
Rivian downsizes DOE loan to $4.5B for Georgia factory
Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia, down from the original amount of $6.6 billion.
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Rivian has reworked its loan deal with the Department of Energy and now expects to borrow $4.5 billion to build its new factory in Georgia, down from the original amount of $6.6 billion.

The perpetually struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year probe was ultimately closed in March.
The move signals Google’s push to bring more advanced, conversational AI into the driving experience.
Hertz is creating a new affiliate company called "Oro Mobility" to provide fleet management solutions "across a range of mobility segments."
Uber announced several new features on Wednesday during its annual event, which push far beyond the company's original ride-hailing purpose and deeper into its users' lives.
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Porsche will start selling the Cayenne Coupe Electric in late summer.

Tesla's planned capex for 2026 is three times higher than what the company has historically spent. Its CFO said, as a result, Tesla will have a negative free cash flow the rest of the year.

The admission could open Tesla to legal challenges after it spent years promising customers they were just one software update away from owning fully autonomous cars.

Sales rebounded a bit from the first quarter of 2025, as Tesla throws a ton of money at massive bets like robotics, AI, and its own chip fab.
The company's all-important mass-market EV is just about ready to start heading to customers.

The company is restructuring some teams to accommodate a booming energy storage business, according to emails viewed by TechCrunch.
The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public.

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The company now offers robotaxi service in three cities, all of them in Texas, after launching in Austin last year and starting to offer rides without safety drivers in January 2026.

The new returns feature is the company's latest effort to become an everything app. There are limitations to the new service, and there is, of course, a courier fee.

Waymo's commercial service will eventually follow testing if the U.K. government approves.
Tesla has also made it easy to subscribe to the advanced driver assistance system.
The search for a new CEO, which lasted over a year following the sudden resignation of Peter Rawlinson, is finally over.

Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing.
Slate Auto's latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter.

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Slate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.

Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.

Ascend Elements said that it will be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of a canceled government grant and a challenging market for lithium-ion batteries.

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All resources at its U.S. factory are aimed at the upcoming Atlas SUV.
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An Avride autonomous vehicle near Austin hit the duck, facing backlash from the community. "It didn't slow down or hesitate at all, just steamrolled right through," according to a witness.

Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America still has a long and winding regulatory road before it can launch a commercial robotaxi service.

Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.

The most recent electric vehicle sales data provided a grim picture — at least for new EVs. Used EVs are moving in the opposite direction.

The NHTSA closed its investigation into Tesla's "Actually Smart Summon" feature, saying that only a fraction of cases resulted in an incident and that no incidents resulted in injury. Tesla has also issued a number of software updates.
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Lucid said it has resolved the problem and is not changing its guidance for 2026.

Tesla's headcount fell from 21,191 workers to 16,506 workers in 2025, according to a report, as it grappled with its second straight year of declining sales.

It's a new era for Tesla — and one that will rely on its ability to launch the Cybercab and mass-produce the Optimus robot.