Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B.All eyes were on San Francisco this week as critics and supporters of deploying self-driving cars on public roads awaited a vote from the California Public Utilities Commission. Tl;dr: it was a win for the autonomous vehicle industry.If you haven’t been following, the CPUC approved the last remaining permits to Cruise and Waymo, giving the two companies the green light to offer commercial robotaxi services across San Francisco 24 hours a day, seven days a week.In the lead up to the vote, the commission listened to hundreds of public comments, which were pretty evenly split for and against. My take: Cruise and Waymo may have won this battle, but the war to win over the public is hardly over.Want to reach out with a tip, comment or complaint? Email Kirsten at [email protected] that you can drop us a note at [email protected]. If you prefer to remain anonymous, click here to contact us, which includes SecureDrop (instructions here) and various encrypted messaging apps.You remember Veo, right? It’s the shared micromobility operator that has gained a rep for growing at a steady, sustainable pace, rather than moving fast and breaking things? Well, now the company is moving into the retail space<.candice xie co-founder and ceo told techcrunch that its cosmo seated scooter was so popular the company decided to pursue d2c sales of it.when a adds business unit i wonder if it in trouble looking for new ways secure revenue. says veo is still operating profitably sees moving into retail as good way expand markets. starting with limited this year will grow capacity all goes well.the x starts at other news has another ceo. not even after struggling fired founder travis vanderzanden replaced him shane torchiana appears facing yet executive shakeup. jumping ship many execs bird have already done be by rather cfo. michael washinushi officially taken over interim ceo.boston mayor michelle wu offering free cycling lessons kids.london-based humanforest now just forest. doubling bike-share numbers english city.nabsa fourth annual state shared micromobility report shows ridership north america returned pre-pandemic levels. number cities hit an all-time high e-bikes e-scooters offset about million pounds co2 emissions replacing auto trips.tier voi are reportedly talks merger. rebecca bellanthe deal week took me surprise robotics autonomous sidewalk delivery robot startup spun out uber acquisition postmates going public via reverse merger blank-check company.ahead serve raised round led existing investors nvidia wavemaker partners. mark tompkins republic room also participated. total million.upon closing held stake according regulatory filings. sarfraz maredia vice president head americas region joined board.other deals got my attention aviation capital from manufacturing partner stellantis boeing united airlines ark investment management llc others accelerate path commercialization. portion support collaboration between wisk archer on autonomy source techcrunch.there some big well suppose could considered or least agreement. talking rival settling their trade secret legal dispute more than two years lawsuit originally filed.in somewhat twist given how bitterly battle had become companies agreed collaborate reported. make exclusive provider technology integrated future variant midnight aircraft addition familiar settlement.inrix transportation analytics connected car services financing funds managed morgan stanley expansion tactical value.proterra filed chapter bankruptcy protection. dug proterra day one declaration while parallels can drawn failing defunct ev faces specific headwinds down rocky financial path. break what bankruptcy.treehouse home charging funding montage ventures trucks venture participation carmax assurant acrew gutter detroit partners holman automotive ventures.yellow nashville-based trucking plans shutter. received loan trump administration started testing self-driving vehicles atlanta.there were loads earnings but maybe you missed these two.two-wheeler battery-swapping gogoro reported revenue q2 yoy up constant currency basis. came service predominantly active taiwan which yoy.gogoro recorded net loss last primarily due one-time listing expense spac adjusted terms operator because fewer markets year. said ride profit went compared year.bird been trying bring costs seems working. same period might enough keep afloat. cash flow expenses million. able turn around.brightdrop gm commercial flagship electric vans mexico.cadillac revealed escalade iq absolutely massive laden screens luxury features estimated miles range option upgrade automaker standard advanced driver assistance system known super cruise next-level ultra cruise.lucid during call reveal long-awaited all-electric gravity suv november production kicking off until late motiv power systems launch medium-duty chassis cab used various sizes box step shuttle buses refrigerated vocational vehicles.rivian gained positive momentum second quarter ramped narrowed losses reduced shored supply chain. guidance expects improve billion. better expected.arrival board directors appointed igor torgov director.verge motorcycles wilson most recently cfo aston martin lagonda plc before mclaren automotive.vroom vroom disrupt taking place san francisco september where get inside scoop mobility. come hear today leading mobility entrepreneurs takes build innovate sustainable future. save when buy your pass through top promo code station. learn more.>
