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TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat

TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation, and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Lyft reached a new milestone this week when Waymo robotaxis landed on its app in Nashville. Under the partnership, Lyft handles fleet services, such as vehicle readiness and maintenance, as well as infrastructure and depot operations through its wholly owned subsidiary Flexdrive.  In Nashville, customers can hail a Waymo robotaxi directly from the Waymo app, or try their luck on the Lyft app, which will match riders with a Waymo depending on availability.  Lyft has more than dabbled in autonomous vehicle technology over the years, including through partnerships with Aptiv (now Motional) in Las Vegas, May Mobility in Atlanta, Baidu in London, and Waymo in Phoenix. But this week is notable because it marks Lyft’s first true entry into commercial robotaxi services using driverless vehicles without a human operator behind the wheel. Lest you forget, …

Gary Oldman addresses clashes with Francis Ford Coppola on Dracula: Directors are ‘all a bit nuts’

Gary Oldman addresses clashes with Francis Ford Coppola on Dracula: Directors are ‘all a bit nuts’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Gary Oldman has reflected on the on-set tensions that troubled the production of 1992’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, joking: “We’re all a bit nuts.” Oldman, now 68, played the lead role in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of the classic vampire novel. During an appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, per Entertainment Weekly, Oldman accepted that the pair had “clashed” but said ultimately making the film was a “good experience.” “The interesting thing about it was that it was Francis Coppola’s Dracula, and how he would see it and what vision he’d bring to it,” said Oldman. “We sometimes would come together and we’d butt heads.” He continued: “We sometimes clashed, but then — and this is the funny thing — when I later directed, I used a clip from Apocalypse Now. I obviously …

Ford bids farewell to the F-150 Lightning as Fathom pickup nears

Ford bids farewell to the F-150 Lightning as Fathom pickup nears

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With its next-generation electric pickups arriving in 2027, the F-150 Lightning is no longer available. Ford is preparing to introduce the $30,000 Fathom EV pickup and an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) to replace it. Ford Fathom, F-150 Lightning EREV pickup coming soon The F-150 Lightning “redefined what a truck could be,” Ford’s landing page now reads. Ford discontinued the current F-150 Lightning in December, once America’s best-selling electric pickup. While it remained on sale for a few months, it’s officially no longer available on Ford’s website. The page now says the “F-150 Lightning is Transforming” and “stay tuned for a new wave of Ford EVs built on our groundbreaking Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform.” The first of which will be the Fathom, an all-electric pickup that will go on sale in early 2027, starting at $28,350. Advertisement – scroll for more content Ford revealed the Fathom name and starting price of $28,350 last month. That’s for the standard range model and doesn’t include a $1,595 delivery fee. Even with the fee, it will still start …

Podcast: Tesla has another Cyberflop, lots of cheap Ford electric pickups, VW in trouble, and more

Podcast: Tesla has another Cyberflop, lots of cheap Ford electric pickups, VW in trouble, and more

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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s latest Cyberflop, lots of cheap Ford electric pickups, VW in trouble, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Advertisement – scroll for more content We now have a Patreon if you want to help us avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): FTC: We …

Ford bids farewell to the F-150 Lightning as Fathom pickup nears

Ford shares a closer look at the $30,000 Fathom EV pickup [Video]

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The Ford Fathom will go on sale in early 2027, starting at $28,350. With its official debut coming up, Ford revealed new footage of the electric pickup, offering our best look yet. Ford Fathom EV pickup launches in 2027 It’s official. Ford announced last month that its new midsize electric pickup will be named the Fathom when it goes on sale in early 2027. The Ford Fathom will start at just $28,350, making it one of America’s most affordable EVs. That’s for the standard-range version and does not include a $1,595 delivery fee. Even with the fee, prices start at under $30,000. Not too bad given what Ford is promising. Ford said the Fathom will compete in the heart of the affordable EV market, but the price is the least interesting part. Advertisement – scroll for more content The electric pickup will offer more passenger volume than a Toyota RAV4, and that doesn’t include the added bed or frunk (front trunk) space. It will also be the first vehicle to have Apple Maps integrated directly …

Survey Sunday: will the Ford Fathom steal Slate Auto’s thunder?

