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Caterpillar has acquired self-driving electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor, according to people familiar with the matter.

FedEx Freight incoming CEO John Smith will deliver the opening keynote in Las Vegas on May 4, weeks before the unit spins off from FedEx on June 1.

The company delivered 358,023 vehicles worldwide in the first quarter. It’s the second consecutive quarter that Tesla has fallen short of projections.

The e-bike spinoff, called Also, has struck a partnership with DoorDash to work on autonomous deliveries.

Development of the first- and second-generation Afeela EVs will be shelved effective immediately, and the companies will re-evaluate Sony Honda Mobility.

The startup doesn’t currently charge fares, but regulators have opened a public comment period that could pave the way for Zoox to do so.

Global automakers' new yardstick is defined by rapid-fire development cycles, software-first design and relentless cost compression born of China’s EV boom.

Uber said it will focus on building the high-capacity charging hubs starting in the San Francisco Bay Area, L.A. and Dallas — markets where it plans to launch public robotaxi services.

Many exhibitors and speakers at CES highlighted the shift toward software-defined vehicles that can be upgraded over time through remote updates without requiring hardware changes.

By Tesla’s count, analysts on average expect the company to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier.