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Waymo Partners with Las Vegas Raiders & Allegiant Stadium

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Las Vegas is a city built on unforgettable experiences, and starting this season, getting to and from the stadium will be one of them. Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Waymo is the Official Autonomous Ride-Hailing Partner of the Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium, marking the first-ever partnership between … [continued]

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Waymo Imports 3,200 Zeekr Robotaxis Despite Super High Tariffs

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Chinese electric vehicles are basically all but banned in the United States. Nonetheless, Waymo has brought in a few thousand Zeekr-based Ojai electric robotaxis. There are 102.5% tariffs on Chinese produced EVs, including these Ojai robotaxis. However, these were custom designed for Waymo’s robotaxi service over several years. So, tariffs … [continued]

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Scaling Autonomous Freight: Inside Pony.ai’s Robotruck Business

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From Gen-4 heavy-duty trucks to L4 urban delivery vehicles, shared technology, automotive-grade production and industry partnerships are shaping the next phase of Pony.ai’s autonomous freight business. At a media briefing on August 3, He Xing, Vice President of Pony.ai and Head of the company’s Robotruck business, discussed how nearly a … [continued]

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Waymo CEO: Vision-Only Self-Driving Safety Curve Flattens “Way Too Early”

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Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov recently gave a very interesting, 49-minute-long presentation at a Y Combinator event. A few days ago, I covered some of his comments from the beginning of the presentation. Getting further into it, this next topic had to be highlighted. In the video above, 16 minutes in, … [continued]

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$10 Billion Tesla Solar Factory in Texas? And $20–25 Billion TERAFAB Project in Midst of AI Bubble?

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Tesla has plans for two new giant factories in Texas. Let’s have a look. Tesla’s “Project Crystal Sun” Solar Factory Tesla is reportedly planning a giant solar cell factory in Texas. The factory, named “Project Crystal Sun” within Tesla at the moment, is expected to require a $10.1 billion investment … [continued]

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