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Waymo is now in Miami, now taking autonomous rides in 6 cities (Tesla: 1)

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 6:16am on Electrek

Waymo began autonomous ride-hailing operations in Miami, Florida today, covering a 60-square-mile service area stretching from the design district to South Miami.

It’s the sixth city covered by Waymo’s level 4 driverless taxis, while its main competitor, Tesla, has just started its first driverless taxi operation today.

China’s oldest carmaker begins testing solid-state EV batteries in vehicles

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 5:56am on Electrek

FAW Group, China’s oldest domestic auto brand, is the latest to announce it has begun testing solid-state EV batteries in vehicles.

Kia slashes EV prices with aggressive new deals and more

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 3:28am on Electrek

Kia is cutting EV prices and rolling out new financing deals in response to similar moves from rivals, including Tesla.

Lemonade launches Tesla FSD insurance with 50% discount – bigger than Tesla’s own

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 3:13am on Electrek

Lemonade has launched what it calls “Autonomous Car Insurance”, a first-of-its-kind product that slashes rates by approximately 50% for Tesla owners when Full Self-Driving is engaged. It’s a bold bet on FSD technology, and it significantly undercuts the discount offered by Tesla’s own insurance product.

It again shows the difference between what Tesla claims and delivers regarding autonomous and assisted driving.

Eve Air Mobility gets real with first flight, $150 million finance deal [video]

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 12:55am on Electrek

Just days after eVTOL startup Eve Air Mobility published video of its prototype’s maiden hover flight, the company announced $150 million in new financing to continue developing its vision of the future of flight.

Why New Jersey’s radical new e-bike law is the harshest one yet

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 11:20am on Electrek

New Jersey has just rewritten the rules on electric bikes – and not in a way most of the e-bike world was expecting.

Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 2:25am on Electrek

Waymo founder John Krafcik made headlines this week with claims that Tesla’s cameras-only approach to Full Self Driving was “myopic,” but the self-driving taxis from the company he helped found keep illegally passing school buses – and putting kids at risk.

Humanoid robots build a new excavator every 6 minutes, RIGHT NOW

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 1:15am on Electrek

Chinese heavy equipment giant Zoomlion isn’t planning to deploy an army of humanoid robots on its factory floors in the future – they’ve got robots on the job right now. The company is already using these ‘bots to power its “third growth curve,” and they’ve been churning out a new excavator every six minutes for years.

Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60

Published: Jan 22nd 2026 12:27am on Electrek

On today’s highly observant episode of Quick Charge, Waymo founder John Krafcik takes aim at Tesla’s Full Self Driving hardware limitations and Volvo Cars rolls out their most important new product of the 2020s: the all-new EX60 electric SUV!

Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels across Europe in 2025

Published: Jan 21nd 2026 11:01am on Electrek

Europe’s power mix hit a tipping point in 2025. Wind and solar generated more electricity across the European Union than fossil fuels for the first time last year, according to Ember’s newly released European Electricity Review. Wind and solar supplied a record 30% of EU power, edging past fossil fuels at 29%.