Zoox upgrades its robotaxi as it prepares for commercial service

The new Zoox robotaxi has more cushioning, lighter colors, and a better microphone and speaker for communicating with Zoox Support.

Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh
Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh

Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, unveiled a new look for its boxy, bidirectional robotaxi, calling it the “next evolution” of the vehicle intended for mass production. The company is currently operating a free robotaxi service in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, and Miami while it waits for the federal government to approve […]

Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh
Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh

Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, unveiled a new look for its boxy, bidirectional robotaxi, calling it the “next evolution” of the vehicle intended for mass production. The company is currently operating a free robotaxi service in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, and Miami while it waits for the federal government to approve […]

This new tracking label could help solve cargo theft

The Samsara Tracking Label hides a BLE system that can offer real-time location in a disposable package.

Slate Auto’s radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950

The Jeff Bezos-backed startup finally revealed more pricing details for its debut EV, including a $29,950 starting price for the SUV variant, and boosted the base range to 205 miles.

The Slate Auto pickup truck starts at $24,950
The Slate Auto pickup truck starts at $24,950

We now know the price of Slate Auto’s affordable American-made electric truck, almost a year after the company warned it wouldn’t hit its initial “under $20,000” target price. The no-frills pickup starts at $24,950 – matching the revised mid-$20,000 price range it promised last year, after the Trump administration announced it was putting an end […]

I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism
I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism

With its new pickup, Slate Auto is making a simple bet: price matters more than almost anything else. The company announced today that the American-made electric truck will start at $24,950, placing it squarely in the mid-$20,000 price range it had originally promised and making it the least expensive pickup truck and EV available today. […]

CATL Is Betting On Battery Swapping Overseas And Sodium-Ion Batteries

Octopus and CATL have launched Swaptopus, a joint venture to establish Europe’s first large-scale battery swapping network for etrucks.

Auto Industry Wrestles With Monetizing AI Investments

The auto industry has joined others in heavily investing in AI, but those investments don’t always pay off. Experts and executives discuss the issue and how to solve it.

Tesla claims driver ‘manually overrode self-driving’ in deadly Texas crash
Tesla claims driver ‘manually overrode self-driving’ in deadly Texas crash

Tesla is pushing back on claims that its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system caused a fatal Texas crash, where a speeding Model 3 barreled into a home, killing a 76-year-old woman inside. In a reply on X, Tesla AI head Ashok Elluswamy says the driver “manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to […]