Techcrunch Mobility: Ober Freight’s AI BET, Tesla’s Robotaxi Warning, Nicola truck hitting auction mass

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For those readers who are based in the United States, enjoy the long weekend on the day of anniversary, and if you are on the road, expect to be crowded. AAA Projects 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during the anniversary holiday period, from Thursday to Monday. About 39.4 million of these people will use a car.

Let’s get it! This edition contains news about many companies, including Aurora, Uber, Tesla and Waymo. In addition, there are a number of startups that you may be interested in.

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Deals!

LuminarIt seems that the start of the Lidar has turned into a Spac, and it appears to be the capital. Why will the company make a deal with the ADVISORS GLOBAL Be able to Fetch 200 million dollars In its treasures by selling the preferred convertible arrows for 18 months?

Under the conditions, Luminar will export $ 35 million of transferred favorite stocks for investors. Luminar may make additional slides with amounts of $ 35 million not more than 60 days at a purchase price equal to 96 % of the declared value of the transferred, convertible share.

You may remember the Luminar painting that was recently replaced by the founder Austin Russell As an executive president. The company also passes Another restructuring – The third in the year.

Other deals caught my attention …

sparkWhich provides what he calls “shipping as a service” for fleets, A collection of 15.5 million dollars In a series of A-1 series led by FAM’s Monte, with the participation of Cleveland Avenue, Collab Capital, Elemental Impact, Marcypeen and Non Sibi. Besides the stock tour, Sparkcharge also got a $ 15 million project loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corp.

SylndrStarting to run online online car sales that are expanding to car financing, service, and tools for merchants, A collection of 15.7 million dollars. The tour was led by Develop Partners International. The startup also raised nearly $ 10 million in debt financing from local banks last year.

Is the auction a deal? Maybe someone. NicolasHydrogen trucks, worth about $ 114 million, Auctional – One of the company’s recent steps in unloading all its assets after it is submitted to bankruptcy in February.

Promise readings and other tales

Independent vehicles

Aurora Human “observers” put in its self -driving trucks in Request his partner PaccarThe detection that has some scratching their heads about this step. To clarify this, these “observers” are not factors of human safety, which means that they cannot interfere. Aurora spokesman confirmed that they have a different role from human safety operators in the transportation operations under the supervision of the company.

This news prompted people to send a large number of messages with questions such as “Why?” And “What is the point?”

Inraid founder Robert Falk He is Receive the role of the CEO. Einride’s financial director, Roozbeh Charli, will take over the actual CEO of the actual executive.

Reliable robotsIndependent airline, Mark Stoll Eye As the new financial manager. Stoll is the former Vice President of Apple and Partner at Eclipse Ventures.

Zoo Complete the “initial appointment phase” and it will start testing Self -driving vehicles in Atlanta Later this summer.

the California Public Utilities Committee consent And emoRequest Expansion of the Robotaxi commercial service area In more societies south of San Francisco. At the same time, Waymo and Uber Plan to start the show Robotaxi horse riding in Atlanta To choose customers who signed a waiting list earlier this year.

Timing Plans Reducing Robotax In Austin, Texas, to specific areas, the company is the “safest”, according to Elon Musk. Geographical use is a major transformation of the MUSK strategy, which spent years in demanding his company, will be able to create a general solution for general purposes that can be dropped anywhere and work without human supervision.

Electric cars, shipping and batteries

bracket The veil revealed a A new electric boat The ARC coast is called a $ 168,000 water vehicle with a central console design.

Republicans in the Senate They voted to cancel a concession that allowed California to appoint Air pollution standards are tougher vehicles. The state has received more than 100 times exemptions since the federal laws were granted the right about 50 years ago.

An annoyed economy

Uber Plan to launch a B2B logistics services In India, through a partnership with a non -profit organization supported by the government, which aims to break the dominance of Fleepkart, the Amazon -backed e -commerce giant.

Amnesty International

Uber shipment Recently, a A collection of artificial intelligence features To trucks all over the world as part of the current supply chain programs. This includes the expansion of AI ideas, which was calmly launched by Uber charging in 2023, as well as more than 30 AI agents designed to “carry out the main logistics tasks during the shipping life cycle.” Major correspondent Sean Okan The CEO was interviewed Lior Ron About diving in the company into artificial intelligence – including how, why and beyond.

Hurrications this week

Yes, “Lushes this week” returned with Rebecca Billan, who is writing about her time Heybike alphaStrong electronic bike, fat, E-TERRAIN bike with a price of $ 1,699.

The entire review can be read here.

For those who want prominent points: Alpha put a lot of boxes for Bellan-especially the mid-driving engine with a torque sensor and long-term battery. There was some frustration, though. The status of the bike together, the application, and the huge horn were disappointed. But in general, Rebecca felt that alpha was an excellent electronic bike, whether you wanted to take it on offensive adventures or use it in the city to do the weekly shopping for the traders of the week.