Lucid Motors is denying a report that it’s weighing filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Nick Twork, the company’s chief communications officer, told TechCrunch in a statement that the “rumors are completely false.” “The company has sufficient liquidity to carry its operations well into next year, as recently published in its last quarterly filings, and it has not formed any special Board committee to explore the scenarios reported today,” he said. “Our focus is on improving execution, strengthening operations, and positioning Lucid to realize the full potential of its technology, products, and innovation.” Lucid’s denial comes after its stock price sunk more than 50% on Tuesday, its biggest intra-day drop ever, according to Bloomberg News. The stock has recovered from the free fall, and was trading at $4.72 a share as of 2:46 p.m. ET, about 14% lower than its opening price. The company recently named a new CEO and has laid off more than 2,000 employees this year as part of a sweeping restructuring ahead of the expected launch of its smaller, more affordable electric SUV later this year. Earlier Tuesday, an electric vehicle blog published a report citing two unnamed sources who said the company was considering either filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection or going private on the recommendation of consulting firm AlixPartners. Twork said AlixPartners is assisting Lucid on strengthening its operations and “nothing else and has not recommended bankruptcy to management or the Board.” AlixPartners has been a go-to consulting firm for struggling electric vehicle companies in recent years. Lordstown Motors tapped the firm in 2021 after its CEO and CFO resigned, in an attempt to restructure its nascent business. The startup ultimately partnered with Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn, though that relationship soured and Lordstown Motors went out of business. Faraday Future also brought in
Jul 14, 2026 · via techcrunch.com
Federal safety regulators are putting autonomous vehicle companies on notice: if their driverless cars cannot safely deal with police, firefighters and ambulances, the technology still has work to do. On July 8th, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a public call to action to driverless automated driving system developers warning that the agency has seen a “clear pattern” of autonomous vehicles interfering with law enforcement and other first responders. You can read the full letter here. The concern is not theoretical. NHTSA said it has documented incidents in which autonomous vehicles drove into active emergency scenes, blocked ambulances or firefighters, or failed to properly respond to flashing lights, flares, smoke, fire and traffic cones. Morrison’s message was direct: an autonomous vehicle that cannot safely interact with first responders is a danger to the public. In its letter, NHTSA said it will meet with driverless vehicle developers by the end of July to hear what steps they plan to take to address the issue. The agency also said it will continue to use its enforcement authority against companies that fail to deal with significant safety concerns. In other words, Washington is not just asking robotaxis to use better manners. It is telling the companies behind them to fix a problem that can have real consequences when seconds matter. NHTSA did not name specific companies in the letter and did not identify specific incidents. However, Reuters notes that local media in Texas reported a late-May incident in Dallas involving a Waymo self-driving vehicle that partially blocked a route being used by fire trucks responding to an apartment fire. Reuters also reported that Waymo did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The warning comes as driverless vehicle operations continue to expand in several U.S. markets. Waymo, owned by
Jul 14, 2026 · via carpro.com
U.S. uses sea drones in combat for first time to attack Iranian naval base, CENTCOM says The U.S. military said it used one-way attack sea drones for the first time in combat Sunday in an attack on an Iranian naval port. In a statement shared Monday, U.S. Central Command said forces used multiple sea surface drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base on Iran's coast in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first time the weapons had been used in combat operations. A video released by CENTCOM showed an aerial view of three small sea drones speeding toward a raised dock that appeared to be holding a small submarine and then exploding. It is unclear from the video how much damage was caused, but each explosion sent tall plumes of smoke into the air, and the last blast shown appeared to cause a large fire. CENTCOM called the attack successful and said it had "degraded Iran's ability to continue attacking commercial shipping" in the region. Saronic, a Texas-based weapons manufacturer, said their 24-foot Corsair Autonomous Service Vehicle was used in the attacks, and CENTCOM also said Corsair drones were used. "We are proud that our technology supported this mission and helped to keep the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces safe," Saronic said in a statement posted on social media. According to the manufacturer's website, the Corsair is capable of carrying a payload of up to 1,000 pounds more than 1,000 nautical miles with a top speed of 35 knots. Saronic publicly unveiled the sea drone in October 2024, and in December 2025, it announced a $392 million production contract with the U.S. Navy, which reportedly focused on the Corsair vessel. The Austin-based manufacturer said the weapon was transitioned
Jul 14, 2026 · via cbsnews.com
A state-owned infrastructure company, Trans Israel, is preparing a pilot program to launch on-demand autonomous shuttle services in northern Israel, aiming to provide on-demand public transportation to rural communities that lack convenient access to regular bus routes.
