Rivian is reportedly cutting another 600 workers in its third layoff of the year, or about 4% of its total workforce, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company previously made cuts of around 100 to 150 workers in September and June to its commercial and manufacturing teams, respectively. Rivian declined to comment on what […]
Rivian reportedly cutting 600 workers in third layoff of the year Read More »
With TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 less than 4 days away, we’re gearing up for an incredible three-day event packed with interactive sessions at Moscone West in San Francisco. Roundtable sessions return for another year with dynamic conversations led by top founders, investors, and operators — offering you a rare chance to engage directly with experts and
The full lineup of interactive roundtables at Disrupt 2025 Read More »
Battery recycling and cathode production company Redwood Materials has raised $350 million as it grows its new energy storage business in a bid to power the AI data center boom. The Series E round, led by venture firm Eclipse, also included a new strategic investment by Nvidia’s venture capital arm, NVentures. The company’s valuation was
Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up its energy storage business Read More »
Tesla’s record sales quarter has offered the company a reprieve after a terrible start to 2025. But CEO Elon Musk is focused on building a “robot army” and making good on his years-long, unfulfilled promise of self-driving cars — tasks he needs to accomplish if he is to unlock the full value of the $1
Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly Read More »
Tesla delivered a record number of vehicles in the third quarter of 2025, thanks in large part to a rush of customers in the United States who took advantage of the expiring federal EV tax credit. But that record quarter did not lead to greater earnings. In fact, Tesla’s third-quarter profit was still 37% lower
Tesla’s record sales quarter barely boosted profit Read More »
Also, the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian, has landed a commercial deal with Amazon to supply the e-commerce company with thousands of its new pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles that are big enough to carry more than 400 pounds of packages and small enough to use a bike lane. Under the multi-year collaboration, the two
Amazon will buy thousands of pedal-assist cargo vehicles from Rivian spinoff Also Read More »
Several years ago, as a skunkworks team of engineers inside Rivian set out to develop an electric micromobility vehicle, one question loomed. “What do we build in-house?” Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said in an interview recounting the early days of Also, which spun out of Rivian earlier this year. “We realized the only
Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500 Read More »
General Motors is overhauling the electrical and computational guts of its future vehicles in a bid to deliver faster software, more capable automated driving features, and a custom, conversational AI assistant. The result of this overhaul will debut in 2027 in the Cadillac Escalade IQ. The U.S. automaker, which unveiled its plans at an event
GM’s under-the-hood overhaul puts AI and automated driving at the center Read More »
General Motors said it plans to launch an automated driving system that will allow drivers to keep their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel in 2028, starting with the Cadillac Escalade IQ. The announcement, made Wednesday at its GM Forward event in New York City, comes a year after TechCrunch first reported
GM to introduce eyes-off, hands-off driving system in 2028 Read More »
Five days. 120 hours. That’s all that separates you from the most electric startup event of the year. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 takes over San Francisco, October 27–29 — and these are your final days to lock in late-bird savings before prices rise at the door. Grab your pass now to save up to $444, or
Only 5 days until Disrupt 2025 ignites the startup world Read More »