Survey Sunday: will the Ford Fathom steal Slate Auto’s thunder?

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Image by Slate Auto. For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about whether Electrek readers believed the announcement of Ford’s upcoming, all-electric $30,000 Fathom pickup would sink Bezos-backed startup Slate Auto before it even got to set sail. After nearly 2,700 responses, here’s what you told us. In case you missed the survey, the question read, “Now that we know the Ford Fathom electric truck will be just a few thousand dollars more than the bare-bones Slate, is the writing already on the wall? In other words: did Ford’s Fathom just kill the Slate before it arrived?” Here’s what the responses were, by the numbers, before we get into the nuance – and, believe me when I tell you that there was a lot of nuance! By the numbers Survey Sunday results. The majority of responders were non-committal, choosing either the, “Maybe – but every penny counts for some buyers, and a few thousand dollars is a LOT of pennies!” or the, “Too soon to say – neither truck is even out, yet!” options. …

Ford reveals new ,000 crossover SUV to dealers

Ford reveals new $25,000 crossover SUV to dealers

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The crossover SUV will be Ford’s lowest-priced vehicle, starting at around $25,000. According to dealers who were shown a preview of the vehicle, it will not be based on the Universal EV platform. Is Ford launching a $25,000 EV crossover SUV? After announcing the name and starting price of its new midsize electric pickup last week, the Fathom, Ford is apparently working on an even more affordable vehicle. Ford offered dealers a glimpse of its upcoming lineup last week during a private meeting in Las Vegas, including a new crossover SUV set to arrive in 2029. According to an Automotive News report, attendees said the entry-level model was a boxy, wide SUV. One said it resembled the first-generation Escape. Advertisement – scroll for more content Ford did not reveal many details outside of previewing early mock-ups in a video, but the crossover is expected to start at around $25,000. That would make it the brand’s lowest-priced vehicle positioned below the current Maverick. Surprisingly, the new SUV will not ride on Ford’s Universal EV platform, like …

Grace Jones, Nicole Kidman, Tom Ford: The All-Timers on Vanity Fair’s 2026 Best-Dressed List

Grace Jones, Nicole Kidman, Tom Ford: The All-Timers on Vanity Fair’s 2026 Best-Dressed List

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Harrison Ford, 84, to return as Indiana Jones in ‘next adventure’

Harrison Ford, 84, to return as Indiana Jones in ‘next adventure’

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Harrison Ford is putting on the fedora and whip again as he prepares to return as Indiana Jones in a new Disney project. Disney announced Friday at the eventful D23 convention in Anaheim, California, that the lead of the iconic action series will participate in the new themed ride at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom park. Ford, 84, revealed to fans in a pre-taped video message at the convention that he is the “actual model” for the animatronic robot featured on Indiana Jones and the Myth of the Jade Serpent, which is currently under construction. “I’m excited for you to see his next epic adventure,” the Oscar-nominated actor said. “I’m coming to Walt Disney World soon.” This is the first time that Ford’s likeness will be used in an Indiana Jones attraction at the Disney parks. It is unclear if he will …

‘I thought – if I die, I’ve had a good innings’: producer James Ford on life, death and making an album from his hospital bed | Pop and rock

‘I thought – if I die, I’ve had a good innings’: producer James Ford on life, death and making an album from his hospital bed | Pop and rock

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There was a moment outside the door of a recording studio in rural France, staring at a half-eaten apple that he believed possessed psychedelic properties, when James Ford knew things had really got out of hand. He was stood with Klaxons; all of the band members were hypnotised by this rotting fruit which throbbed on the floor with kaleidoscopic intensity. They were convinced that its blooming mould was in fact their spiritual guru. The band had been riding the wave of their huge, scene-defining debut album, 2007’s Myths of the Near Future – which was produced by Ford – and were now trying to record the interminably difficult follow-up, aided by daily doses of a concoction they’d taken to calling “the five-star general”. “It was a huge bag, five drugs mixed together, probably ketamine and speed, I don’t know what else, but it was quite a psychedelic powder and they were doing it every morning and throughout the day,” says Ford. He realised he couldn’t rein things back in. “And after a two-and-a-half-week period … things …