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TechCrunch Mobility: Uber Freight’s AI bet, Tesla’s robotaxi caveat, and Nikola’s trucks hit the auction block
- The Memorial Day weekend is expected to be crowded on the roads, with 45.1 million people traveling at least 50 miles from home in the U.S.
- Luminar, a lidar startup, secured a deal with Yorkville Advisors Global to bring in $200 million through the sale of convertible preferred stock.
- SparkCharge raised $15.5 million in a Series A-1 round for its 'charging-as-a-service' for fleets, along with securing a $15 million venture loan.
- Nikola's hydrogen trucks worth about $114 million are up for auction as part of the company's asset unloading after filing for bankruptcy.
- Aurora has put human 'observers' in its self-driving trucks, prompting questions about their role as not being human safety operators.
- Uber plans to launch a B2B logistics service in India to compete with e-commerce giants like Flipkart.
- Uber Freight introduced AI features to shippers globally, including Insights AI and over 30 AI agents for logistics tasks.
- Tesla will limit its robotaxis in Austin to specific areas deemed safest, differing from Elon Musk's past claims of a general-purpose self-driving solution.
- Senate Republicans voted to overturn a waiver allowing California to set stricter air pollution standards for vehicles, received over 100 times in the past 50 years.
- Arc unveiled the Arc Coast, a $168,000 electric boat with a center console design, while Waymo expands its commercial robotaxi service area with approval from the CPUC.
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