Mere months after sharing its production timeline for a new high-volume facility in Mexico, lidar sensor developer Luminar has taken the factory online ahead of schedule and has already begun delivering the first Iris sensors manufactured at the site to one of its largest customers. Luminar Technologies Inc. ($LAZR) is an automotive component company founded […]
If you’ve been holding off on buying a zero turn electric riding mower until a model came out with easily replaceable batteries, well, RYOBI has your back. While other brands have done this in the past, RYOBI is expanding its 80V ecosystem with a 30-inch zero-turn riding mower that’s completely dependent on lithium-ion packs instead […]
Maybe self-driving cars are not that far off after all. Ford announced today that it has become the first automaker approved for “hands-free, eyes off” advanced driver assistance tech in Great Britain. According to Ford, the BlueCruise system is the first of its kind approved in Europe. What is Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free system? Ford’s BlueCruise […]
In a press conference on Thursday afternoon, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins confirmed that an arrest has been made in the April 4 fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Officials named Nima Momeni — a tech entrepreneur in the Bay Area — as the suspect. Authorities also said that Momeni knew the […]
It has now been close to two years since Lucid Motors began rolling its flagship Air sedan off its assembly lines. We were lucky enough to attend Lucid’s launch event and got to test drive the Dream Edition Air. However, even as Lucid’s footprint grows in the US, many consumers have not even seen an […]
The media are reporting that Tesla’s (TSLA) share of the US EV market is declining as “competitors are taking over,” but there’s more to the story. The data is too early to give the full picture. Tesla has been dominating the electric vehicle market for years now. The word “dominating” is not an exaggeration. Despite […]
The BYD Dolphin hatchback has the potential to become the Chinese automaker’s most popular EV model in Europe as it will now enter major markets overseas this year. At a starting price of around 30,000 euros ($33K), the Dolphin will also arrive at BYD’s most affordable electric option. Last summer, Build Your Dreams (BYD) announced […]
Grocery chain Albertsons Companies’ digital health and wellness platform Sincerely Health announced a program that will allow consumers to share data from their Apple Watches or iPhones to earn rewards points. Sincerely Health provides users access to health-related resources and guidance for establishing mental and general well-being goals. The platform also offers an online pharmacy […]
Around 5,500 people with severe developmental disorders now know the genetic cause of their condition, following a major nationwide study which will help improve diagnosis across the world. More than 13,500 families from 24 regional genetics services across the UK and Ireland were recruited to the Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) study, a collaboration between the […]
Virtual integrated care platform Recuro Health announced it closed a $47 million Series B financing round. ARCH Venture Partners, the Flippen Group, GPG Ventures, 4D Capital and other investors participated in the raise. WHAT THEY DO Recuro Health’s Digital Medical Home offering allows patients to virtually access healthcare services, including behavioral healthcare, virtual primary and […]
