Elon Musk is reviving one of his famed hiring tactics as he recruits skilled trades workers for the AI data center buildout by his rocket company, SpaceX. Musk, in an X post last week, said SpaceX is hiring “exceptional engineering & skilled trades talent to build & operate the most powerful AI supercomputer clusters on
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! TechCrunch covered a couple of stories this week that illustrate the countervailing forces at play
America’s rapidly growing fleet of electric vehicles could become an unexpected source of electricity storage as the country races to meet growing demand for AI energy. That’s according to Redwood Materials, a startup founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, which now recycles more than 70% of all batteries in North America. With millions of
About a decade ago, Tesla entered its era of home solar with its controversial acquisition of SolarCity. Now, Tesla’s solar dreams are taking a different shape as the company enters its AI era. Tesla has signed two long-term agreements to purchase power from utility-scale solar projects totaling about 600 megawatts of planned capacity. ContourGlobal, a
Tesla’s fledgling “Robotaxi” network drove fewer miles for paying customers in the second quarter than in the first, according to a chart the company released Wednesday. The quarter-over-quarter decline runs counter to Tesla’s rhetoric and actions over the past year. Tesla has staked much of its future on the idea of a massive, low-cost, cash-generating
US regulators will begin developing new requirements for automakers to ensure drivers and passengers can exit their vehicles safely. The new rulemaking process, outlined in a regulatory filing and first reported by Bloomberg, follows a series of incidents, including some fatal, in which people were trapped inside cars with flush, electronically actuated door handles, like