Electric vehicle behemoth Tesla (TSLA) is set to roll out its long-awaited robotaxi service to customers next month. Using Tesla’s in-house app, users will be able to book a driverless ride powered by the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software.But before the excitement fully kicks in, federal safety regulators are stepping in with questions. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an investigation into Tesla’s FSD system, specifically how it performs in tricky driving conditi ...

Will need this big time in the future. With autonomous vehicles we'll have affordable premium transport for everyone. This will likely increase traffic due to the increased usage, even though each vehicle is much more efficiently utilized.The Boring Company (@boringcompany):Big tunneling milestone!For the first time, TBC has continuously mined in a Zero-People-in-Tunnel (ZPIT) configuration. There is nobody in the machine (besides the videographer), which is simultaneously advancing forward and erecting a r ...

General Motors has turned to Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the autonomous vehicle industry, to oversee its entire product line of gas-powered and electric vehicles in a newly created job that will touch nearly every department at the U.S. automaker. The new VP of global product and chief product officer position will cover the entire lifecycle of GM portfolio and include hardware, software, services, and user experience.Anderson, who will report to GM President Mark Reuss, starts in the new position June ...

Shares of Lyft (LYFT) and Uber (UBER) have taken opposite paths post Q1 2025 earnings releases last week. While Lyft shares surged more than 28% on May 9, thanks to buyback issuance and bookings growth, Uber shares slumped on May 7 after reporting mixed first-quarter 2025 results. Let’s delve a little deeper.Lyft Stock Surges on Strong Results and Buyback PlanShares of Lyft recorded their best day on May 9 since February 2024, after the company announced an expanded share repurchase program and better-than- ...

Group 1: Company Overview - Cathie Wood, through ARK Invest, has made significant investments in transformative technology stocks like Tesla, predicting a rise to $2,600 per share, which would lead to a market cap of nearly $10 trillion [1] - Currently, Tesla's stock trades around $275, with investor optimism present, but underlying issues suggest a potential decline rather than an increase to the predicted price [2] Group 2: Market Share and Revenue - Tesla's market share in the U.S. for electric vehicles has decreased from 75% in Q1 2022 to 43.5% in Q1 2025, indicating a slowdown in growth [3] - Revenue has declined by 20% year over year in the last quarter, affected by increased competition in both the U.S. and international markets [4] Group 3: Profit Margins - Despite price reductions, Tesla's gross margin has fallen from nearly 30% to under 18%, and operating margin has decreased from 16% to 7.4% over the past year, suggesting ongoing financial challenges [5] Group 4: Energy Segment - The energy pack segment of Tesla has shown strong growth, with a 67% year-over-year revenue increase to $2.73 billion, but this segment has low gross margins and limited market potential [8][9] Group 5: Future Projects - Tesla is focusing on autonomous vehicles and the Optimus humanoid robot, but progress has been slow, with no working prototypes available yet [10][11] - CEO Elon Musk has high revenue expectations for the humanoid robot project, but it remains uncertain when or if these profits will materialize [11] Group 6: Valuation Concerns - Tesla's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 151, significantly higher than the S&P 500's P/E of 20-30 and the typical automotive industry P/E of 10 or below, indicating overvaluation [13][14] - The disconnect between Tesla's stock price and its declining revenue suggests a higher likelihood of a stock price crash rather than a rise [15]

Lyft LYFT stock was trading higher on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and announced a $750 million share buyback plan on Thursday.Quarterly revenue was $1.45 billion, which missed the Street estimate of $1.47 billion. Lyft reported quarterly earnings of one cent per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of one cent in losses.Also Read: Lyft Stock Downgraded On Autonomous Vehicle Risk From Waymo, Tesla CompetitionNeedham analyst Bernie McTernan reiterat ...

The market is seeing this glass as half empty when it's actually more than half full.Shares of ride-hailing outfit Uber Technologies (UBER -1.49%) fell Wednesday following the release of its first-quarter results. And understandably so. Although profits came in better than analysts expected, both revenue and bookings fell short of Wall Street's consensus estimates. It was yet another less-than-perfect quarterly report of the type that Uber investors are growing accustomed to.The market, however, may be miss ...

In my last article on Uber (NYSE: UBER )(NEOE: UBER:CA ), I analysed the company’s Q4 results and examined why there was a lot of negativity in the name post the earnings release. I also investigated whetherAn independent investor in the Indian and US equity markets with a CFA Charter and a PhD in Finance from University of Durham, U.K. I hold an Honorary Associate Professor in Finance and Corporate Governance title at Brunel University London. I have a YouTube and a Podcast channel, titled The Stock Doctor ...

Lyft (LYFT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 08, 2025 05:00 PM ET Company Participants Aurelien Nolf - Vice President, FP&A & Investor RelationsDavid Risher - Chief Executive Officer and DirectorErin Brewer - Chief Financial OfficerEric Sheridan - Managing DirectorJeff Seiner - VP, Internet Equity ResearchSteven Fox - Founder & CEO Conference Call Participants Brad Erickson - Equity AnalystKen Gawrelski - AnalystMichael Morton - Senior Research Analyst, Internet (E-commerce & Marketplaces)Nikhil Devnani - AnalystS ...

 Recent Operating Highlights: Continued momentum in the automotive sector, reaching a milestone of executing successful DriveMod Tugger deployments at various stages with five major automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers across the U.S. and Mexico. Signed a contract to deploy a DriveMod Tugger at a global Fortune 500 automotive supplier. Secured its 22nd U.S. patent for AI-powered autonomous vehicle technologies. Cyngn received approximately $308k of new bookings for DriveMod vehicles from direct sales during ...