Techcrunch Mobility: Tesla enter the Grok era, and teenagers come to robotics

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Before we jump to the rest of the news, a word about GrocThe artificial intelligence model I created xiAnd Elon Musk The company that recently got the social media service X. Yes, and this is related to transportation.

Grok, who can analyze images and answer questions, is supposed to be a competitor for models such as Chatgpt from Openai. GROK has become the X axis, where users interact with AI Chatbot. It has also become increasingly feudal and gone Semitic hostilityHitler praised, and even committed rape threats. (These jobs were downloaded.)

Only yesterday, the artificial intelligence correspondent Max Zeef discovered that the latest Xai, GROK 4 model, It seems that the consultation Social media publications from the Musk X account when answering questions about the Israeli conflict, Palestine, abortion, immigration laws, and other controversial issues.

How is any of this transfer related? Grok is coming to Tesla compounds Once next week, according to Moussa.

A well -known white hat hackers use the handle “The only green” I was dug in the fixed programs in Tesla and presented some discoveries. For example, drivers will be able to choose a specific Grok “Grok”, including those that are NSFW (insecure to work), dialectical, children’s story, exciting, processed, uncommon, and more. He also found that “Grok currently requires a distinct connection and husbands in your current account.”

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Deals!

In another episode of “Is it 2016?” Rural Micromobility Spinout also Arise Another $ 200 million With post -money evaluation of one billion dollars. Yes, this is true, Micromobility that has not yet revealed its first product.

As we have previously informed, there is a lot of noise and expectation as well – and Johnnyf Love connection The brand certainly helps to upload its profile.

Other deals caught my attention this week …

Talk about the bustling EVS that sparked eye tours, a major correspondent Sean Okan I met the founders to Slauson & CoA Los Angeles Venture FIRM That Launched Five Years ago and Was An Early Investor in the Jeff Bezos-Backed Car list. Do you want to catch up with Slate Auto news? We created useful Car Table Table line Which covers all our customs and news. We will update this regularly.

Finnish electronic starting start Donat Laboratory Collect 25 million euros (29.2 million dollars) in the seed financing round led by Risto Siilasmaa, founder of the Cyber Security Company with former (F-Secure). Risto also joined the Donut Lab panel.

EngravingInsurance products service focuses on the economy on demand, 35 million dollars collected From Trinity Capital. The new financing will support the continuous expansion of Inshur throughout the United States.

Promise readings and other tales

Independent vehicles

President Trump It has been nominated Jonathan Morrison For the presidency The National Traffic Safety Administration on highways. Morrison has a history of Tussling with Tesla.

Meanwhile, it seems Timing Trying to publish Robotaxi wings. The company applied for testing and work Independent vehicles in Arizona In an attempt to provide the emerging Robotaxi service to the Metro Phoenix area. Our story contains a few interesting tales and explains the AV statement in Phoenix. One of the critical points: The company will also need a TNC permit to provide horseback services.

Musk He also commented that robotics will come to the Gulf region as soon as they obtained organizational approval in a “month or two”. There is only one problem with that: DMV in California, which organizes AVS, says that Tesla has not submitted a request for a driver test permit or postponed driver so far. As of today, Tesla only has an independent vehicle test permit to test public roads with a safety driver, which has been held since 2014.

And emo It continues to expand, not just geographically. The company opens to it Robotaxi service in Phoenix teenagers. There are warnings here, which are that teenagers can only register through the verified parent account. They should be between the ages of 14 and 17, so there are no children at the age of 13. This indicates that Waymo wants to stay away from middle school students and provide service only for those in high school.

Meanwhile, Waymo inhales around him New York City (A famous restricted place for AVS) and Philadelphia. Company “Road Trips” started In the northeastern cities. Road trips can be seen as an early test, although vehicles in New York City will all move manually and use to set and collect data.

Electric cars, batteries and shipping

Many new EVS broke the cover this week: CEO of Mercedes -Benz First Kilnnus take GLC next all the cigarettes To ride the test. Subaru She said she would unveil new electrical SUVs at 7:30 pm Eastern time on July 17; and Volvo Common information about carbon emissions All Es90 ES90And that begins production later this summer.

Meanwhile, I spent a few days in 2026 Rural Quad -load R1S and R1T. This is the second generation of the pioneering EV and the most expensive EV trim, which costs between 115,990 dollars and 125,990 dollars, depending on the version.

Check the full article About my test engine, which digs in the technique behind the second generation of EV.