Cruise Craps Its Pants

From CleanTechnica.

In this episode of EVOBsession, Jo Borras and Zach Shahan discuss Cruise’s latest issues and the future of the company, as well as several other topics. Here are the stories:

0:00 — Intro
4:30 — Cruise Crisis
12:41 — Tesla Autopilot Case
19:46 — GM Absorbs Brightdrop
21:57 — Hyundai Brand Boosted 18%
27:43 — Ford EV Progress
30:04 —NIO + Changan on Battery Swapping
35:49 — Kamatsu Going Electric
37:28 — Tesla Cybertrucks in Tesla Stores!

GM Cruise cofounder, senior exec Dan Kan quits day after CEO exit https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-cruise-cofounder-senior-exec-dan-kan-resigns-2023-11-20/

CEO of GM’s Cruise robo-taxi unit resigns amid US safety review https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gms-cruise-ceo-resigns-company-email-2023-11-20/

Seppuku At GM’s Cruise Division Shows The Necessity Of Transparency, But That May Not Be Enough https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/20/seppuku-at-gms-cruise-division-shows-the-necessity-of-transparency-but-that-may-not-be-enough/

Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-finds-evidence-that-tesla-musk-knew-about-autopilot-defect-2023-11-22/

Brightdrop Has Been Fully Absorbed Into GM. What Does This Mean? https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/22/brightdrop-has-been-fully-absorbed-into-gm-what-does-this-mean/

Hyundai’s Brand Gets 18% Boost On EV Leadership, IONIQ 5 Robotaxi Launching https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/21/hyundais-brand-gets-18-boost-on-ev-leadership-ioniq-5-robotaxi-launching/

Ford News Roundup: Customer Uses F-150 Lightning To Power Scooter Business, BlueOval City Isn’t Dead https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/21/ford-news-roundup-customer-uses-f-150-lightning-to-power-scooter-business-blueoval-city-isnt-dead/

NIO Collaborating With Changan On Battery Swapping https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/21/nio-collaborating-with-changan-on-battery-swapping/

Northvolt, BYD Announce Sodium Ion Battery Plans https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/21/northvolt-byd-announce-sodium-ion-battery-plans/

Komatsu To Buy American Battery Solutions https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/20/komatsu-to-buy-american-battery-solutions/

Tesla Cybertrucks Roll Into Tesla Stores Before Black Friday https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/20/tesla-cybertrucks-roll-into-tesla-stores-before-black-friday/