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Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving

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The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start their own AI company dubbed DensityAI focused on data center services for industries.

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Federal regulators give Zoox an exemption for its custom-built robotaxis

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NHTSA is also closing an investigation into the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company.

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Jeh Aerospace nets $11M to scale the commercial aircraft supply chain in India

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Indian startup Jeh Aerospace has secured $11 million in a new funding round to help ease global supply chain bottlenecks.

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Foxconn sells former GM factory to mystery buyer after failing to make EVs

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The company has spent more than three years claiming the factory would become an “important” EV hub. But it has barely produced anything there.

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Rivian sues to sell its EVs directly in Ohio

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Today, Rivian can sell EVs directly to consumers in 25 states and Washington D.C.

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TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla’s ride-hailing gambit

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M in damages

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The jury verdict is one of the first major legal decisions about driver assistance technology that has gone against Tesla. Both Elon Musk and Tesla have spent years making claims about Autopilot’s capabilities.

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Joby Aviation and defense contractor L3Harris to test autonomous hybrid aircraft

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Joby’s years of R&D with the DoD may be paying off. The company has signed an agreement with defense contractor L3Harris to develop a gas-turbine hybrid VTOL that can fly autonomously — for defense applications.

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Ford to reveal more about its new low-cost electric vehicles on August 11

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Jim Farley, Ford’s CEO, has touted this as a “Model T moment” — but the first of these new EVs won’t come out until 2027.

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Aurora’s autonomous trucks are now driving at night. Its next big challenge is rain.

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The company has also opened another facility in Phoenix as it scales driverless operations.

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