Techcrunch Mobility: Aurora launches a driver’s commercial truck transport service, and joins the Canoo’s Canoo’s bankruptcy case

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Your usual host, Kirsten, has transferred the reins to Rebecca Billan, for this day, and I want to talk about the innovation and memorization of Uruor at the last minute.

Aurora had promised to launch the first commercial transport service in the United States in April of this year, after its original re -offer for the year 2024. With just minutes (proverb) to spare, Aurora withdrew from winning.

Aurora says it is practicing more than 1,200 miles of shipping this week between Dallas and Houston with Hirschbach Motor Lines and Uber Freight. This is with one truck, at the present time. Urra plans to build to “dozens of self -driving trucks” and expanding in El Paso and Phoenix by the end of 2025, as it continues to run more charging to customers with its fleet of independent trucks under supervision.

It is a big step for URARA, and for industry. But with Trump’s tariff stopped by many shipments, is Aurora in a good position to seize this moment, or can it threaten the long delays?

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Deals!

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True anomalyIt is a spacecraft and software that focuses on defense space for US national security tasks, Rapid 260 million dollars In a series of series C led by VC Access.

Promise readings and other tales

Independent vehicles

You may move It is the latest to join UberList of collaborators in independent vehicles. The two announced this week publishing plans Independent May on Uber platform By the end of 2025, starting from Arlington, Texas, as part of a multi -year partnership.

Momentumand Chinese AV start, also work Uber. Two plan for Momenta Robotaxis launch on Uber A platform begins in Europe in 2026.

And emo and Toyota We are Explore a deal This can one day lead to a new self -driving vehicle designed to ride horse riding and perhaps even personal self -compounds. It is still the first days, so think about it more than just a soft launch of their emerging relationship.

Electric cars, shipping and batteries

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Car listand The start -up starting from New Jeff New Jeff Bezos, which broke out from the hidden last week, is looking forward to Warsaw printing factory, IndianaAs the future place where its cheap electric truck will produce.

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While we are on the subject of the Tesla Board of Directors, let’s turn our attention to a member of the Board of Directors Joe Jeepa (who is also Connected). Jeep I got about 4000 shares From Tesla shares worth a million dollars, which is noticeable because it is very rarely seeing the members of the Board of Directors in a straight purchase of shares.

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Ford He has Close the FNV4 software engineering initiativeA project that was believed to be very important to compete with EV leaders like Tesla. The closure of the initiative means the end of years of development that will integrate vehicle programs vertically through the Ford gas and electricity squad.

Judy flight Move Evtol from the horizontal flight to the header for the first time with a pilot on the plane. It is a necessary step as the company is working on a FAA certificate.

Horse riding and delivery

Doordash He wants a California judge Reject Give it Uber This accuses the stifling competition company by intimidating restaurant owners in exclusive deals. Douordsh said that the lawsuit was nothing but a tactic intimidation from Uber to avoid “real competition.”