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Kirsten Korosec

@kirstenkorosec

3 years

Personal news: I'm now transportation editor at @techcrunch . The title comes w/ a mission to expand our coverage. I'm looking for freelancers, inc. a daily beat reporter. Passionate about tech, startups and transportation (EVs, AVs, micro and in-car tech)? My DMs are open.

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2 years

Extreme “blep” Friday

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4 years

WFH situation report. Behold! I have taught the cat to sit.

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3 years

Oh cool, Boris just learned how to open drawers

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2 years

"Tesla is not a member of our association because it's not an autonomous vehicle, it's a driver assistance technology" - Ariel Wolf, general counsel for Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

I do love that this response completely ignores the fact that people have paid thousands of dollars for a product that they must then be invited to test

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2 years

@arctechinc 10.69 is in limited release for a reason. Please do not ask to be included in early beta releases and then complain.

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2 years

ignore the asphyxiating comment (these are EVs after all) But here to say I am shocked, shocked! to see a traffic jam in this tunnel of wonders.

@[email protected]

@pixelnull

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2025: This how most will die, asphyxiating in a tesla tunnel traffic jam, which is supposed to be impossible

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

@Tweetermeyer shared his a-ha moment of when his view of Tesla/Elon changed. Here's a quick thread on my experience.

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

The Tesla CEO’s mythmaking often obscures an uglier truth. via @slate

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2 years

The Tesla CEO’s mythmaking often obscures an uglier truth. via @slate

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

This just in .... Amazon, Sequoia invest in self-driving car startup Aurora (more than $530M, valuation gets close to $2.5 billion) via @techcrunch

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Kirsten Korosec

@kirstenkorosec

6 years

I buried the lede yesterday. For those of you who were too lazy to read @reillybrennan newsletter ... I'm leaving the freelance world behind & 4 awesome yrs @FortuneMagazine (and more recently @verge ) and heading to @TechCrunch as full time auto/transportation reporter.

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@kirstenkorosec

7 months

Exciting professional news! @techcrunch is lucky to have hired @sokane1 as senior transportation reporter. I’ve followed Sean’s career for a long time (verge/ Bloomberg) & I can’t wait to see all the amazing scoops and reporting he will do here! Which reminds me, send him tips 🤓

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@kirstenkorosec

4 years

"Feature complete" makes its debut in the earnings call. And we get a definition from elon "Feature complete just means like it has some chance of going from your home to work with no interventions. So that's, doesn't mean features are working well." via elon

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@kirstenkorosec

6 years

Big news from @waymo today. They're the first company to get a permit to test driverless vehicles (sans human test driver) in California. The map shows where they plan to start.

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@TechCrunch

6 years

Waymo takes the wheel: Self-driving cars go fully driverless on California roads by @kirstenkorosec

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2 years

Side view blep

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4 years

Final update based on multiple sources on Tesla/Tulsa story. 1. Nashville (which I 1st reported on) is out - officials there have been informed. 2. Tesla reps were in Tulsa today 3. Austin still absolutely in play - a potential site has NOT been picked.

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

Can someone at this @Tesla autonomy day please ask WHAT REGULATIONS IS ELON REFERRING TO? As far as I know, there are currently no federal laws prohibiting a company from rolling out autonomous driving in vehicles that have already received FMVSS approval, which Teslas have.

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

Twittersphere, tomorrow I’m interviewing @Rivian founder @RJScaringe … What do you want to know?

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@kirstenkorosec

1 year

Oh boy … Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies

A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have,...

www.reuters.com

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

I spoke to @Waymo CTO Dmitri Dolgov on the company's past, present and possible future ... here's what he had to say via @techcrunch

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@kirstenkorosec

3 years

Huh … Tesla removed the specs and pricing from the Cybertruck 🧐

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

Every year I drive to the LA Auto Show & use it as an opp to test an EV. At first, it was only Tesla. There have been others too & some close calls (the trip of broken EV chargers). This year, I’m heading out in @LucidMotors Air. Looking forward to seeing what it can do!

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

Welcoming this one into the family. Now it needs a name.

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5 years

More $$$ for micromobility .... Lime raises $310 million Series D round led by Bain Capital and others via @techcrunch & @meganrosedickey

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

Hi ... it's a big Friday here .... I've launched a transportation newsletter because we need more newsletters in our lives. Transportation Weekly: Amazon's secret acquisition and all the AV feels via @techcrunch

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@kirstenkorosec

4 years

I could dunk on him for this classy ass tweet. But I'd much rather know what prompted this outburst. @SEC_Enforcement , what's the story here?

