We've been following Cartken since its inception .. my latest article provides some new details. For one: new funding in a round led by 486 Capital. But also I talk to co-founders Christian Bersch and Anjali Jindal Naik about how the Cartken sidewalk robots aren't just for sidewalks. https://lnkd.in/g-Nz5kwm
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This story started by an email from a reader who asked what was going on with Onyx Motorbikes? Here's what reporter Rebecca Bellan found. Worth the read; plus some lessons for founders. https://lnkd.in/gREt9ETc
Onyx Motorbikes was in trouble — and then its 37-year-old owner died | TechCrunch
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Had a chance to interview the new head of Amazon's Industrial Innovation fund about how it's evolving and expanding. You might not be surprised to learn that gen AI is of interest. The fund even invested in one genAI startup. Read it here #techcrunch https://lnkd.in/g26cHrrm
Amazon eyes AI, autonomous vehicles and Asia as $1B industrial innovation fund evolves | TechCrunch
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Sean O'Kane and I worked on this scoop this morning over #techcrunch. Tl;dr: E-scooter startup Superpedestrian is shutting down its US operations and exploring a sale of its Europe business. https://lnkd.in/dVMWCUTj
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Scoop this morning - as expected there were layoffs at Cruise. About 900 people, or 24% of its workforce being affected. The email was sent to the entire 3,800 staff this morning. Story is developing at #techcrunch so stay tuned. https://lnkd.in/ggNDReZW
Exclusive: Cruise slashes 24% of self-driving car workforce in sweeping layoffs
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Exciting professional news. #techcrunch is lucky to have hired Sean O’Kane as senior transportation reporter. I’ve followed his career and writing at The Verge and more recently Bloomberg and was always impressed by reporting. I’m looking forward to seeing what scoops come next! Send him your tips!
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Lyft kicked off a new feature today in a five U.S. cities that, if successful, could help it attract more women drivers. Right now, just 23% of drivers on the app are women while riders are closer to 50%. The feature lets women drivers make a preference setting that prioritizes women and nonbinary riders. Curious to see if this works. (p.s. Uber launched a similar feature globally in March) check out my story on #techcrunch https://lnkd.in/gg2CSAYT
Lyft's newest feature could convince more women to drive for the ride-hailing app | TechCrunch
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Uber is expanding its car-sharing service into North America, starting with Boston and Toronto. Really curious to see if this works for Uber because car sharing has proven to be a tough business. This was one of several announcements at Uber's Go-Get event in London, which fellow #techcrunch reporter Paul Sawers covered. My story: https://lnkd.in/gePdj_kw And Paul's! https://lnkd.in/gqstYu-p
Uber is taking its car-sharing service to North America | TechCrunch
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Not sure I would have predicted this five years ago, but here we are. Ford and Tesla have struck an agreement that will give Ford customers access to the Tesla supercharging network and eventually bring Tesla's tech into Ford future EVs, starting in 2025. Check out our coverage of this milestone announcement over at #techcrunch https://lnkd.in/g3T8zq3A
Ford to bring Tesla's charging tech into its future EVs
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