Sean O'Kane
Senior Transportation Reporter at TechCrunch
Senior Reporter @TechCrunch covering the fast-changing transportation industry 🚗 🛩 🚄 || Fmr @business & @verge reporter || Signal/WhatsApp: 315-402-9475
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techcrunch.com | Sean O'Kane
Tesla famously struggled to scale up production of the Model 3 sedan in 2018 — so much so that CEO Elon Musk said his company was weeks away from collapsing. That near-death experience helped spawn a whole new company called Atomic that’s built around using AI to streamline supply chains. Co-founded by former Tesla employees Michael Rossiter and Neal Suidan, Atomic was created inside DVx Ventures, the firm run by former Tesla president Jon McNeill.
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technewstube.com | Sean O'Kane
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techcrunch.com | Sean O'Kane
A handful of engineers who worked at Lucid Motors and on Apple’s electric car project have launched a new startup that puts a fresh spin on electric hub motors. The new startup, called Conifer, has developed its motor to be free of rare earth elements by using more abundant ferrite magnets, which the company says not only reduces cost but limits supply chain risk. Conifer also says its proprietary stator offers higher efficiency and power than comparable options while being half the size.
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techcrunch.com | Sean O'Kane
A court hearing on the sale of bankrupt electric truck startup Nikola’s assets to Lucid Motors was going smoothly on Friday. No objections had been filed to the transaction, and Delaware bankruptcy Judge Thomas Horan verbally approved it without hesitation. Until, that is, a lawyer piped up on the Zoom call towards the end of the hearing. The lawyer said his client “has some concerns” about the way the auction process was run.
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techcrunch.com | Sean O'Kane
A new ship-building startup called Blue Water Autonomy has emerged from stealth with the promise of developing captain-less naval ships. The Boston, Massachusetts-based company has raised a $14 million seed round from Eclipse VC, Riot, and Impatient Ventures. The startup was founded in 2024 by former members of the U.S. Navy, leaders of Amazon Robotics, and iRobot. Blue Water Autonomy joins an ever-growing list of startups that are taking advantage of a splurge in defense investment.
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