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Ford today provided a statement to technewss detailing its plan to restart F-150 Lightning production. The manufacturing lines will start rolling again on March 13. The automaker says that will allow for the EV’s battery pack to be reworked to include SK On's battery cells. Ford also say

Ford has launched a wholly owned subsidiary — staffed by hundreds of former employees of Argo AI — that will initially focus on commercializing a hands-free, eyes-off driver-assistance system. The new 550-person company, called Latitude AI, will be dedicated to improving Ford’s existing a

The big, giant message Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other execs tried to impart during its four-hour Tesla Investor Day was how the company would be the driver of a global shift away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. Investors, at least those active after the market closed, weren’t

Alphabet’s Waymo has issued its second round of layoffs this year, the company confirmed to technewss. Combined with the initial cuts in January, the self-driving technology company has let go of 8%, or 209 employees, of its workforce. The layoffs — mostly engineering roles — are

Tesla Investor Day is upon us, an occasion where shareholders and superfans will make their pilgrimage to the company's Gigafactory Texas, located near Austin — while the rest of us tune in via livestream on YouTube or Twitter — to hear exactly what CEO Elon Musk has planned for the future.

Rad Power Bikes is focused on popularizing electric utility bikes for the consumer market. The company launched its next-generation RadRunner 3 Plus e-bike Wednesday alongside a host of new cargo accessories that will make it easier for riders to cart along pets or haul groceries as they ride. It&#

Dozens of apps — including Spotify, Amazon Music, TikTok and gaming hubs Vector Unit and FRVR — are headed to VW Group brands, beginning with Audi, thanks to a new app store launched by its software subsidiary Cariad. The so-called “group application store,” which was announ

Air Company, a startup that turns carbon dioxide into perfume, vodka, hand sanitizer and aviation fuel, is now on the U.S. Defense Department’s payroll, so to speak. The JetBlue and Toyota-backed company struck an up-to $65 million deal to help the Air Force capture CO2 and turn it into ̶

Electric vehicle maker Rivian generated $663 million in revenue in the fourth quarter and $1.66 billion for the full year, a result that was buoyed by an uptick in production and deliveries towards the end of the year but still wasn’t enough to meet Wall Street’s expectations. Yahoo ana

Tesla plans to build a new factory in Monterrey, Mexico, the country’s president said Tuesday, confirming speculation that the automaker would set up shop there. Notably, Tesla has agreed to use recycled water, addressing a major environmental concern in northern Mexico, President Andrés Ma

Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. This is the company’s next step on its path to commercializing robotaxi services in its second California city. To start, only employees will be able to hail ride

If it wasn’t clear earlier this year when Sony and Honda revealed the concept Afeela EV, it is now: This new joint-venture concept car is all about leveraging entertainment. The company, known as Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) is a joint venture between the Japanese entertainment and tech giant So

Tesla paused the rollout of its Full Self-Driving beta software in the United States and Canada following a recall of the system that federal safety regulators warned could allow vehicles to act unsafe around intersections and cause crashes. Tesla said in a new company support page that new or pen

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