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Jul 14, 2026 · via haaretz.com
Rivian's Electric Van Outsold Its Rivals Combined—By 70% The Rivian Commercial Van even outsold the R1T electric pickup, making it the brand’s second-best-selling model. - Rivian’s electric van is outselling the competition by a wide margin—again. - The company’s commercial EV even outsold the R1T pickup in the second quarter. - The ECV has dominated the American electric van segment for many months. Rivian’s van is the undisputed leader of the American electric van market, according to sales data from Cox Automotive. The California startup’s only commercial vehicle has outsold its competitors combined by 70% and finished the second quarter as the company’s second-best-selling model, after the R1S SUV. The Rivian Commercial Van (RCV) sold 4,003 units from April through June, a solid 48.2% increase over the same period last year. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet BrightDrop, which was discontinued last year, finished second, with 460 sales, down 65.1% year over year. Gallery: Rivian Commercial Van (RCV) The Mercedes-Benz eSprinter completed the podium with 315 sales in the second quarter, a good 270.6% increase over last year. Meanwhile, the Ford E-Transit sold 293 units, down 29.9%, and the Ram ProMaster EV reached 110 customers. Compared to the Rivian R1T, the startup’s van sold 2,784 more units, or nearly 70%. When looking at the figures for the first half of the year, the rankings are identical. The Rivian EDV is first, with 7,216 units sold, followed by the Chevrolet BrightDrop with 956, the Mercedes-Benz E-Sprinter with 517 units, the Ford E-Transit with 493 sales, and the Ram ProMaster EV with 333 deliveries. The main reason behind the success of Rivian’s electric van likely has something to do with the massive deal with Amazon, which has ordered 100,000 vehicles from the California-based brand. So far, Rivian has delivered over 30,000 EVs to the e-commerce
Jul 14, 2026 · via insideevs.com
TikTok's parent company is more massive than you might think, it's reportedly eyeing up self-driving. - Tiktok's parent company, ByteDance, reportedly wants to get into the self-driving car race. - A new report claims that the company's R&D team is exploring driving scenarios for unmanned logistics and has already had talks with top talent and other AV companies. - ByteDance says that it is exploring the "physical" space of AI, but denies the rumors. ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is reportedly making moves in the autonomous car race. Yes, you read that right. No, this isn't a fever dream. The same company that is behind the app that controls the algorithm behind all your favorite viral videos is reportedly eyeing self-driving cars. News of the pivot comes from 36kr which cites several unnamed "insider" sources who confirmed that ByteDance "is exploring entry into the autonomous driving sector." The outlet reports that ByteDance is looking into the business of "unmanned logistics," according to one source. According to the sources, the project is being overseen by ByteDance's Seed division. Seed is the company's R&D team that covers AI tools used in the company's products—this might be vision and speech-based models, world models, or even next-gen interaction. Seed's purview overlaps with how autonomous vehicles see the world. The models it works on are precisely what driverless cars need to understand the environment around them, as well as predict and plan the intent of other drivers (and humans). The sources also note that ByteDance has also held business discussions with other providers in the AV space and offered jobs to top talent in the industry. ByteDance was quick to shoot down the rumors. "ByteDance conducts extensive early research and exploration in cutting-edge fields of large AI models, including physical AI, but has no plans
Jul 14, 2026 · via autos.yahoo.com
It is, perhaps, one of those head-smacking ideas that makes you wonder why no one came up with it before now. But electric vehicle giant Tesla (TSLA) has, and is now reportedly working on what it calls a ââ¦purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicleâ in its Cybercab line. The news was good enough as far as investors were concerned, and Tesla shares gained fractionally in Tuesday afternoonâs trading. TipRanks Welcomes a New ETF â NYSE:RANK Explore TSLQ for 2X short leverage on TSLAThere were no details offered about when the new vehicles would enter service, or if they would offer any features aside from the obvious one of wheelchair accessibility. Tesla has been working to improve access for the disabled, including such things as braille lettering on controls and seating that is at wheelchair-height to help make transfers to and from a Cybercab easier. India Herdman, a Tesla senior policy advisor, noted, âWe know that paratransit can be very difficult, and people who are confined to wheelchairs permanently should still be able to move around freely, so that is an active product being built by Tesla in Texas.â Indeed, making Cybercabs wheelchair-accessible should help improve their level of usability in that segment of the population, and expand Teslaâs market reach accordingly. Rebate Win We all know that Tesla got hit hard by the loss of federal rebates, but there was always the potential for state rebates to get involved. And indeed, one such rebate did, as California recently signed a $270 million electric vehicle rebate into law, starting up this summer. The rebate is actually a step up from earlier plans, as it means money directly placed with dealerships instead of tax credits issued, which may not factor in for several months. Funded by a combination of the State of California and
Jul 14, 2026 · via tipranks.com
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Jul 14, 2026 · via expressnews.com
Protesters and advocates clash over DC driverless car bill
The D.C. Council is considering a bill to establish rules for autonomous vehicles, drawing sharp opposition from local drivers concerned about job losses and safety. While labor unions argue computers cannot handle the district's complex streets, accessibility advocates support the legislation to help prevent discrimination against passengers with service animals.