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4 years

SEC, three letter acronym, middle word is Elon’s

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1 year

is it me or is this graphic missing something important? like ya know numbers.

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Kirsten Korosec

@kirstenkorosec

2 years

🚨 @TechCrunch is looking for a contract reporter to cover EVs & automotive tech. This is a daily reporting gig! Candidates should have a nose for news, a passion for EVs, tech & business and know the difference between ADAS and autonomous vehicle technology. Email or DM me.

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@kirstenkorosec

3 years

Breaking EV news … in my driveway

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5 years

Ford-owned Spin will bring electric scooters to 100 new cities and college campuses this year via @meganrosedickey via @techcrunch

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

Exclusive from @bheater .... Amazon acquires autonomous warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology via @techcrunch

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1 year

Personal news! I would like to announce my new career in motorsports and that @Tweetermeyer , also new to racing, is my nemesis

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

SoftBank-backed Nuro launches autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston (another one from @meganrosedickey )

SoftBank-backed Nuro launches autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston | TechCrunch

On the heels of its massive $940 million funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund, Nuro is launching in its second market. Nuro first launched its

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

Tell me how cool I look.

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2 years

This is why when Elon/Tesla dissolved its PR team I didn't shed a tear. Sure, it's nice to be able to reach out to comms for confirmation on basic stuff, but they had lied or massaged the truth so many times to me anyway, the trust was gone.

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2 years

There is still a lot unknown. But it seems that Argo employees were told today that the company as it is known today is shutting down. Offers from Ford, VW may be coming to employees, unclear where the tech is going. Severance packages etc. being offered.

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Ford, VW-backed Argo AI is shutting down by @kirstenkorosec

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2 years

My relationship with the company was already iffy, but it changed forever then b/c I realized an entire team of people were willing to ignore their moral compass to do the bidding of one person and basically try to ruin someone else's life. In this case, Tesla didn't succeed.

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5 years

ICYMI ... Levandowski was just charged with trade secrets theft. I've updated my story with comments from Waymo, Uber and Pronto AI, Levandowski's newest company. Levankdowski is now out as Pronto's CEO.

Anthony Levandowski, former Google engineer at center of Waymo-Uber case, charged with stealing...

Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has been

techcrunch.com

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@kirstenkorosec

6 years

RTing this scoop of mine. It took some gumshoeing to connect the dots. Curious to see the company's next move.

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@TechCrunch

6 years

Anthony Levandowski is back with a new self-driving startup, called by @kirstenkorosec

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2 years

I had an on-again/off-again relationship w/ Tesla. Sometimes, I was in the "penalty box" (PR wouldn't answer questions etc). There were other times when I did get access like in Dec 2015, when I interviewed Elon & he said self-driving cars were 2 yrs away.

Elon Musk Says Tesla Vehicles Will Drive Themselves in Two Years

Elon Musk opens up about autonomous vehicles, self-driving car rules, and the competition.

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@kirstenkorosec

4 years

Hi. If I didn't return your email or call or text recently, here's why.

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@TechCrunch

4 years

Uber in talks to sell ATG self-driving unit to Aurora by @kirstenkorosec

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2 years

Tesla reporter talking to a Twitter reporter today

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6 years

ICYMI: (I still have a lot of questions on this, but here's some initial info) Elon Musk's 'vision for transport' is a 3D network of tunnels for autonomous electric vehicles via @techcrunch

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@kirstenkorosec

6 years

My husband correctly used Levels 5 and 4 of autonomy AND the term geofencing in a conversation over dinner and I think I just fell in love all over again. He's been listening to @TheAutonocast

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

A thread: Ah my favorite time of year. The CA DMV self-driving car/disengagement reports are public - (sits back and watches the texts and emails flow in about why these are good, bad, total trash, amazing sign of progress)

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Kirsten Korosec

@kirstenkorosec

3 years

Hey folks - we’re looking for a freelancer to cover daily auto/auto tech news. This is NOT a feature writing position. I need someone who can crank out breaking stories daily, understands autos/EVs/in-car tech, and has a nose for news. DM me if interested! P.S. pass this along

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

Another scoop for @techcrunch from @meharris .... Here's really who is behind Amazon’s Scout robot (hint: a tiny startup you might have never heard of) via

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@kirstenkorosec

4 years

It should be noted that this kitty was in the hospital for seven days until March 8 (and in an oxygen cage the entire time she was there) and is still recovering from valley fever. And yet she willingly learned how to sit because she loves food that much.

