Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup’s robots could ‘fracture a human skull’
Startup Figure AI is developing general-purpose humanoid robots.Figure AIFigure AI, an Nvidia-backed developer of humanoid robots, was sued by the ...
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‘Robotaxi has reached a tipping point’: Baidu, Nvidia leaders see momentum as competition rises
Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles.BaiduBEIJING — ...
Dutch halt state intervention at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, paving way for exports to resume
This photograph shows a general view of Nexperia headquarters in Nijmegen on November 6, 2025.John Thys | Afp | Getty ...
Inside Ford’s new world headquarters: Scratch kitchens, rotisserie chickens and design secrets
The exterior of the main entrance of Ford Motor's new world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan.FordDEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor is ...
Tesla investor support for Elon Musk’s massive pay plan was lower in 2025 than in 2018
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks during the 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting on Nov. 6, 2025.Courtesy: TeslaTesla shareholders voted last ...
AI startup Metropolis, biggest parking lot operator in U.S., raises $1.6 billion for major retail expansion
Metropolis, which uses AI and computer vision to identify vehicles and take parking lot payments without any physical transaction, has ...
Lucid misses Wall Street expectations, narrows production guidance
Brand new Lucid electric cars sit parked in front of a Lucid Studio showroom in San Francisco on May 24, ...
Where the Nexperia auto chip crisis stands now as the U.S., China and EU race to contain fallout
The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker's German facility, after the Dutch government seized control ...
Musk teases Tesla Roadster demo by year-end. He’s been hyping a new one since 2017
Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda gets out of a Tesla Motor's Roadster electric car with Tesla Motors Chief Exective ...
Chinese robotaxi company Pony.ai to work with Stellantis on Europe expansion
Robotaxi operator Pony.ai has begun testing rides with human staff inside between a suburb of Beijing and a major high-speed ...
