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Lemonade launches an insurance product for Tesla Full Self-Driving customers
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (338+ words) Digital insurance company Lemonade is launching a product for users of Tesla's advanced driver assistance system, known as Full Self-Driving (Supervised), which the insurer promises will cut per-mile rates by "approximately 50%." It's one of the first products geared toward pricing…...
Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 will be for ‘space-based AI compute’
18+ hour, 8+ min ago (632+ words) Elon Musk said over the long weekend that Tesla aims to restart work on Dojo3, the electric vehicle company's previously abandoned third-generation AI chip. Only this time, Dojo3 won't be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk says it will…...
TechCrunch Mobility: 'Physical AI' enters the hype machine
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1020+ words) It's been a minute, folks! As you might recall, the newsletter took a little holiday break. We're back and well into 2026. And a lot has happened since the last edition." I spent the first week of the year at the…...
How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (735+ words) It was" it was tight," he said with a laugh'on the'show'floor." It took 12 hours driving in the rain, but the gear "and Puchalski" made it'safely'to Las Vegas, and so began the young company's first-ever'CES. San Francisco-based Bucket Robotics'was'just'one of thousands…...
Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (232+ words) Wazzan, who specializes in valuation and damages calculations in high-stakes disputes, determined that Musk is entitled to a hefty portion of OpenAI's current $500 billion valuation based on his $38 million seed donation when he co-founded the startup in 2015. (If you're wondering,…...
Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs
5+ day, 15+ min ago (359+ words) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that his country will slash its 100% import tax on Chinese EVs to just 6.1%, paving the way for companies like Geely, BYD, Xiaomi, and others to establish a second foothold in the North American…...
Tesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (490+ words) Tesla is removing the option to pay a one-time fee for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver assistance software, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday. Going forward, the only way to access the feature will be through a monthly subscription. Tesla has…...
New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (503+ words) New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce legislation that would effectively legalize robotaxis in the state " except for its most populous metropolis: New York City." Hochul, who made the comments Tuesday during her State of the State address, said…...
Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (386+ words) The robotics company behind the Neo humanoid robot, 1X, has unveiled a new AI model that it says understands the dynamics of the real world and can help bots learn new information on their own. This physics-based model, called 1X World Model,…...
Motional puts AI at center of robotaxi reboot as it targets 2026 for driverless service
1+ week, 2+ day ago (453+ words) Nearly two years ago, Motional was at an autonomous vehicle crossroads." Motional was going to have to evolve or die. It paused everything and picked option No. 1. Meanwhile, AI models originally built for language began to be applied in robots…...