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Institutional investors added more than 70 million shares of EV maker Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) in the second quarter of 2026. Amazon, Uber in the Mix According to a report by Electric Vehicles on Tuesday, 417 holders raised their positions in the EV maker by a combined 106,424,812 shares, while 318 investors cut back on Rivian by 31,005,657 shares. 85 investors exited their position in the automaker, opening up 4.9 million shares, the report said. Read Also: North American EV Sales F

Co-founder and former Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Travis Kalanick has said that he does not have any regrets about the ride-hailing giant’s failed bid to acquire rival Lyft Inc. in 2014. Lyft’s Culture Was Very Different In an interview released...

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Serve Robotics erased its Grubhub rally in a single session after a shocking guidance cut spooked investors, but the company insists robot delivery demand is accelerating even as its biggest delivery partner quietly backs away.

The Chinese autonomous driving company also reported Q2 total revenue of $36.2 million, up 68.8% year over year

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Uber is teaming with Zipline to bring drone delivery to millions via Uber Eats, targeting 1 million daily deliveries by 2029.

A new app makes it easier for McDonald’s employees to get to their jobs.

Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $36.2 million, up 69% from $21.5 million a year earlier, as growth in its robotaxi business accelerated and its fleet expanded to approximately 2,000 vehicles. Chairman and CEO James Peng said robotaxi revenue rose 691% year over year to

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) said its AI-powered businesses accounted for half of its general business revenue in the second quarter of 2026, as the company reported rapid growth in AI cloud infrastructure and outlined continued investment in chips, models, applications and autonomous driving. Total revenue

Pershing Square Holdings, an investment holding company, released its second quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Pershing Square is an alternative asset manager that primarily manages capital in publicly traded investment vehicles, with 98% of its capital structure dedicated to such assets, including Howard Hughes Holdings. This capital […]

Publicis Sports is teaming up with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to tackle the Wild West of college athlete endorsements. The Publicis Groupe unit today announced Tekta, a name, image and likeness business to help brands select, structure and measure partnerships with student athletes and schools. Kelce will serve as an adviser, while the talent management firm that represents him, 3 Arts Sports, steps in as strategic operating partner.

Strategic partnership targets one million drone deliveries daily in the US by the end of 2029.

Houthi militants are ramping up attacks along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, shutting operations at a strategic seaport and pushing closer to the Bab al-Mandeb, a critical shipping chokepoint, The Wall Street Journal’s Jared Malsin and Saleh al-Batati write. The militant group’s recent missile and drone attacks forced the closure of the port of Mokha, a key logistics hub for civilian shipping and for anti-Houthi forces operating along the coast, Yemeni authorities said. Shutting down the port makes it harder for the anti-Houthi forces to resupply and resist Houthi attacks.

Over the longer term, Uber and Zipline are aiming for a joint capacity of one million drone deliveries a day by the end of 2029.

Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai has a pipeline of planned and potential overseas robotaxi deployments of more than 4,000 vehicles, ‌it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to accelerate its expansion beyond ‌China. Autonomous driving firms are racing to commercialise robotaxi services overseas. As the technology matures and domestic competition intensifies, ​they are seeking new revenue streams and partnerships in markets including the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

TV Host Jim Cramer has backed ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) on Monday, calling it a good long-term stock. Jim Cramer Says Buy Uber on Lightning Round On CNBC’s “Mad Money Lightning Round” show, Cramer shared bullish sentiments on Uber, saying that it was “one great long-term stock” and that he would not be “backing away” from the company’s stock. “The answer is, I am a buyer of Uber,” Cramer said on the show. Read Also: Tesla Cybercab Launch Could Begin In This City Soon

Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi hailed the expansion of the ride-hailing giant’s Robotaxi exploits in Japan as the global autonomous driving race heats up. Japan Is a Terrific Market For Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi Says Quoting a post from the...

Zipline says its drones can deliver orders in as little as five to 10 minutes, compared with roughly 30 minutes for typical Uber deliveries.

Amazon (AMZN) vice president of Alexa and Echo, Daniel Rausch, speaks with Josh Lipton about all the ways the new Alexa+ engages with shoppers through its enhanced personal assistant functions.

Consumers from the Los Angeles region who order through Grubhub will soon have some of their orders delivered by four-wheeled robots.

The partnership targets one million daily deliveries.

Zipline has completed 2 million deliveries in total since launch, giving the 2029 goal a steep ramp

The delivery company is also making a strategic investment in Zipline as they work to scale the service across the U.S.

Pony AI Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday they plan to deploy more than 2,000 Pony AI robotaxis across Europe as the companies expand their autonomous driving partnership. Pony AI, Uber Expand European Robotaxi Partnership The expanded partnership builds...

The companies aim to reach 1 million drone deliveries per day by the end of 2029, with first launches in Dallas and Houston

Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and Pony.ai announced an expanded partnership to deploy over 2,000 Level 4 robotaxis across Europe and the Middle East. The roll out marks Uber's next large scale autonomous vehicle push and moves beyond earlier pilot projects into multi region operations. The collaboration pairs Pony.ai's autonomous driving technology with Uber's ride hailing platform to support broader commercial robotaxi services. Consider broadening your research across other companies...

Uber expands its Pony AI partnership to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe, advancing a scalable, asset-flexible autonomous mobility strategy.

Uber Eats customers in participating markets will be able to receive restaurant orders and other items through Zipline’s autonomous drones, potentially within minutes.

The sidewalk delivery company is adding Grubhub to its platform network as it works to replace volume lost from its expiring Uber agreement