Welcome back to Mobility TechCrunchits center for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a role. To get this delivered to your inbox, sign up here for free – just click TechCrunch Mobility! Last week I wrote about Uber and Waymo and how their partnership appears to be deteriorating.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino managed to watch more than 40 World Cup matches in 39 days thanks to the elite’s favorite time-saving tool: a private jet. Ahead of Sunday’s final, which will be Infantino’s 44th match of the tournament, Business Insider’s analysis found that over the course of the World Cup, he traveled some 70,000
Waymo says robotaxi service has resumed after making “temporary adjustments” in San Francisco amid a power outage that appears to have affected about 7,000 PG&E customers in the city. According to a screenshot posted on social media, Waymo told SF customers that service was “temporarily paused” and that “highway routes are not available.” When TechCrunch
Some United Airlines flights across the United States, from New York to San Francisco, were delayed Saturday due to a technological glitch. United Airlines passengers said on social media that the issue affected operations at several major airports, including Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Some passengers
You may have heard that the Honda Prologue is officially dead, a decision the company confirmed to TechCrunch, removing the last all-electric vehicle from the automaker’s US portfolio. The Prologue’s departure signals more than just the decline of Honda’s electric vehicles. It also illustrates a broader retreat of the electric vehicle industry from the US
Charging is at the forefront of the minds of potential EV buyers. Just over half of those surveyed by AAA last year said public charging infrastructure was a key concern. Those concerns are not unfounded. Historically, EV fast charging has been lackluster. In 2023, after a disastrous road trip, I wrote a “bill of rights”