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Sean O'Kane

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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Sean O'Kane

    FedEx orders 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger in $300M deal | TechCrunch (opens the original)

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    FedEx is ordering 2,000 electric trucks from EV startup Harbinger in a deal worth $300 million. Harbinger, which already has trucks in production, plans to deliver all 2,000 by the end of next year, the company told TechCrunch. It’s the largest bulk order yet for Harbinger, which was founded in 2022 by former employees of Anduril, defunct EV startup Canoo, and QuantumScape. Bloomberg News first reported the new order Wednesday morning. FedEx led a $160 million Series C funding round for Harbinge

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sean O'Kane

    Tesla finally moves to electrify trucking after a decade of work and delays | TechCrunch (opens the original)

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    Tesla is finally handing over the first of its all-electric Semi trucks to customers after nearly a decade of delays and refinements to the vehicle, which it first revealed in 2017. Company executives — except CEO Elon Musk, who was at President Trump’s state dinner with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping — walked an audience of customers, employees, and influencers through many of the details at an event in Reno, Nevada, on Thursday night. Customers will be able to take delivery of the truck whenever t

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Sean O'Kane

    Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely | TechCrunch (opens the original)

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    Lately, it seems like everyone is talking about bringing manufacturing back to the United States, especially when it comes to hard tech like drones and robotics. Michael Van Steenburg thinks he’s ahead of the game. Van Steenburg spent the last decade building all kinds of electric motors in the U.S. and North America, and now he wants to do it again with his new startup, Modal Motors. This time, he wants to ditch rare-earth magnets entirely, in a bid to further separate the U.S. from China’s sup

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Sean O'Kane

    Exclusive: Zoox grounds Atlanta test fleet after workers report toxic gas exposure symptoms (opens the original)

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    Zoox has grounded its autonomous vehicle test fleet in Atlanta after safety drivers were potentially exposed to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide gas inside its vehicles last month, TechCrunch has learned. The repeated incidents led one worker to file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which opened an inquiry and told Zoox to investigate the exposures. As many as 40 workers were possibly exposed to the gases in the vehicles, according to a lett

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Sean O'Kane

    Waymo restarts San Antonio service 5 months after flooding troubles | TechCrunch (opens the original)

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    Waymo has restarted its robotaxi service in San Antonio, Texas, five months after one of its vehicles was swept away during a flash flood. Multiple Waymo robotaxis got stuck during the heavy flooding in April. The vehicles slowed but did not stop as they approached waterlogged streets. Waymo ultimately issued a recall in May, and the company restricted its robotaxis from driving in areas with elevated risk of flooding. Waymo briefly paused operations around the same time in other cities in Texas

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