Rebecca Bellan

New York

Senior Transportation Reporter at TechCrunch

Journalist. Explorer. Potty Mouth. Bagel Aficionado. NYC. Senior Reporter for @TechCrunch. Co-host of @EquityPod. Send tips to [email protected].

Articles

Aurora to add night driving, new routes as it ramps driverless trucking

6 days ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Bellan

Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation plans to expand on the success of its first driverless commercial launch and add night driving to its operations. Aurora said Thursday in the second half of 2025 it will start sending its self-driving trucks out at night and during adverse weather conditions like rain or heavy wind.
Aurora to add night driving, new routes as it ramps driverless trucking

6 days ago | au.finance.yahoo.com | Rebecca Bellan

Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation plans to expand on the success of its first driverless commercial launch and add night driving to its operations. Aurora said Thursday that in the second half of 2025, it will start sending its self-driving trucks out at night and during adverse weather conditions like rain or heavy wind.
China’s Geely moves to take EV startup Zeekr private amid trade war with US

6 days ago | technewstube.com | Rebecca Bellan

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China's Geely moves to take EV startup Zeekr private amid trade war with US

6 days ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Bellan

China’s Geely Auto wants to take its luxury EV unit Zeekr off the New York Stock Exchange one year after the company’s debut, per Zeekr filings. The take-private offer comes as the Trump administration explores kicking Chinese companies off American stock exchanges, part of a broader trade war that includes what has become a tariff quagmire between the U.S. and China.
Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Bellan

Redditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots on the “Change My View” subreddit. The large-scale experiment was designed to explore just how persuasive AI can be. The bots posted over 1,700 comments, adopting personas like abuse survivors or controversial identities like an anti-Black Lives Matter advocate. For Reddit, the incident was a mini-nightmare.
Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Rebecca Bellan

Redditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots on the "Change My View" subreddit. The large-scale experiment was designed to explore just how persuasive AI can be. The bots posted over 1,700 comments, adopting personas like abuse survivors or controversial identities like an anti-Black Lives Matter advocate. For Reddit, the incident was a mini-nightmare.
Uber turns to Chinese companies to snap up robotaxi market share in Europe, Middle East

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Bellan

Uber announced its third partnership with a Chinese autonomous vehicle company this week, revealing the ride-hail and delivery giant’s appetite for global domination in the emerging robotaxi sector. Uber said Tuesday it would work with Guangzhou-based Pony AI, which late last year went public on the Nasdaq at a $5.25 billion valuation, to launch robotaxis on the Uber platform in “a key market in the Middle East” later this year.
Uber Eats comes to Turkey via $700M Trendyol Go acquisition

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Bellan

Uber is expanding its presence in Turkey with its latest acquisition. The ride-hail and delivery giant has acquired an 85% controlling stake in Trendyol Go, the online meal and grocery delivery business based in Istanbul, for about $700 million in cash. The deal gives Uber instant market share for Uber Eats in the country, where Uber currently only operates a ride-hail service. Uber’s acquisition announcement comes a day before the company is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings.
Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Tesla is taking the hit.

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Bellan

Elon Musk has long been credited with turning Tesla into a beacon of innovation, the visionary who pushed the world into an era of electrification. But his slide into politics — specifically his alignment with President Trump and activities within the federal government — has dragged Tesla into uncertainty. For many would-be Tesla buyers, the brand has lost its progressive luster.
Tesla sales continue to slump across Europe despite April EV sales swell

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Rebecca Bellan

Tesla’s new car sales in Spain fell 36% in April to just 571 vehicles year-over-year, Reuters reports. That slump comes as sales of electric cars made by other brands rose in the Iberian country. Tesla sales in Spain mirror those in Europe generally, which plunged in the first four months of the year by 37.2%, even as sales of fully-electric vehicles rose 28% on the continent. Some countries saw steeper losses than others.