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

Mobility twitter: I am interviewing @Herbert_Diess from @VWGroup next week. What do you want to know?

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

Next time someone asks why I live in Tucson I will just send them this of banjo man and the clip of #greenshirtguy

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@NickVinZant

5 years

@pattonoswalt @Alex_Kack Banjo man. He's a city council regular and a very kind man

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6 years

(A couple of partnerships at Audi's event) Audi partners with Amazon and Electrify America to help kickstart its EV ecosystem via @techcrunch

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

👀 that sound you just heard was every Tesla beat reporter sighing in relief that this Friday and weekend might actually be free.

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Going offline for a few days

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3 years

Hey folks, we're tinkering around this idea where we interview founders of transportation startups about strategy, outlook, lessons learned etc. and then check back in with them one year after the interview runs. This is the first.

TechCrunch

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Revel's Frank Reig shares how he built his business and what he's planning by @rebeccabellan

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1 year

Personal news! Why am I sharing a photo of me driving @robertdowneyjr 's truck? (yes, I'm wearing clothes 🙃) On June 22 #downeydreamcars — a fantastically fun show that I had the honor of playing a small part in — premieres on Max. Check out the trailer!

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@kirstenkorosec

3 years

Something isn’t right y’all.

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@danprimack

3 years

Statement from Hertz, which now makes this even more interesting: "As we announced last week, Hertz has made an initial order of 100,000 Tesla electric vehicles... Deliveries of the Teslas already have started."

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4 years

Scoop and a bit of odd timing on this one. Elon promoted the dir of paint operations to head of production at Fremont today, per an internal email sent to employees.

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@TechCrunch

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Elon Musk just put a new person in charge of production at Tesla's Fremont factory by @kirstenkorosec

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5 years

Happy Saturday ... Transportation Weekly is here! Didi's woes, how Nuro met Softbank, Amazon's appetite via @techcrunch

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4 years

Sheriff PIO told me officials (county, city, health, law enforcement) continue negotiations with Tesla. @elonmusk Is that not accurate? If it is, why blow up these talks by restarting production, esp if it all could be resolved in the next day or so?

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@TechCrunch

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Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory in defiance of county orders by @kirstenkorosec

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5 years

Yes, it's here; at last. The transportation weekly, our newsletter that spreads joy to all who read it. (AND YES, WE;'RE WORKING ON AN EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION)

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Transportation Weekly: Waymo unleashes laser bear, Bird spreads its wings, Lyft tightens its belt by @kirstenkorosec

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3 years

Speaking of Porsches, I'd like to welcome this 1984 Porsche 928 S back into the family today. I finally have something to bring to Radwood @BCBrownell

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

Forget to post photos of the @arrival van. The exterior is made from an interesting composite like material, no paint required

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@kirstenkorosec

3 years

Hooray! @RebeccaBellan and @breadfrom (Aria Alamalhodaei) will be covering transportation for TechCrunch! Follow them and send them tips. Also, keep your eyes out for more scoops from @meharris and this month, tech-focused auto reviews from @tamaratam & @AbigailBassett

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11 months

big news from waymo today. The trucking program is basically ending (for now, they say) with the company shifting most of its capital, talent, resources to one commercial bet: robotaxis (aka ride hailing).

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

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Waymo puts the brakes on self-driving trucks program by @kirstenkorosec

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3 years

Testing out the @Jeep 4xe Sahara version on a mix of dirt roads, sand and rocky steep terrain. All off road should be electric. Soooooo nice.

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Not sure how much mobility innovation I can take

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2 years

And it didn't end there. On at least two occasions, PR reached out to me to try and get me to write an article discrediting another reporter at a competing outlet. They were feeding me lies, which were easy enough to root out; I declined.

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3 years

Scoop by me

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@TechCrunch

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Waymo's CFO and head of automotive partnerships are leaving the autonomous vehicle company by @kirstenkorosec

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5 years

@drgitlin These press drives used to make me nervous b/c I felt I had more to prove often being the only woman journo there & encountering some real journosaurs who would test my car knowledge or just be a-holes. And then one day I stopped giving a fuck.

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4 years

Honestly @amir ... Please go on vacation. I was so close and yet so far from getting this out before you. Take a break. Relax.