Jul 13, 2026 · via fox5dc.com
NHTSA Is Sick Of Self-Driving Cars Getting In The Way Of Emergency Responders Despite the unending amount of headaches first responders willingly deal with on a day-to-day basis, technology over the last few years has forced a new mega-headache onto the front lines in the form of autonomous vehicles. Designed to get humans from place to place without a driver, these "robots" on wheels are the stars of first responders' nightmares and keeping them from attending to emergencies in a timely matter. Well, enough is enough, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put out a letter this week that said autonomous vehicles getting in first responders' ways is absolutely "unacceptable" and the agency is determined to fix it. The letter follows a recent closed-door meeting NHTSA had with law enforcement and first responders from areas where AVs are deployed to better understand the problems and nuances they've had to face while simply trying to do their job to save lives. What was shared there is unlikely to have been pretty, as even just the handful of incidents Jalopnik has covered in recent months doesn't paint a great picture. Jonathan Morrison, NHTSA administrator, wrote, "To state it bluntly: an AV that cannot safely interact with first responders is a danger to the general public." ... "Every second matters when law enforcement officers, firefighters, or paramedics are answering a call because lives are on the line. That is why human drivers who impede these operations are subject to fines and even jail time." The problem is more than just a minor software anomaly Morrison went on to cite examples familiar those multiple news sites — Jalopnik included — have reported on, like the blocking of ambulances and firefighters, or failing to recognize basic safety alerts and conditions. He told autonomous vehicle
Jul 13, 2026 · via jalopnik.com
What to Know - Waymo said they’re ready to move forward with service in D.C. after driving and mapping 300,000 miles during two years of testing. - Waymo said it is about to build new maintenance facilities in Ward 5 and Ward 7 to take care of their vehicles. The company said that will bring hundreds of jobs to the area. - A Waymo representative acknowledged that D.C. has “unique” factors including motorcades and security infrastructure. “The reality is the Waymo driver is proven to be generalizable in a number of urban environments,” he said. - A final vote on self-driving taxis in D.C. is expected this fall. Waymo and competitors including Uber and Lyft sat down before the D.C. Council on Monday for a hearing on the future of autonomous vehicles in the District. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now. Outside the Wilson Building, union members said many human drivers will lose their jobs if D.C. gives self-driving taxis the green light. ”We’re talking about Uber and Lyft drivers, taxi drivers, truck drivers and transit workers. And we think that’s unfair,” said Jaime Contreras with SEIU. Waymo? Hell no!” and “Driverless is dangerous,” signs held by supporters said. Leaders from Uber, Lyft and Tesla showed up to explain how Waymo would affect them. Waymo staff took issue with what some said. ”If we want to talk about driver earnings, I think we would be remiss if we did not point out the fact that there are companies seated at this table today who control how much earnings drivers take home, and we have seen reports as of recent that these companies are taking nearly 40% of those earnings,” Matt Walsh with Waymo said. Uber leaders answered. “One AV [autonomous vehicle] takes the work of four drivers,
Jul 13, 2026 · via nbcwashington.com
What to Know - Waymo said they’re ready to move forward with service in D.C. after driving and mapping 300,000 miles during two years of testing. - Waymo said it is about to build new maintenance facilities in Ward 5 and Ward 7 to take care of their vehicles. The company said that will bring hundreds of jobs to the area. - A Waymo representative acknowledged that D.C. has “unique” factors including motorcades and security infrastructure. “The reality is the Waymo driver is proven to be generalizable in a number of urban environments,” he said. - A final vote on self-driving taxis in D.C. is expected this fall. Waymo and competitors including Uber and Lyft sat down before the D.C. Council on Monday for a hearing on the future of autonomous vehicles in the District. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now. Outside the Wilson Building, union members said many human drivers will lose their jobs if D.C. gives self-driving taxis the green light. ”We’re talking about Uber and Lyft drivers, taxi drivers, truck drivers and transit workers. And we think that’s unfair,” said Jaime Contreras with SEIU. Waymo? Hell no!” and “Driverless is dangerous,” signs held by supporters said. Leaders from Uber, Lyft and Tesla showed up to explain how Waymo would affect them. Waymo staff took issue with what some said. ”If we want to talk about driver earnings, I think we would be remiss if we did not point out the fact that there are companies seated at this table today who control how much earnings drivers take home, and we have seen reports as of recent that these companies are taking nearly 40% of those earnings,” Matt Walsh with Waymo said. Uber leaders answered. “One AV [autonomous vehicle] takes the work of four drivers,
