Kirsten Korosec
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An autoworkers strike trifecta and another speed bump for Cruise and Waymo
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. → Read More
We’ll probably retire before Databricks IPOs
The Equity crew is unpacking the latest from Divvy homes, companies we wish would just go public already (we're looking at you, Databricks and Lime), the quick grocery delivery market and transparency in venture capital. → Read More
Rivian CEO's plan to make EVs cheaper starts with their computers
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said that changing ECU architecture in its vehicles will be the No. 1 cost savings for the company. → Read More
Cruise reveals wheelchair-accessible robotaxi with testing to begin next month
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt and other executives revealed Thursday in San Francisco a prototype of a custom-built, wheelchair-accessible, self-driving robotaxi → Read More
Android Auto now lets drivers take Zoom and Cisco conference calls
Drivers with vehicles equipped with Google's Android Auto can now use Zoom and WebEx by Cisco for audio-only conference calls. → Read More
Amazon Prime video is coming to the Polestar 2 and Volvo Cars
Amazon Prime video is coming to certain vehicles that are equipped with Google built-in, including the all-electric Polestar 2. → Read More
Lyft's newest feature could convince more women to drive for the ride-hailing app
Lyft launched a feature in five U.S. cities that lets women and nonbinary drivers set a preference for picking up only women riders. → Read More
The Polestar 4 will launch in China with its own smartphone
Polestar is co-developing a smartphone with Meizu that will launch alongside the upcoming Polestar 4 SUV in China. → Read More
Fisker to sell $340M in convertible notes to fund operations, add battery pack capacity
California-based EV maker Fisker plans to sell $340 million in convertible debt to fund operations and add another battery pack line. → Read More
The best e-bikes for every type of rider and where Chinese EV makers are headed
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. → Read More
EV maker Fisker falls short of Q2 production target
EV upstart Fisker produced 1,022 Ocean SUVs in the second quarter, falling short of its own expectations by several hundred vehicles. Fisker had expected to produce between 1,400 and 1,700 EVs. The company blamed the shortfall on a shortage of components from its sub-suppliers. Fisker said it’s working with all suppliers to ramp to the […] → Read More
EV truck maker Nikola fails again to secure enough shareholder support to issue more shares
Nikola failed for the second time to get enough shareholders to vote on a proposal that would allow it to issue more shares. → Read More
Volkswagen to start testing self-driving ID Buzz vans in Austin
Volkswagen has launched an autonomous vehicle test program in Austin using a fleet of 10 all-electric ID Buzz vehicles equipped with partner Mobileye’s technology. The new program comes about nine months since autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo shut down after its two backers, Volkswagen and Ford, pulled financial support and gobbled up its remains. Argo […] → Read More
EV maker Arrival's second SPAC is now a dead SPAC
Troubled commercial EV maker Arrival has just ended a deal to merge with a special purpose acquisition company. → Read More
Rivian shares pop on better-than-expected Q2 deliveries
Rivian delivered 12,640 electric vehicles in the second quarter, a nearly three-fold increase from the same period last year. → Read More
Lucid scores a win, Bird's founder leaves the nest and Zoox robotaxis roll out in Vegas
The Station is a weekly newsletter focuses on the future of transportation. This week, Apple. Bird, Lucid, Tesla and Zoox are in the news. → Read More
GM buys software startup that predicts EV battery fires
GM has acquired a battery software startup that can spot problems in cells early on and before they become a fire hazard. → Read More
VW subsidiary Electrify America to add Tesla connectors to EV charging network
Electrify America said it will add Tesla's North American Charging Standard to its fast charging networks by 2025. → Read More
Volvo becomes latest automaker to adopt Tesla EV charging standard
Volvo EV owners will have access to Tesla Superchargers network via an adapter starting in the first half of 2024. → Read More
Stellantis launches new EV charging service as electric vehicle sales accelerate
Stellantis launched Free2Charge, a new group of products and services that aims to handle every aspect of powering up an electric vehicle. → Read More