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Busy week, so let’s get to that. Starting with federal regulations! Woohoo. Exciting things.
I speak o US Transport DepartmentA new automated vehicle frame, which includes a Standing a general order (SGO) on vehicle collision reporting for certain advanced driver’s assistance systems and automated driving systems. There have been some changes in the Automated vehicle exemption program (Avep).
In short, Avep processes the language and processes of domestic and imported vehicles receiving exemptions. I want to spend a little more time on Sgowhich has significant changes. Trump administration says it simplifies the procedure; Others, like a consumer report, disagree.
SGO ends a 24-hour reporting request and instead enables companies for five days to submit a report if the vehicle with a level 2 system is included in the drop. As consumers report, the new order also changes requests for reporting when a vehicle automation vehicle was drained after the collision.
In the past, any vehicle with an advanced system for helping the driver of the level 2 or more is involved in a fall that has not included death or hit a vulnerable road user such as pedestrians or cyclists, still had to report it within five days. Now the rule will only be applied to ads vehicles (automated driving systems), which today reduce most of the road on the road.
This means if Tesla who has an autopilot is engaged (or GM vehicle with a super cruise or Ford with its BlueCruise system) and must be pulled, it should not be reported that the Feds were involved in the mortal, an individual who was transported to a hospital or other orange road, or other orange road.
Reporting is still required for any vehicle with ADA levels 2 (such as Tesla autopilot) or advertisement located in a collision where there is a death, the airbag is deployed, the person is transferred to the hospital or a vulnerable road user is affected.
During interviews at the Semafor event, Dot Secretary Sean Duffy It seems that he nods these rules (although he says “autonomous”, not “Adas”) when he said, “What we want to do is to be able to get a good information, but if there is a scraping of an autonomous vehicle, the reporting requirements have become very strenuous and challenging, and that has slowed the procedure.”
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A small bird
SchistStartup EV supported by Besos, a broken cover at an event At Long Beach, California. Many details that the senior reporter Sean O’Kane reported in their initial scoop have finally been presented to the public.
Earlier in the week we posted some other details about insiders thanks to some small birds that describe how the leaders have been described internally Slate EV as a “transformer” – as well as in the animated series “More than Meeting the Eyes.” It turns out that this is exactly what the company directs to customers.
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Ather EnergyIndian startup manufacturing electric with two wheels, Cut the size of your initial public offer to 18% to 26.26 billion of Indian rupees ($ 308.3 million).
Doordash He wants to buy delivery for $ 3.6 billion,, Axios reported.
ElectraHybrid launch of electric aircraft, raised $ 115 million In the circle of series B, led by PRYSM CAPITAL. Jay Park, co-founder and management partner at PRYSM, joined the Electra Committee of the Director.
ForumStartup Passenger Agent based in New York, raised $ 60 million Through the circles of the B and C. Josh Kushner’s progress, he led the Circle of the $ 40 million series C.
Venture of fingertips from United Airlines has invested undiscovered amount in Jetzeroa startup that develops mixed wing body design.
Noticed readings and other little things
Autonomous vehicles
Executive Director of the Alphabet Sundar Pichai Received a little attention for objections during the call of the company’s earnings on his own self -vehicle unit Waymo. In response to the question, he said, as part of a longer answer, “there is also a future option about personal ownership.”
Waymo talked unclear about licensing his technology (probably on car manufacturers), so I wouldn’t read too much about it. But it is certainly noticeable that Pichai said that in the calling of earnings.
Tesla started testing your autonomous driving service with employees In Austin and the Bay area on the eve of the planned launch of Robotaxi this summer.
Volkswagen of America and Uber plan Start the commercial service of Robotaxi – Using an autonomous electric VW ID. Buzz vehicles – in several American cities in the next decade.
Companies expect to launch a commercial service in Los Angeles by the end of 2026, although it will initially include people drivers. The news brought me back to 2017-18.-Doba announcement of partnership, many of which never came true. VW has a lot of work to do before it is commercially started, including getting even the most basic testing licenses.
Electric vehicles, charging and batteries
Aidan Gomezco -founder and executive director of the generative AI startup Corehere, Joined Rivian’s Committee. I do not want to read too deep in the meeting, but it signals Rivian’s interest in applying AI to my venture, while positioning as a software leader – and even service providers – within the automotive industry.
Faraday’s future somehow still exists and his board has Appointed founder Jia Yueting As a co -founder of the company, three years after he was side after an internal investigation of fraud allegations. Skipparent Note: Investigation of Securities Commission still remains ongoing.
Tesla The earnings supported the hypothesis that I had been cooked in my brain for some time. The company exists in contradictory realities. In one, Teslin Profit has been reduced by 71% in relation toAutomobile revenues continue to fall, and his energy business is exposed to the US-Kine trade war. In the second, Tesla is indeed Ai a company that finally has the attention of its executive director Elon Musk and is at the peak of launching autonomous vehicles of vehicles and cheaper EV-iko that has not yet been.
Investors have grabbed both hands in the reality of Tesla-an-in-the-inn and really do not want to let go and if the reality is that the anti-Musk mood affects the brand and even it is Official risk in its regulatory submission. Male comments o awarding more time tesla And less in Dogeo helped them push them there. If you want to make up for all nuggets in a earning report and call, move through our Tesla earnings earnings.
Driving
AND Federal Commission for Trade filed a lawsuit against Uberstating that the company has charged customers for a Uber subscription service without their consent.
Which is Litoloss is Ubergain. Members of Delta Skymiles in the United States can now start earning points when They drive with Uberra or order through Uber Eats as part of the recently announced exclusive partnership of the two companies. (Lyft had a partnership with Delt.)
