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I felt sad because I missed the Monterey week this year, especially because there are a number of detection that I was interested in, including the photovoltaic. Cadillac luxury speed; the Chevrolet Corvette CX and CX.R VISION GRAN Turism and clear Gravity X reveals. Unfortunately, the sprawling quail lands that were overwhelmed by Shampania or SeersuCker suits and wide edges at the Pebble Beach Golf Stadium are below the optimal level of newly broken and institutional feet. Next year!

Meanwhile, I thought I would communicate with you, dear reader, to get your expectations about what exists for automotive and sales of EV in the United States once the Federal tax credit ends on September 30.

My expectations? Well, I don’t really want to raise the results, but I will say this: Car manufacturers will have to do something in the short term to attract customers, not only because of EV tax credit.

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Robotics serviceThe independent pavement company, robot, announced earlier this week that it had acquired Vio RobotatIt is an emerging company that has developed the models of the Artificial Intelligence Corporation and a simulator datab engine for robots. Companies did not reveal the conditions of the deal, but some rear mathematics helped me some small birds in determining that the robots that serve between 45 million dollars and 50 million dollars for Fio.

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Deals!

Several weeks ago, a deal highlighted UberStarting independent car technology NoroAnd EV maker clear. You can read about it here, but the important piece that must be remembered is Uber’s commitment to making investments “millions of dollars” unannounced in Noro. (The sources told me that it is more than $ 300 million in invest in Uber in Lucid.)

Nuro has now raised more money in a tour of the E series that reached $ 203 million from a group of new investors that include NVIDIA, the current Baillie Gifford, icehouse Ventures, Kindred Ventures, and Pleed Ventures. Part of Uber’s investments went to E.

Other deals caught my attention …

Ark InvestCathy Wood, invested about $ 12.9 million in the Chinese independent leadership company Pony.aiAccording to the company.

Aero networkAn young space company, raising $ 6 million in seed financing from calibrating projects and projects everywhere.

Group14An emerging battery material company, raised $ 463 million in a financing tour led by the SK battery manufacturer with ATL, Lightrock, Microsoft, Porsche and Omers. Besides the tour, Group14 also announced that it had “obtained a full ownership” of a joint project with SK in South Korea.

shelterFounded in 2023, supported by Y Combinator and General Catalyst, recently closed a seed tour of $ 4 million. Read the company’s plan to build a decentralized “Uber for Freight”.

One update on via Public subscription: Renaissance capital estimates can be collected by up to $ 500 million.

Promise readings and other tales

Hirtz The sale of pre -vehicles will start on Amazon Autos.

Redwood materials He said he works with Caterpillar to recycle battery beams from underground the company’s battery.

Timing It is planning to provide Doubao’s Doubao’s artificial intelligence.

Guidance CompanyIt is a startup that helps transportation agencies to match the cyclists with vehicles quickly at a price, and Zoox fell as the first roboti agent. Zoox will purchase an unprecedented license for the steering company technology and will bring five of the start -up engineers on board “efficiency and ability to expand” for the emerging Robotaxi service.

Volkswagen A lawsuit at the New American local court faces the buttons on the wheel in its cars, including ID.4. The lawsuit claims that the buttons are very sensitive and easy to activate.

And emo A permit was granted to test its independent cars in New York City, the first such approval granted by the city. The company TECHCRUNCH told it to start starting a “immediate” test.

In the world of drones and food, I assumed it was imperative to get Zipotle – the merging of Zipline and Chipotle words. ZiplineStarting the delivery of independent drones, partnership with Chipotle To fly digital requests to the guest sites in the Greater Dallas area.

Another thing …

Vanity Fair has a long feature on Waymo Co-CEO Takedra This digs in its past, how it runs, and as the author notes its non -color style. It is worth reading and gives me an opportunity to remind you of everything in our places in our Disrupt 2025, which will be held on October 27 to San Francisco.