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Ford pivots on EVs, Waymo doubles its robotaxi ridership and Canoo leaves California

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Monterey Car Week is a wrap. And while it is still steeped in tradition, the collection of parties, auctions and car shows that were held throughout the […]

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Cruise recalls robotaxi fleet to resolve federal safety probe

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General Motors’ AV company, Cruise, has recalled its fleet of 1,194 self-driving cars to resolve long-standing trouble with unexpected braking. Cruise has shipped software updates to those vehicles that should mitigate the braking problems, and as such, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its nearly two-year probe into the issue. The recall and

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Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan will cost $59,995 for just 234 miles of range

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More than two years after being announced for the U.S., Volkswagen’s electric minivan is inching closer to the showroom floor. Today’s baby steps: a price and an EPA-estimated range. The 2025 ID.Buzz will set buyers back $59,995 for the Pro S trim, which includes seven seats, rear-wheel drive, and a 91 kWh battery. With those

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Ford says a pickup truck will be the first EV built on its low-cost platform

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The first vehicle that will be built on the low-cost EV platform Ford’s been developing in secret will be a mid-size pickup due out in 2027, the automaker announced Wednesday morning. The news comes as part of a much larger rewriting of Ford’s electrification plans. The company is abandoning a plan to make an all-electric

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Beyond Math’s ‘digital wind tunnel’ puts a physics-based AI simulation to work on F1 cars

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Simulating the real world is a tremendously complex problem if you want to do it at any useful level of fidelity. Traditional techniques are holding back design teams at vehicle and aerospace companies, but Beyond Math is putting AI on the task with a new way of simulating the world that could save them days

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The Waymo robotaxi honking problem has been resolved for real this time

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The great nightly Waymo honk-a-thon — in which the company’s robotaxis erupted into a chorus of honking as they settled into their respective spaces in a parking lot in San Francisco — was resolved. And then, well, it wasn’t. But now it is again. The quick backstory: Software engineer Sophia Tung set up a livestream of a parking

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From a $2.5 million hyper car to a Spanish track-ready EV, here were the most interesting EVs at Monterey Car Week

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Historic vehicles, flowing champagne and fashion have dominated the events at Monterey Car Week for decades now. But a change is afoot: EVs, tech-centric vehicles, startups and a heavy dose of Silicon Valley’s software developers and founders added to the scenery this year.  Even the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance seemed more youthful and modern —

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GM cuts 1,000 software jobs as it prioritizes quality and AI

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General Motors is cutting around 1,000 software workers around the world in a bid to focus on more “high-priority” initiatives like improving its Super Cruise driver assistance system, the quality of its infotainment platform and exploring the use of AI. The job cuts are not about cost cutting or individual performance, GM spokesperson Stuart Fowle

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