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Well, who put their bet on General Motors Being the place of landing to Aurora Participant founder and head of the product Sterling Anderson? Not me. But here we are. A few days after Anderson announced his resignation From his position and a painting in AuroraTalk to me about The next disturbed as head of the products In General Motors. In short, it will supervise the entire production line for gas and electricity-run cars in General Motors-a place that covers the entire General Motors portfolio of life and includes devices, programs, services and user experience.
Anderson could not say much; In addition, the mission has not started yet. Anderson said that he will not take over the new job if he did not launch a Ura yet Self -driving truck service In Texas.
Let’s jump to the rest of the news.
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At a large turn of events, a lightfounder Austin Russell It appears to have been pushed as CEO and Chairman. You can Read your coverage hereWhich provides a little overview of how this is revealed, but I know there is a lot for this story. TL; DR: If you just want to read the Luminar Q1 profit report, you will assume that Russell is still on top. A separate press release, issued with the emergence of the company’s profits, announced a leadership change and that a messenger resigned after achieving ethics from the audit committee of the Board of Directors.
Here is what I hear from some small birds. The word “ravage” appeared more than once, and the chaos was not over. Member of the Board of Directors Luminar John Hong HingHe is the founder and chief investment officials of Crescent Cove Adviss and the teacher of Russell, Resign. Hung was also in the audit committee.
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Deals!
Aurora He had a few strange weeks full of a woohoo driver without driver! – And transformations – shouting, There is a co -founder. To create things, Uber announced plans for Submit 1 billion dollars in the upper -term upcoming notes Because of the year 2028 in a special position. As you may expect, the shares decreased after investors were exposed to potential mitigation and what this might mean to the value of Aurora shares.
Other deals caught my attention …
ChefThe latest start starting from Up.labs-Phcha partnership, A collection of $ 5 million In seed money. Santa Monica, in California, which designs the application programming interface to allow agents and service stores to communicate in actual time with manufacturers and software sellers working to operate their operations, quietly for nine months.
The Chinese battery manufacturer Cattle Far from startup. But it should be noted that this banana public subscription plan. The company wants to raise at least $ 31.01 billion, Hong Kong – This is just a shy of $ 4 billion – In the Hong Kong list. This is the largest list in the world in 2025.
Here is possible The deal that sparked some eyebrows. Federal rail conversations are with Elon Musk‘s Tunnels Company, Boring companyOn a Amrac project in millions of dollars.
Shipping flockCalifornia joint Truckload mediation, A collection of 60 million dollars In a series of financing E series led by O’Neil Strategic Capital. Susquehanna Private Equity Investments, SignalFire, GLP Capital Partners and Bracket Capital.
Promise readings and other tales
Independent vehicles
TimingA plan to launch the Robotaxi service in Austin next month The attention of federal safety investigators caught the attention of. The Bureau of Investigation of the National Traffic Safety Administration on the Highway on the company sent a detailed list of questions about the upcoming Robotaxi service as part of the investigation of how the “full (subject to supervision)” company works in low -definition conditions.
The summons began to appear more in the AV sector. It was last week Zamx. now And emo He has He released the program On 1,200 self -driving vehicles after some robots participated in simple collisions with gates, chains and other gate -like things.
Fire It seems that he is trying to descend in Guangzhou. The Chinese company said it had provided Eight methods of operating independent robotics robotics In the middle part of the city. The company has also started trying a fully driver without a driver In Abu Dhabi.
Electric cars, shipping and batteries
General Motors He was working on a New battery chemistry Lithium is called rich manganese, which says it should reduce costs while offering the scope of driving. It is worth noting that these LMR batteries significantly reduce the amount of nickel and cobalt compared to the most advanced cells in General Motors, and they are decisive minerals that are not easily available from local sources in the United States.
Footnote clearThe last organizational deposit provides in the first quarter an insight into its sales numbers. A quarter of the EV Maker records got an elevator Rental sales and rental contracts for the company.
Car list I raised More than 100,000 reservations For low -cost electric -expensive electric -up truck.
Everyone, let’s give a slow applause to Toyota To redesign – and most importantly, rename – A photovoltaic vehicle alone for the United States market. EV, once called BZ4X, will now simply BZ. The original BZ4X is not received. I am looking to go behind the steering wheel to know the improvements made by Toyota. At the same time, Toyota has Return C-Hr PanelBut this time as EV. We hope this time is more successful. He arrives in the United States in 2026.
An annoyed economy
Three years ago, the reporter Rebecca Billan noticed it Uber He was Traffic through Amazon. Its stadium was that the company is like AmazonI created a closed workshop to feed customers again on other Uber channels. the The second part of this development startedI mentioned this week. Uber seems to exceed its concentration on transportation and work to become a comfortable, comfortable application, a sum of services, and the daily use pattern platform with its best offers behind Paywall.
The future of the trip
American lawmakers presented the fastest flying law in an attempt to review FAA has banned 52 years on the fastest sound journey Above the soil. The timing can be decisive to start operating Boom SupronicWho made progress in developing a plane of the next generation of the fastest sound
Vertical space A plan to develop a Electric hybrid alternative From VX4, which indicates that the company is following opportunities in defense and logistical services.
Car technology
appleThe next generation of its famous information and entertainment programs is finally launched. Reminder: It was announced for the first time three years ago. The new version, is called CarPlay UltraIt will appear for the first time on the new Aston Martin Vehicles in the United States and Canada.
Google GEINI brings the Importary IQ to all cars that support Android Auto in the next few months. Patrick Brady, Vice President of Android Motors, said that Gemini will appear in the Android Auto experience In two main ways.