Week in review: jeff bezos’ Secret Ev Startup

Batteries and electric vehicles on a blackboard

Welcome back to week in review! We’ve got tons of cool stuff for your reading pleasure this week: jeff bezos backs ev startup slate; A Meta Whistleblower Accuses The Company of Collusion; Waymo may use interior camera data; And Much More. Let’s get to it! I want this: Slete, an ev startup, has the Ambitious … Read more

Techcrunch Mobility: Jeff Bezos Backs A Secretive Ev Startup and Lucid Snaps Up Nikola’s Assets

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Welcome back to Techcrunch Mobility – Your Central Hub For News and Insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free – just click Techcrunch Mobility, Tarifs, tarifs, tarifs. If there is one certain in this uncertain moment, it’s this: US tariff policy is likely to change Again. As of Friday morning, there … Read more

A Waymo Robotaxi Got Trapped in Chick-Fil-A Drive-Through

A Waymo autonomous vehicle operating on a tree-lined street in Santa Monica.

A Waymo Robotaxi caused a traffic jam at a chick-fil-a in Santa Monica, California, this week after getting stuck in the fast food restaurant’s Drive-Thru Lane. Waymo confirmed the incident, which was first reported by Local Broadcast Station Ktla 5To techcrunch via email. Waymo told techcrunch that there was wast any passengers in the robotaxi. … Read more

A Waymo Robotaxi Got Trapped in Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru

A Waymo autonomous vehicle operating on a tree-lined street in Santa Monica.

A Waymo Robotaxi caused a traffic jam at a chick-fil-a in Santa Monica, California This Week after Getting Stuck in the Fast Food Restaurant’s Drive-Thruant. Waymo confirmed the incident, which was first reported by Local Broadcast Station Ktla 5To techcrunch via email. Waymo told techcrunch that there was wast any passengers in the robotaxi. The … Read more

Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative ai models, but riders will be able to opt out

Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Washington Dc in 2026

Waymo is preparaing to use data from its robotaxis, including video from interior cameras tied to rider identifies, to train generative ai models, according to an unreleased version of its Privacy Policy Found by Researcher Jane Manchun Wong, Raising Fresh Questions About How MUCH OF A Rider’s Behavior Inseide Autonomous Vehicles Cold Be Reported for … Read more

Waymo Considering Using In-Vehicle Cameras to Sell Ads and Train Its Ai

Waymo self-driving robotaxis in a parking lot

The Privacy Risks Posed by the Artificial Intelligence Industry Are Sloly Coming Into View. Alphabet’s Robotaxi Business, Waymo, Says it may use videos of passengers captered by in-Vehicle cameras to sell ads and train its ai models. Techcrunch reports That the unreleased policy was originally spotted by reliable software Researcher Jane Manchun Wong, Who Posted … Read more

Waymo may use interior camera data to train generative ai models, sell ads

Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Washington Dc in 2026

Waymo is preparaing to use data from its robotaxis, including video from interior cameras tied to rider identifies, to train generative ai models, according to an unreleased version of its Privacy Policy Found by Researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The draft language reveals waymo may also share this data to personalize ads, raising fresh questions about … Read more

Waymo’s Milestone SFO MAPPING PERMIT COMES With Strings Attached

A Waymo self-driving car is seen in the Inner Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, California, with the Lidar unit on the vehicle visible, November 17, 2024.

Waymo has been given period Case for its robotaxis. The Temporary Permit, which was announced monday Evening by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, Kicked Off March 14. Waymo Vehicles will not operate autonomously in the airport. Employees will manually drive the vehicles to map the area. However, The Permit Signals The Beginning of a Phaseed … Read more

Week in review: SXSW Week Comes to a Close

SXSW 2025: What We're Paying Attention

Welcome back to week in review! I’m karyne levy, techcrunch’s deputy managing editor, and I’ll be written this newsletter from here on out. Thrilled to be here! This week we’re checking out everything at sxsw; Waymo’s expansion into silicon valley; Intel’s New Ceo; Tiktok’s new suitor; And why Deepsek Isn’T Taking VC Money. Let’s get … Read more