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@amir

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🚗new: Amazon agrees to buy Zoox for $1B+ $amzn

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5 years

Tesla has a secret lab trying to build its own battery cells to reduce dependence on Panasonic (the latest from @lorakolodny )

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@kirstenkorosec

2 years

Who else us tuning into the congressional subcommittee hearing on "The Road Ahead for Automated Vehicles" this morning?

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4 years

Just spent two hours looking for this guy after we thought he got out at sunset, and then it got dark. And suddenly, he emerges from the gd back of a cabinet we had looked in 5x. How was your night?

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@kirstenkorosec

6 years

Ford buys electric scooter startup Spin via @techcrunch

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2 years

I realize I’m retweeting outside of my normal auto, startups and cats content but there are things that are, quite frankly, far more important happening in the world.

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@kirstenkorosec

4 years

Good morning, @Rivian raised $2.5 billion today. That is all.

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

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Rivian raises massive $2.5 billion as it pushes to bring its electric pickup, SUV to market by @kirstenkorosec

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3 years

Seriously people, make the deals stop. I need to eat, or sleep or something. Latest: Magna is buying @Veoneer (equity valuation of $3.8B)

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I'm interested to see what they find ...... Tesla is entering the Model 3 into Pwn2Own, one of the world's toughest hacking contests via @techcrunch

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3 years

Just here to say there is no clapping in journalism.

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5 years

Bing bang boom. Amazon 🔥 this month.

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

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Amazon leads $700M round in electric automaker Rivian by @kirstenkorosec

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2 years

You know the term "when opportunity knocks?" That doesn't include using Russia invading Ukraine to hawk your shitty app or try to be a part of the conversation when it has zero to do with your [insert startup here]. Please stop.

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@kirstenkorosec

3 years

new from me .... happy friday

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

3 years

Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in final talks to merge with Reid Hoffman's newest SPAC by @kirstenkorosec

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5 years

More CES news.

Audi, Mobileye, Waymo, other top automakers unite to spread the self-driving gospel | TechCrunch

The self-driving vehicle evangelists are uniting. A number of major automakers, technology companies and organizations with a stake in autonomous

techcrunch.com

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@kirstenkorosec

4 years

Hey 2020, go fuck yourself.

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@kirstenkorosec

6 years

In response to a new piece on Tesla and its plans for China.

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@TechCrunch Clayton is wrong. New tech is always expensive. Tech disruption occurs at *high end*, eg computers & cell phones. It takes many design iterations & vast economies of scale to achieve mass market affordability.

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after some hemming and hawing, elon says "I think we could see robotaxis in operation with network next year."

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

When you misspell my name in an email, this just tells me you're too lazy to copy and paste my email address. Thanks for listening.

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@kirstenkorosec

6 years

And so it begins. Here's an @Tesla bingo card for the earnings call. Courtesy of a friend.

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@kirstenkorosec

6 years

Yeah .... this also happened. Uber partner Fair gets $385M led by Softbank to grow its flexible car ownership model globally via @techcrunch

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Driving the streets of San Francisco in a Grand Cherokee Trackhawk listening to the ABBA of metal with @TheAutonocast . The dream is alive.

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

It's an interesting move for Porsche and Apple ... and hints of things to come.

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

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Porsche is integrating Apple Music into the all-electric Taycan by @kirstenkorosec

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2 years

Tesla didn't need the lawsuit; it (meaning Elon) had already achieved what it thought was the goal by trying to discredit a valuable employee who dared leave. And PR repeatedly and blatantly lied to me numerous times.

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Kirsten Korosec

@kirstenkorosec

5 years

Have you missed @TechCrunch 's weekly transportation newsletter? Don't worry, it'll return soon – our official launch with a new name and an email subscription signup is coming at the end of the month!

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@kirstenkorosec

3 years

Here at lucid motors factory.

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Tesla obsessives: has Tesla ever disclosed that it bought Dogecoin? I know Elon has personally said he owns it but Tesla?

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@kirstenkorosec

5 years

Hi! We have tried the newsletter on a Friday, then saturday and now Sunday am. Grab a coffee and settle in.

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

5 years

Transportation Weekly: Tesla astroturfs, Softbank flexes, BMW and Daimler hookup, What is a Jelbi? by @kirstenkorosec

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Kirsten Korosec

@kirstenkorosec

5 years

The latest from @meharris ... Mark roots out all sorts of interesting new details about Nuro, including some recent patents, future plans, its origin story & an interview with co-founder Dave Ferguson

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

5 years

How Nuro plans to spend Softbank’s money