India is very far from the “uncanny valley” of San Francisco, but it has a massive trove of engineering talent, and some of those people are hopping on […]
India’s BluSmart is testing its ride-hailing service in Dubai
Indian ride-hailing startup BluSmart has started operating in Dubai, TechCrunch has exclusively learned and confirmed with its executive. The move to Dubai, which has been rumored for months, […]
Indian insurance startup Go Digit raises $141M from anchor investors ahead of IPO
Go Digit, an Indian insurance startup, has raised $141 million from dozens of investors as part of an initial public offering that starts on Wednesday. Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, […]
Hyundai antes up $1B for AV startup Motional and Elon unplugs the Tesla Supercharger team
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Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push
Ola has let go its chief executive officer Hemant Bakshi, merely four months after making the appointment, and is cutting about 180 jobs, a source familiar with the […]
The all-electric Mercedes G-Class ratchets up the tech and off-road capability
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class — the rugged off-road powerhouse that launched in 1979 and has since become a brutalist status symbol — has gone electric. This is, in many […]
TechCrunch Mobility: Cruise robotaxis return and Ford’s BlueCruise comes under scrutiny
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India’s Ola retreats from international markets, exiting UK, Australia and NZ
Ola is shutting down its operations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, six years after expanding to international markets as it shifts focus to shoring up its […]
India’s electric two-wheeler startups surge to over 150 players as government revs up EV push
The number of startups in India’s electric two-wheeler market has surged to over 150 from 54 in 2021, driven by government incentives to promote clean vehicles and cut […]
Motional loses a backer, another micromobility bankruptcy and a mobility startup unicorn is born
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