Jul 13, 2026 · via nbcwashington.com
Question of the Day: How Much Do You Trust Autonomous Vehicles? If you watch much television, you’ve likely seen the commercial where the dejected teenage boy walks away from a cheering group of soccer players — U.S. Men’s National Teams jokes here! — and from inside the backseat of the car texts his mom that he got cut. However, just before that mom gets a text from Uber informing her that her son just got into one of its cars and is heading home. Despite five decades of telling kids not to get into cars with a stranger, this kid just did. But we wonder, would it be better if it had been Waymo or a Tesla Cybercab? According to the recently releases results of the JD Power 2026 U.S. Mobility Confidence Index Study, 31 percent of consumers would put their child in a self-driving vehicle. Today’s question: Would you trust an autonomous vehicle to transport your child solo? Your food? What would trust it to do? [Images: Waymo] Become a TTAC insider. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by subscribing to our newsletter. Michael Strong has spent more than 25 years writing about the automotive industry. A Detroit-area native, he’s written about everything from local car shows to product reviews to financial news. Currently he writes and edits for a variety of national and local publications. He’s also a longtime member of the Automotive Press Association and the International Motor Press Association, and a graduate of Georgia Southern University. Hail Southern! Despite a love for ’70s land yachts and BMWs from the late ’80s and early ’90s, his personal vehicle is neither of those. More by Michael Strong Latest Car Reviews Read moreLatest Product Reviews Read moreRecent
Jul 13, 2026 · via thetruthaboutcars.com
Tesla's robotaxi dream has rolled into Miami. That sounds like a big moment, especially if you have ever sat in South Florida traffic and wondered whether a car could do better without a tired human behind the wheel. For now, though, the rollout looks careful and limited. Tesla says Robotaxi service is available in limited areas of Miami, Florida as well as Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas. The Robotaxi app also shows a visual map of where rides are available based on your location. That means Miami is now Tesla's newest robotaxi market, but this is not a citywide launch yet. It also puts Tesla in a busy autonomous ride-hailing market where Waymo and Amazon's Zoox are already trying to win over riders. Free live CyberGuy class: Sick of Spam? Join us July 22 Join us Wednesday, July 22, at 1 PM ET for a free CyberGuy Live class that will help you cut down on robocalls, spam texts, junk email and other unwanted messages. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson will walk you step by step through simple ways to filter spam, clean up your inbox and recognize the messages that could put your personal information at risk. No technical experience is needed. You’ll also receive our spam-stopping checklist, and every registrant will get a link to the class recording afterward. Reserve your free spot today at CyberGuyLive.com. TERRIFIED PASSENGERS FILM WAYMO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING INTO LIVE FIREWORKS IN SAN FRANCISCO Why the Tesla Robotaxi Miami service area is limited The biggest thing to know is that Tesla Robotaxi does not cover all of Miami. Tesla's Miami geofence covers only a small slice of the metro area, mostly around West Miami and a strip toward Doral and Sweetwater. The early map leaves out downtown Miami, Miami Beach, Miami International Airport and most
Jul 13, 2026 · via foxnews.com
VIDEO: San Francisco first responders are raising concerns about autonomous vehicles blocking emergency routes and delaying response times, prompting city leaders to explore additional accountability measures for self-driving car companies.
The concerns come three years after the California Public Utilities Commission allowed Waymo and Cruise to expand self-driving vehicle operations in San Francisco. Since then, hundreds of autonomous vehicles have become part of daily life in the city, but firefighters say they have also created challenges during some emergency responses.
“Anytime we are blocked by any autonomous vehicle that matters, and we don’t want that to continue to happen,” said Mariano Elias of the San Francisco Fire Department. The department has been documenting incidents involving autonomous vehicles for years, according to Elias.
