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Weekend Round-Up: Musk's Trillion-Dollar Pay, Ford's F-150 Lightning Dilemma And More

The past week in the tech and auto industry has been nothing short of eventful. From Elon Musk‘s trillion-dollar pay package getting the green light to Ford Motor Co. contemplating the discontinuation of its F-150 Lightning EV Pickup truck, there’s a lot to catch up on.

Benzinga · Nov 9, 2025

Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco

KitKat, affectionately known as ‘mayor of 16th Street’, was struck and killed by a Waymo in the city’s Mission District

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2025

Uber Is Crushing Lyft—And It’s Not Even Close

Not all duopolies are made the same, and when it comes to Uber and Lyft, one company is pulling away from its biggest competitor in short order.

MarketBeat · Nov 4, 2025

China And The U.S. Are Racing To Deploy Robotaxis. Neither Has A Clear Lead

Both countries only have one large robotaxi operator, with a handful of others racing to claim a piece of the fast-growing market.

InsideEVs · Nov 1, 2025

The Self-Driving Race Is Fully Back On

This week on the Plugged-In Podcast: news from Slate Auto, Lucid, and Nvidia. Plus an electric Toyota Corolla is coming.

InsideEVs · Oct 31, 2025

Elon Musk speaks out after beloved San Francisco bodega cat is killed by autonomous Waymo vehicle

A shrine to the pet has sprung up near where KitKat was killed, with one resident predicting it will “grow and grow” as Day of the Dead approaches

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

Pete Buttigieg Admits Biden Administration Should've Done More To Grow Autonomous Vehicles — Says DOGE-Like Department 'Makes Tons Of Sense'

Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that the Biden administration could've done more to drive growth in the adoption of autonomous vehicles in the U.S.

Benzinga · Oct 31, 2025

The Trump Administration Waives Obscure Safety Rule Blocking Driverless Trucks

Federal safety regulators have granted driverless truck company Aurora's requested waiver of the warning triangle rule that had acted as a de facto requirement for human drivers in autonomous trucks.

Reason · Oct 29, 2025

Uber announces first market for its specially built autonomous taxis with 100 vehicles set to hit the streets

A different type of autonomous vehicle is already available to Uber riders in one US city

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Waymo co-CEO says society will accept a death caused by one of her company’s robotaxis

Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said the company keeps its safety record available to the public, and challenged other autonomous vehicle companies to do the same

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025