TechCrunch Mobility: How Jony Ive’s LoveFrom helped Rivian and what Uber’s next-generation playbook looks like

Back to Techcrunch Mobility – Your central center for news and concepts related to the future of transport. Sign up here for free – just click Techcrunch Mobility!

I had a ten-year cover Tesla and CEO Elon muskSo I would have been natural for me to take here on the fall of billionaire President Donald Trump. Other correspondents, chair analysts, affects and bloggers did so. Some are smart, and some replace the sign – with miles.

As the benefit of institutional knowledge and a Helluva is a good memory, I will present me a short reminders and forecasts. We are here before – Musk has a long, well-documented date to create a strong alliance and then burn all.

Prime correspondent Tim de Chant noted, Elon gets access to politics. The problem here is that the musk also covers the risk and gravities – ie learning something is not equal to the change in his behavior.

Wait for the Roller Coaster Roller Coaster Roller Peace Walking Walking People’s Care. Wash. Repeat.

This fall will be wide and likely to touch different enterprises of all muffins. When the Tesla will have the course of home sales numbers and the “Big, Nice Project” law “The law” Great, fine law “will affect the work of a car manufacturer.

In a short time, Tesla’s Austin will pay attention to the great Robototax experience in Texas, and affects the appreciation of the musk with the composition of the musk and more toxic relations Department of Transport. Before his public split with Trump, Musk was Lobbying MPs A lawsuit in the legislation related to autonomous vehicles – a bill presented on May 15 Autonomous vehicle acceleration law.

Some birds

Since then Rivana shake Alsoa Micromobility Start We have received support from Eclipse institutions and poking to learn more. Several small birds have established and helped you better understand how the Skunkworks program turns into a single company; They also discovered a surprising detail: JONY IVE worked with a creative company’s creative company in the design team of the Rivian design team and the team of the skunkworks program. Prime correspondent Sean O’KANE and I Here’s a full bucket.

Do you have a clue for us? Email Kirsten Corosec at kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com or alert on Kkorosec.07, Sean O’Kane sean.okane@techcrunch.comor Rebecca Bellan rebecca.bellan@techcrunch.com. Or check These hints To learn to contact us via encrypted messaging apps or securedrop.

Deals!

Memorandums of understanding are rarely noticed. But it did.

Joby Aviation and Saudi Arabia Conglomerat Abdul Latif Jameel has signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate a distribution agreement for Up to 200 electric aircraft. Abdul Latif Jameel is no longer considered the initial contract because Joby’s investor is an investor.

If the partnership is completed, the partnership can provide a quick way to paste electric vertical flights and landing machines in Saudi Arabia. Turning an investor to a customer, can make it difficult to connect (ask Amazon and Rivian only.)

Other deals …

ClearA start-based California, which combines with cameras placed in parking marks to root the EU’s careless driving behavior, Raised $ 22 million In a series of Bain capital enterprises in a financing round. Obgio is currently planning to use these funds to expand outside the first five cities in Maryland.

Without portFulfillment of an e-commerce and logistics start, Raised $ 18 million During a financing period led by trading enterprises, the participation of the egateway capital, place and FJ laboratories. Portess uses a business model similar to an item and uses brand duties after selling an item, delays the price of tariffs.

TOMAAI sound start, which applies tools to instrument vendors, Raised $ 17 million A round between a seed and series a round. Y was supported by Yossi Levi, the Bombinator (Toma was in January 2024), Yossi Levi, a fund of the Angels Foundation and the car dealer.

What does Uber’s executive education tell us

Next executive mixtures combined with comments Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Not just point to the company’s strategy. No, this is like a neon blink sign and the word “autonomy” is in the center.

Announced that it appointed Uber earlier this week Andrew “Mac” MacDonald as President and Chief Operating Specialist. The company also announced the march of Pierre-Dimitry Gore-Coty, which manages Uber’s delivery.

Gore-Coty’s tasks will be led by MacDonald’s under MacDonald since 2012 and recently managed mobility and work operations. Another Tidbit: He started the Uber’s Toronto operations 13 years ago and determined the autonomous strategy.

The new role of Mac will combine mobility, delivery and autonomy.

At Bloomberg Conference, Khosrowshahi Asked about AVS. He spoke about the construction of shares (AURORA and WAABI) in the cities of transport technologies (Aurora and Waabi), which developed autonomous transport technologies.

“We continue to support the AV ecosystem in fact and penetrate the ecosystem and penetrating the ecosystem and the AVS market.” As a result, we think that the market will expand the market as having a kind of safe transport cities for everyone. “

Other Uber news has company A new account type with a simpler UI for older people has been added.

Reads outstanding and other Tidbits

Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla Trading brand applications The company hit road barriers to the roadside vehicle service for the term “Tesla Robotaxi” to provide trademarks for the previous self-control vehicle service.

Electric vehicles, batteries and charging

I missed This story I wanted to note the AXIOS reporter from Katie Fehrenbacher here. Last year Red wood materials silently away Energy Department (Doe) received a conventional approval for the loan. To date, Redwood did not receive any federal finances.

Why did I get to Redwood why to understand why. REDWOOD first applied for a doe loan in 2021. The process was dragged and a significant cost for the red tree. Companies through this process are responsible for the payment of third party consultants and experts in business and technology. By 2024, Redwood was still in the port of conventional confirmation. As expected, the company gained more than $ 2 billion and about $ 200 million in revenues last year.

As a result, Redwood determined that the cost and limitations of this loan increased.

The future of flight

Diamatic and the alphabet Wing Drone delivery to thousands of customers. The wing, which uses 18 Walmart Supercenter in Dallas-FURTS, builds the shop In five more US cities through partnership. In general, more than 100 stores will be added in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa.

Humanity

Trevor MiltonPardoned builder recently Niculahas been Fight against a call from the creditors of the bankrupt electric transport company. Milton Nikola, before submitting for bankruptcy in February, followed an arbitration claim on the charges of a crime missing with the company in 2023.