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TechCrunch Mobility: A ride-sharing pioneer comes for Uber, Tesla loses more ground, and dog-like delivery robots land in Texas
- Article covers various topics in the mobility sector, including news on Zoox recall, Stellantis-Amazon partnership update, and startup-funding deals.
- Carma Technology filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Uber, alleging infringement on five patents related to ride-sharing, presenting a challenging case for Uber.
- Bedrock Robotics, a new autonomous vehicle technology startup led by Boris Sofman, aims to retrofit self-driving kits onto construction equipment and heavy machinery.
- Deals included Firefly Aerospace receiving $50 million investment, Pallet securing $27 million in Series B funding, and Volteras closing an $11.1 million Series A round.
- Way Data Technologies, a fleet management startup, raised €2.6 million in pre-seed funding, while Rivr introduced a delivery robot pilot program in Austin, Texas.
- TuSimple (now CreateAI) sent sensitive data to a Beijing-owned firm, violating a national security agreement, and Zoox issued a voluntary software recall after a collision with an e-scooter rider.
- Tesla Cybertruck faces challenges with unsold units in Detroit, while Tesla sales in Europe and the U.K. dropped significantly, and four former Volkswagen executives received prison sentences for their role in the emissions cheating scandal.
- Amazon ended its collaboration with Stellantis for in-car software, with Stellantis shifting to an Android-based system instead.
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