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Weekend Round-Up: Rivian's Q2 Triumph, Trump's AV Push, Boeing's Sudan Connection, Baidu's London Test and Ford's Q2 Results

This week was a whirlwind of news in the tech and auto sectors. From Rivian’s impressive Q2 results to Trump’s push for autonomous vehicle deployment, there was no shortage of headlines. Let’s dive into the top stories.

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Uber, Rivian, And The $1.25 Billion Robotaxi Deal

Rivian R2 targets Level 4 autonomy by 2028 as Uber eyes up to 50,000 robotaxis, blending retail SUV duties with high-mileage ride-hailing work.

Motor1

Trump's DOT Introduces Changes to 'Accelerate' AV Deployment, Directs NHTSA to Grant Zoox Temporary Exemption

The Donald Trump administration on Thursday introduced changes to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations aimed at expediting the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles, granting Amazon.com Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Robotaxi operator Zoox a temporary exemption to deploy its driverless vehicles commercially.

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Tesla manager says self-driving vehicle team was so overworked that cars were ‘rolling hazards on public streets,’ lawsuit reveals

Exclusive: ‘I was really trying to let them know how serious this was,’ fired Tesla manager Javier Medrano told The Independent. ‘‘But there was no sense of urgency’

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee says the government has ‘stepped in on London’s devolved powers’

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Several firms, including Uber and Wayve, are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year

Evening Standard

Intel Stock Slips Despite Blowout Quarter: Here's What 4 Analysts Are Saying

Shares of Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) edged lower in early trading on Friday, despite the company’s upbeat second-quarter report.

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AI memory shortage is now increasing the price of cars — GM warns of vast cost increases, BYD hikes driver assistance prices 20%

GM CFO Paul Jacobson says that the company's costs are expected to increase by $1.5 to $2 billion, primarily due to increasing memory chip costs. The move comes as the RAM shortage is affecting the automotive industry, right as cars are requiring more memory and storage due to infotainment and…

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Tesla’s Hidden Growth Machine Just Surged 50%—And it Isn't Cars, Batteries or Robotaxis

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) spent much of its second-quarter update talking about Cybercab production, Robotaxi expansion and artificial intelligence. But the company’s fastest-growing business wasn’t any of those.

Benzinga

Tesla Sold 25% More Cars In Q2. Its Operating Profit Still Plummeted

Record revenue and a big delivery rebound weren’t enough to offset lower vehicle margins and Tesla’s costly AI and robotics push in Q2 of 2026.

InsideEVs

Elon Musk Says Tesla's Spending Spree Is the 'Fastest Industrial Scale-Up Since World War II' as 2026 Shapes Up To Be a 'Massive CapEx Year'

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is increasing its capital and operating expenditure to achieve the most rapid industrial expansion in the U.S. since World War II, as revealed by CEO Elon Musk and CFO Vaibhav Taneja.

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Intel Q2 Preview: Stock Hammers Nvidia with 7x Returns Since Dow Swap — Will Earnings Fuel Further Gains?

Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) looks to continue its recent winning streak when the company reports second-quarter financial results Thursday after market close.

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Elon Musk Needs to 'Shore Up Credibility,' Stop Making 'Outlandish' Promises, Says Gary Black Ahead of Tesla's Q2 Earnings

Investor Gary Black of The Future Fund LLC has slammed Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk‘s Robotaxi promises to investors ahead of the EV giant’s second-quarter earnings call after market close on Wednesday.

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Bill Ackman Says Tesla Robotaxi Fears Are Creating a 'Very Cheap' Buying Opportunity for UBER

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman believes the market’s anxiety over Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) upcoming autonomous fleet has severely mispriced Uber Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:UBER), creating a highly lucrative entry point for investors.

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The Independent UK

Robotaxi firm Zoox issues recall after vehicle drives into smoke near Vegas fire scene

About 100 vehicles from the Amazon-owned company were potentially affected by a software issue

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Elon Musk Says Traffic Will Get Worse With Robot Cars, Reaffirms Tesla FSD Will Remember Individual Preferences

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has predicted that self-driving cars will cause traffic to increase in the future as more vehicles will be on the road.

Evening Standard

Hammersmith Bridge could use driverless cars after closing to traffic

A non-for-profit group in west London has proposed using driverless cars over the Hammersmith Bridge.

Benzinga

This Week in Tesla: Elon Musk Faces Pay Package Questions, US EV Prices Fall and More

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has had an interesting week, with investor questions about CEO Elon Musk‘s pay package, as well as a new California rebate program that could boost sales. Here’s a recap of this week’s top stories.

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Top S&P 500 Stocks to Watch Next Week: Tesla, Google, Intel, GE Vernova

The stock market has come under pressure this month, with major indices such as the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 falling more than 5% from their all-time highs. This volatility is likely to persist in the coming week as several of the market’s biggest companies report earnings.

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Tesla’s Robotaxi Land Grab: Miami Added, Texas Fleet Grows

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is pressing its autonomy bet harder, and the latest Bank of America note suggests the market may finally be taking the rollout seriously.

The Independent UK

San Francisco mayor calls for tighter self-driving cab regulations after Fourth of July chaos

‘California’s challenge now is not just whether autonomous vehicles can operate safely under normal conditions, but also whether they can perform reliably during extraordinary ones,’ the mayor noted

The Independent UK

Fed probe suggests Tesla's self-driving feature wasn't to blame in crash that killed a grandmother

Federal safety investigators say the driver of a runaway Tesla that killed a grandmother in her home last month had pressed the accelerator to full speed, suggesting the vehicle’s self-driving software was not to blame

International Business Times

From Robotaxi Fleets to Simulation Labs: One Engineer's Journey

Akshat Gattani has spent most of his career inside that hidden layer. First at a major robotaxi operator, and now as a technical program management leader at a Sunnyvale-based company powering physical AI across automotive, defense, trucking, mining, construction, and agriculture.

InsideEVs

The Company Behind TikTok Could Get Into The Autonomous Car Race: Report

TikTok's parent company is more massive than you might think, it's reportedly eyeing up self-driving.

RideApart

There's An AI-Powered, Autonomous Polaris Ranger On the Front Lines In Ukraine

Froterra, a defense contractor specializing in autonomous vehicle systems, recently stated that its autonomous, AI-driven Polaris Ranger was already being used by Ukrainian armed forces on the front lines of the war.

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