shares fell as much as 7 per cent in Milan trading on Monday, dropping to €290.55 and wiping roughly £3 billion from the company’s market cap. The sell-off came one day after the Italian carmaker unveiled the Luce, its first fully electric vehi…

Samsung’s OLED tech gives the Ferrari Luce a dashboard unlike anything in a car before

Samsung Display is exclusively powering the Ferrari Luce’s interior with four OLED panels, including a first-of-its-kind layered display with real mechanical clock hands built right in.

Ferrari’s first EV is here, and the Luce might be the brand’s most controversial car yet

Ferrari has unveiled the Luce, its first fully electric car, featuring 1,050HP, futuristic styling, advanced aerodynamics, and a design already dividing enthusiasts.