Andrew Hawkins

The Alphabet company said it was also pausing service in Atlanta and San Antonio over concerns about flooded roads.

While a few Rivian employees have already received their R2s, the first customer deliveries won't start until next month. Rivian says order invitations to R2 reservation holders will start to go out on “a rolling basis,” with current R1T and R1S owners getting first priority. The first version to get delivered will be the R2 Performance with Launch Package ($59,485), followed by R2 Premium ($55,485) in late 2026. Once your order is confirmed, delivery should take 2-6 weeks, the company says.

That’s the conclusion from a Reuters investigation that includes a hard look at Tesla’s statistical methodology and interviews with company insiders. Tesla workers routinely review video clips from FSD-enabled vehicles of animal deaths or narrow misses with children. And there’s a lot of speeding: > One employee said labelers saw Teslas regularly exceeding speed limits by 20 to 30 miles per hour after the automaker introduced an FSD “Mad Max” mode enabling more-aggressive driving. Another labeler reported seeing an FSD-piloted vehicle traveling 60 mph in a 25-mph zone. [Media: https://www.instagram/p/DY4UWlviA8K/?hl=en]

The Ferrari Luce grabbed most of the spotlight this week, but China’s EV industry continues to make headlines. Here are some worth checking out: * Reuters: Chinese auto brands grabbed more market share in Europe last month. * InsideEVs: China’s regulators are cracking down on EV gimmicks, like hidden handles and steering yolks. * BBC: US, European, and Japanese automakers are struggling to keep up with the pace of innovation in China. * South China Morning Post: China issued a sweeping regulatory blueprint defining technical terms for the next generation of AI, self-driving tech, and batteries. * Electrek: The Dolphin G is the first car from BYD built for the global market.

Uber’s annual Lost and Found Index includes items left behind in autonomous vehicles for the first time.

In the wake of Labour’s disastrous local election showing last month, the latest political forecasts point to the party shedding more than 80 per cent of its MPs. One of the factors underpinning Labour’s unpopularity is the perception that it has become dangerously detached from the country it governs.

The Autopian spotted the highly anticipated EV in Long Beach this week. Although it was heavily camouflaged, the outlet was able to estimate its measurements to be around 64-inches tall and about 195-inches long, which would make it a little smaller than a Ford Maverick. That’s extremely interesting to me as a person who thinks most trucks today are way to big for their britches. Sure, its no kei truck, but for Ford, it’s practically microscopic. Bring on the baby trucks! [Image: Ford’s diminutive electric truck is expected to go on sale in 2027. https://platform.theverge/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/MAIN-PROFILE-IMAGE-scaled-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

At 165 Wh/mi, the Cybercab is nearly 30 percent more efficient than the Lucid Air sedan.

The company has yet to launch in its first market (San Francisco, later this year) but is already gearing up for its second. In Houston, Uber will be competing for passengers with Waymo and Tesla. But the ridehail company is in it to win it, having already secured a 50,000 square-foot facility for maintenance, and a charging pitstop for its Lucid-made, Nuro-powered robotaxis. [Image: Uber’s robotaxis are coming to Houston in mid-2027. https://platform.theverge/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/image.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all]

Legal wrangling between leading eVTOL companies Joby, Archer, and Vertical threatens the future of the industry.