Jul 13, 2026 · via dailydispatch.com
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Jul 13, 2026 · via youtube.com
News Tesla is building a wheelchair-accessible Robotaxi Tesla revealed on Monday that it is building a new autonomous vehicle at Gigafactory Texas, its plant just outside of the City of Austin. This particular vehicle will be geared toward those who are in need of a wheelchair-accessible car that would require no human driver for operation. According to a new report from Wired, Tesla’s Senior Policy Advisor, India Herdman, told members of the Washington D.C. City Council on Monday: “We are in development for a purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle. We know that paratransit can be very difficult, and people who are confined to wheelchairs permanently should still be able to move around freely, so that is an active product being built by Tesla in Texas.” This builds upon what CEO Elon Musk said last year on X, which confirmed the company was working on accessible rides within its Robotaxi platform, which currently is confined to the Model Y. Absolutely — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 19, 2025 Tesla is also developing the Cybercab, which started employee rides last week. However, this vehicle is not necessarily geared toward wheelchair accessibility. That leaves a major gap in the autonomous ride-sharing program that Tesla is attempting to build; the company has been pretty clear that it does not want to complicate its manufacturing lines by bringing in a wide array of body styles. However, it seems necessary to have something larger that could help transport people to appointments when they cannot drive. For wheelchair accessibility, the Robovan, which was unveiled at the “We, Robot” event in October 2024, seems to be the most ideal solution: Herdman did not indicate whether she was referring to the Robovan or if Tesla is building yet another body style that is geared toward full autonomy but also caters to
Jul 13, 2026 · via teslarati.com
Tesla is building a purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle, a company policy advisor told lawmakers in Washington, DC, on Monday. But Tesla gave no timeline, no vehicle, and no details, and it’s not clear the “active product” is anything more than the Robovan it unveiled nearly two years ago. What Tesla told the DC City Council The claim came during a Monday hearing before the DC City Council on a bill that could let robotaxi services operate in the District. “We are in development for a purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle,” Tesla senior policy advisor India Herdman told council members, according to WIRED, which first reported the comments. “We know that paratransit can be very difficult, and people who are confined to wheelchairs permanently should still be able to move around freely, so that is an active product being built by Tesla in Texas,” she said. Tesla didn’t respond to WIRED’s request for comment, and Herdman gave no indication of when such a vehicle might arrive. Tesla routinely takes years to bring an announced product to market, when it delivers it at all. None of Tesla’s current vehicles can do this Tesla operates a small driverless fleet in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, and, as of this month, Miami. Those rides use the Model Y, a compact SUV that is not wheelchair accessible. The company has also started building its purpose-built Cybercab, a two-seat vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals. Tesla highlighted the Cybercab’s accessibility features in an X post this month, including braille lettering on controls and wheelchair-height seating for easier transfers, but a two-seater a passenger has to climb into is not a wheelchair-accessible vehicle in any meaningful sense. Tesla has hinted at accessible rides before. It added an accessibility tab to its Robotaxi app last fall that reads “We
Jul 13, 2026 · via electrek.co
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2026 — The 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is urging the District of Columbia Council to amend the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 (B26-0684), citing concerns about the legislation’s impact on workers, public transit, and the local economy. In a letter to Councilmember Charles Allen, who chairs the council’s Transportation and Education Committee, ahead of a Monday, July 13 public hearing, the IAM Union said it opposes the bill as written because of “the lack of guardrails to properly address the expected negative impacts to those such as existing ride-share drivers and the local economy.” The IAM Union represents approximately 600,000 active and retired members across North America, including tens of thousands of rideshare drivers. The IAM Union, along with SEIU, won a first-in-the-nation effort to represent 70,000 rideshare drivers in Massachusetts, and championed the successful passage of rideshare union legislation in Illinois. “The IAM welcomes innovation,” wrote IAM National Political and Legislative Director Hasan Solomon in a letter to DC Councilmember Charles Allen, who serves as Chair of the Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee. “Specifically, we welcome innovation that helps workers, not an unchecked innovation that threatens to upend thousands of jobs and disrupt a local economy.” The IAM Union joined SEIU 32BJ in raising concerns about the potential impact autonomous vehicles could have on workers throughout the transportation sector. According to the union’s testimony, recent reports by Gridwise, an app that helps ride-share drivers track mileage and earnings, show that driver hourly pay declines in cities where autonomous vehicles have been introduced. “We join with SEIU 32BJ in opposing the proposed District legislation as written, seeing AVs as threatening to destroy the jobs of thousands of workers in the District, not only rideshare, but those like
Jul 13, 2026 · via goiam.org
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Jul 13, 2026 · via azfamily.com