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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/21/2025 > luxury-suvs-define-driving-bliss-hefty-prices

Luxury SUVs define driving bliss, hefty prices

Luxury SUVs define driving bliss, hefty prices4+ hour, 34+ min ago The BMW Alpina XB7 and Land Rover Range Rover are in the upper echelon of automobiles and among a handful of SUVs for consumers seeking elite craftsmanship, performance and status. The collection also includes the Cadillac Escalade V, Mercedes-Maybach GLS and…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/18/2025 > teslas-musk-premium-in-focus-with-spacex-ipo-on-the-horizon

Tesla’s ‘Musk premium’ in focus with SpaceX IPO on the horizon

Tesla’s ‘Musk premium’ in focus with SpaceX IPO on the horizon3+ day, 4+ hour ago (Bloomberg/Jordan Fitzgerald) " Elon Musk is selling investors a future of driverless cars, robot assistants and life on Mars. The problem is there's only one way to buy into his vision: Tesla Inc.'s stock. The electric-vehicle maker's shares, which…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/18/2025 > uber-safety-chief-to-depart-in-latest-executive-shakeup

Uber safety chief to depart in latest executive shakeup

Uber safety chief to depart in latest executive shakeup3+ day, 4+ hour ago (Bloomberg/Natalie Lung) " The Uber Technologies Inc. veteran overseeing its safety operations is set to depart, setting off a second round of executive changes this year at a time when the rideshare giant is being scrutinized in court over the…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/17/2025 > teslas-rally-to-record-high-is-leaving-big-tech-peers-behind

Tesla’s rally to record high is leaving Big Tech peers behind

Tesla’s rally to record high is leaving Big Tech peers behind4+ day, 5+ hour ago (Bloomberg/Sagarika Jaisinghani, Julien Ponthus and Isolde MacDonogh) " There's been no dearth of sell signals for Tesla Inc. It's facing a potential sales halt in California, an electric vehicle slowdown across the US and is losing market share in China…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/17/2025 > tesla-california-sales-halt-over-marketing-autopilot

Tesla faces California sales halt over marketing of autopilot

Tesla faces California sales halt over marketing of autopilot4+ day, 5+ hour ago (Bloomberg/Madlin Mekelburg, Dana Hull and Kara Carlson) " Tesla Inc.s car sales in California are poised to be suspended for 30 days over marketing practices that allegedly mislead consumers about the automated-driving capabilities of its vehicles. The California Department of…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/16/2025 > california-sues-trump-for-blocking-ev-charging-funds

California sues Trump for blocking EV charging funds

California sues Trump for blocking EV charging funds5+ day, 49+ min ago California led a coalition of 16 states Tuesday to sue the Trump administration in an effort to free up billions of dollars in federal funds intended to build and repair electric vehicle charging stations that it argues the White House has…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/12/2025 > humanoid-robots-take-center-stage-at-silicon-valley-summit-but-skepticism-remains

Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains

Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains1+ week, 2+ day ago By MATT O'BRIEN, Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW " Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors " too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, honestly," says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/11/2025 > rivian-unveils-ai-chip-for-automated-driving-ditches-nvidia

Rivian unveils AI chip for automated driving, ditches Nvidia

Rivian unveils AI chip for automated driving, ditches Nvidia1+ week, 3+ day ago (Bloomberg/Ed Ludlow) " Rivian Automotive Inc. has developed its own artificial intelligence chip, replacing Nvidia Corp. technology as part of a broader push to add and enhance automated-driving features in future vehicles. The automaker will equip its upcoming R2 sport utility…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/10/2025 > elon-musk-security-risks-charlie-kirk-killing-katie-miller-interview

Elon Musk claims it’s not safe for him to be in public in wake of Charlie Kirk killing

Elon Musk claims it’s not safe for him to be in public in wake of Charlie Kirk killing1+ week, 4+ day ago Billionaire MAGA activist Elon Musk claims that being in public puts him at risk, particularly in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. The 54-year-old Tesla CEO expressed his concerns on "The Katie Miller Podcast," which is hosted by the wife…...

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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 12/10/2025 > san-francisco-woman-gives-birth-in-a-waymo-self-driving-taxi

San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving taxi

San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving taxi1+ week, 4+ day ago By JANIE HAR, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO" " Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons involving the death of a beloved San Francisco bodega cat and pulling an illegal U-turn in front of police who were unable to issue…...