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WEX Expands EV Charging and Payment Solution to Include Private Chargers
April 28, 2025

WEX has added a feature that enables fleets with electric vehicles (EVs) to use the WEX Fleet Card at private chargers. With the addition of this feature, WEX EV Depot, WEX now offers an EV charging and payment solution that encompasses depot, public and at-home charging...

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Tesla Eyes June Launch for Robotaxis Amid Decline in Sales
April 23, 2025

Automotive manufacturer Tesla is reportedly rolling out trials of its ridesharing service, giving employees access, as it looks to expand that service later this year. In a Wednesday (April 23) post on X, Tesla shared a video of passengers hailing and riding in one of...

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GM CEO on Tariffs and GM’s EV Future
April 23, 2025

General Motors is having “very productive” conversations with the Trump administration regarding the new 25% automotive tariffs, according to CEO Mary Barra. During a fireside chat at the Semafor World Economy Summit 2025 on Wednesday (April 23), the veteran automotive executive said that the automaker...

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Tesla Q1 Falls Far Short, Musk to Scale Back DOGE Involvement
April 22, 2025

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday (April 22) that the time he spends with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, will “drop significantly” starting in May. During Tesla’s Q1 earnings call, Musk said and he will be devoting “far more” of his time to...

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Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman Suggests Hertz-Uber Partnership on Autonomous Vehicles
April 18, 2025

Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman — who disclosed in a Thursday (April 17) post on X that the firm owns a 19.8% stake Hertz — said in the post that Hertz and Uber would be ideal partners to roll out a fleet of autonomous vehicles (AVs).  Calling the idea a “fun...

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United Airlines Taps Tech Investments, Strategic Capacity Cuts to Weather Expected Travel Turbulence
April 16, 2025

Sometimes good things can come at surprising times. That was the case for United Airlines, which on Wednesday’s (April 16) first quarter 2025 earnings call posted its best first-quarter results in five years. Despite headwinds from a persistently volatile macroeconomic environment, United Airlines was able...

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United Airlines Reduces Domestic Capacity, Citing ‘Current Demand Environment’
April 15, 2025

United Airlines said Tuesday (April 15) that it will remove 4 percentage points of its scheduled domestic capacity, starting in the third quarter, in response to the “current demand environment.” “United is also continuing to make prudent adjustments to the utilization rate of its fleet,...

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Uber and Waymo Begin Taking Sign-Ups for Atlanta Robotaxi
April 15, 2025

Uber has launched an “interest list” for riders wishing to use its Atlanta robotaxi service. Customers based in that city can sign up for the wait list beginning Tuesday (April 15) to boost their chances of getting matched with an autonomous vehicle (AV) operated by Google-owned...

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Self-Driving Truck Firm Kodiak Robotics Plans to Go Public
April 14, 2025

Kodiak Robotics, an autonomous freight truck startup, is planning to become a public company. The move comes through a merger between Kodiak and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Ares Acquisition Corporation II, and is expected to close in the second half of this year, according...