Tesla Moves Towards Launching an Uber Competitor

“Tesla is taking steps to launch a ride-sharing service that could compete directly with Uber, Lyft and Waymo,” reports Axios, noting that Tesla “has filed for a transportation charter-party carrier permit from the California Public Utilities Commissio…

March 1, 2025
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Human Drivers Keep Rear-Ending Waymos

Waymo’s driverless cars have a much lower crash rate than human drivers, with fewer than one injury-causing crash per million miles driven, compared to an estimated 64 crashes by human drivers over the same distance. As Ars Technica’s Timothy B. Lee no…

September 12, 2024
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Why Are California’s EV Sales Dropping?

“After years of rapid expansion, California’s booming EV market may be showing signs of fatigue,” reports the Los Angeles Times, “as high vehicle prices, unreliable charging networks and other consumer headaches appear to dampen enthusiasm for zero-emi…

February 19, 2024
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