Andrew J. Hawkins

photo of Biden grants automakers some flexibility on battery minerals in final EV tax credit rules image Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge The Biden administration is giving automakers a little leeway around some of the strict rules regarding eligibility for the government’s $7,500 tax credit. The final guidance, which was released today, gives car companies a two-year exemption from provisions in the Inflation…

The Google spinoff is expanding its testing of fully autonomous vehicles further down the San Francisco Peninsula as it looks to grow its robotaxi service area. Waymo has for years tested its vehicles around its offices in Mountain View, as well as downtown SF, and now its looking to combine it all into one big map. Only employees will be riding in the vehicles for now, with access to non-employee passengers at a future date.

Luminar, maker of lidar for autonomous driving, lays off 20 percent of its workforce

More Tesla employees laid off as bloodbath enters its fourth week Workers from the company's software, services, and engineering departments say they've been laid off, according to several reports.

This was shared by a recently laid off employee who requested anonymity. Even AI chatbots aren't this sterile.

Nine crashes involved Teslas striking objects in front of them.

The trucks will transport goods from the ports to delivery centers.

Tesla’s purchase was Luminar’s largest of the quarter.

photo of Instacart is getting restaurant delivery — thanks to Uber Eats image Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Grocery delivery service Instacart is expanding into restaurant takeout thanks to a new partnership with Uber Eats. In the coming weeks, Instacart will add a new feature for restaurant delivery, with the back-end mechanics powered…

Electric and autonomous.