27 May 2026
Tesla is recovering in Europe. BYD is still beating it.
Tesla’s recovery across Europe continued last month, but it still lags BYD , according to new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
27 May 2026
The SpaceX IPO and Data Centers in Space
Listen to this post : It’s hardly the biggest problem in the world — or perhaps the height of privilege to consider it a problem at all — but one of the most annoying consumer experiences is booking an Uber Black and realizing you got assigned a Tesla Model Y (Uber finally stopped allowing new Model Y’s onto Black last year ).
26 May 2026
Revel and Voltera are merging to scale urban EV charging
Revel and EQT-backed Voltera are merging to create a larger EV charging platform focused on fleets, ride-hail drivers and autonomous mobility. The deal shows how infrastructure capital is reshaping a charging market where scale, power access and site execution matter more than startup momentum.
24 May 2026
TechCrunch Mobility: Robotaxi reality check
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! Robotaxis are here! And yet, they’re not. That contradiction neatly captures Waymo’s current reality. Anyone walking around San Francisco could reasonably declare that robotaxis have arrived. But arrival,…
23 May 2026
View / Why SpaceX defies valuations
The thing about becoming a publicly traded company is that bankers have to figure out how to value businesses that often don’t fit into a neat box. But assessing how the rocket and satellite maker stacks up against other companies right now is ultimately a pretty silly exercise — and one that isn’t rooted in the actual promise of what buying shares in SpaceX today will yield in the future.
19 May 2026
RADAR Raises $170M, Hits $1B Valuation in AI Retail Push
RADAR has raised a massive $170 million Series B funding round. The fresh cash injection firmly drives the startup, based in New York City, into the exalted realm of unicorn companies, with the startup having a post-money valuation of $1 billion. The round was co-led by Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners with additional follow-on investor support from Align Ventures. The financing…
19 May 2026
Musk sees 'widespread' Tesla Robotaxi presence in US. Here's what's needed
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated the company's Robotaxi service will be widespread in the United States by the end of the year. The autonomous ride-hailing service is currently operating in limited areas of Texas and California. Wider expansion of the service requires congressional approval to increase the number of self-driving cars allowed on the road.
19 May 2026
SpaceX IPO sucks Musk fans and market value from Tesla
For years, there was only one way for mom-and-pop investors to buy into Elon Musk’s vision: shares of Tesla Inc. That’s about to change — and it’s a serious risk for Tesla investors. With the imminent initial public offering of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, the market will have an additional entry point for the “Muskonomy.”
19 May 2026
World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D
A California-based technology company has launched the world's first mass-produced native color light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor, which captures 3D spatial and color data simultaneously. Until now, autonomous vehicles and robots have relied on separate sensors for each data stream. But the new devices, dubbed "Rev8," could lead to safety improvements, Ouster representatives say, as bots…
