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Oct 5, 2026, 9:54 PMTransportation

Lucid EV Output Falls 54% to Near Two Year Low as Rivian Surges

Lucid built 2,954 EVs in Q3 2026, down 54%, as weak demand drives layoffs, factory cuts and a delayed Cosmos while Rivian accelerates with its new R2 SUV.

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Rivian R2 Drives Record Q3 Deliveries, Up 45%

Lyft Agrees to $272.5 Million California Driver Settlement

MyMonthlyCar Targets Idle Used Cars With Month-to-Month Rentals

DoorDash Air Unveils Six-Propeller Drone, California Pilots Next

2027 BMW i3 Undercuts Gas M350 by $4,400 as EV Price Parity Arrives▲

FedEx Orders 2,000 Harbinger Electric Trucks in $300 Million Deal▲

Tesla Secures $30 Billion to Scale Cybercab, Optimus and Semi

Aurora Targets 30,000 Driverless Trucks and $5 Billion Revenue by 2030

Tesla Delays Roadster 2 Reveal to October 15 Over Severe Weather

Tesla Semi Deliveries Start After Nine Years, 500 Mile Truck Nears $300,000

Waymo Fleet Hits 4,000 as Texas Robotaxi Expansion Surges 49%

Waymo Opens Nashville Robotaxis to Teens as Young as 13

Elon Musk Pitches Austin to San Antonio Hyperloop Under 30 Minutes

NHTSA and SAE Launch ASCEND to Set Federal Self-Driving Safety Standards

Joby’s 3,100 Mile Autonomous Flight Expands Its Defense and Freight Push

Zoox Nevada Robotaxi Cap Ends September 25, Clearing Las Vegas Expansion

Waymo Restarts San Antonio Robotaxis Five Months After Flood Failure

House Passes Bill to Mandate Free AM Radio in New US Vehicles

Lyft Launches Fully Driverless Waymo Robotaxis in Nashville

Tesla Sets October 1 Reveal for Redesigned Second Generation Roadster

The Boring Company Raises $3B, Hits $23B Valuation in UAE Led Round

Autonomy Adds Gas Ford Models to Rescue Car Subscriptions

Poseidon Aerospace Raises $60M Before Egret Pilotless Cargo Test

Travis Kalanick’s Atoms Eyes Robotaxis After $1.7 Billion Raise

Tesla Cybercab Form Signals Third-Party Robotaxi Fleet Sales

Amazon’s Zoox Adds Las Vegas Airport Robotaxi Rides After Federal Exemption

Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs, Slashes Managers and Remote Work▼

Any LUV1 Electric Motorcycle Pairs 120 Liter Cargo Space With 100 km/h Speed

Waymo Plans Munich Robotaxi Launch by Late 2027

Gatik Raises $200 Million to Scale Driverless Trucks After PepsiCo Deal▲

Airbound Raises $37M to Challenge Trucks With Rocket-Like Delivery Drones

GM eBoost Brake Probe Escalates, Over 1 Million Vehicles at Risk▼

1,000 TOPS: Waymo’s Secret Chip Fuels Its Robotaxi Blitz

Tesla Recalls Nearly 3 Million Cars in China Over Hidden Door Releases

Waymo Opens Cheaper Ojai Robotaxis to All Riders in Three Cities

Rivian Spinout Also Raises $150M for Autonomous Delivery Push

Aircraft-shaped chess pieces merge and pivot toward a shield, symbolizing eVTOL consolidation and defense expansion.

Archer Buys Wisk, Joby Adds Defense Unit as eVTOL Sector Consolidates

California Clears Aurora and Kodiak for Self-Driving Truck Tests

Uber, Pony.ai Plan 2,000 Robotaxis Across Four European Cities

Ford’s $2 Billion Factory Overhaul on Track for Sub-$30,000 Fathom EV

Archer Aviation Buys Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu From Boeing

A small electric pickup forms a stepping stone toward an SUV summit, symbolizing Ford's cautious EV platform strategy.

Ford Fathom EV Starts at $29,945, but Breakout Prospects Look Slim

Lucid Delays Sub-$50K Cosmos EV to 2027 Amid Sweeping Reset