Sean O'Kane, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:58:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Sean O'Kane, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Tesla reportedly close to starting sales in India https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/11/tesla-reportedly-close-to-starting-sales-in-india/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:20:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3027184 Tesla is already trying to expand its robotaxi service to Arizona  https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/tesla-is-already-trying-to-expand-its-robotaxi-service-to-arizona/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:58:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3026838 Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/slate-auto-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-bezos-backed-ev-startup/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3026383 Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/rivian-spinoff-also-raises-another-200m-to-build-e-bikes-and-more/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:51:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3025793 Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/08/why-this-los-angeles-vc-firm-was-an-early-investor-in-slate-auto/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3025307 Slate Auto drops ‘under $20,000’ pricing after Trump administration ends federal EV tax credit https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/slate-auto-drops-under-20000-pricing-after-trump-administration-ends-federal-ev-tax-credit/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:47:52 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024901 Tesla faces second straight year of falling sales after another bad quarter https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/tesla-faces-second-straight-year-of-falling-sales-after-another-bad-quarter/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:14:13 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024133 Rivian receives the next $1B from Volkswagen as sales struggles continue https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/rivian-receives-the-next-1b-from-volkswagen-as-sales-struggles-continue/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:00:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3024144 The electric Hummer is almost outselling the F-150 Lightning https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/the-electric-hummer-is-almost-outselling-the-f-150-lightning/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3023780 Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/tesla-sends-driverless-model-y-from-factory-to-customer-to-promote-its-robotaxi-tech/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:06:25 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3023319 SpaceX’s Starbase city officials silent on crane collapse https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/27/spacexs-starbase-city-officials-silent-on-crane-collapse/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:58:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022778 Big Tech lands an early win in legal battles against publishers https://techcrunch.com/podcast/big-tech-lands-an-early-win-in-legal-battles-against-publishers/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:13:27 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_podcast&p=3022809 Travis Kalanick is trying to buy Pony AI — and Uber might help https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/travis-kalanick-is-trying-to-buy-pony-ai-and-uber-might-help/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:10:31 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022591 Rivian cuts dozens on manufacturing team ahead of R2 launch https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/rivian-cuts-dozens-on-manufacturing-team-ahead-of-r2-launch/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:58:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022478 Elon Musk reportedly fires Tesla’s top sales exec https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/elon-musk-reportedly-fires-teslas-top-sales-exec/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:50:21 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022437 Jeff Bezos is reportedly courting Trump after public spat with Musk https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/jeff-bezos-is-reportedly-courting-trump-after-public-spat-with-musk/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:35:21 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3022403 New space startup Lux Aeterna wants to make satellites reusable https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/new-space-startup-lux-aeterna-wants-to-make-satellites-reusable/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3021634 Feds question Ford in hands-free driving investigation https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/24/feds-question-ford-in-hands-free-driving-investigation/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:32:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3021641 Tesla launches robotaxi rides in Austin with big promises and unanswered questions https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/tesla-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-austin-with-big-promises-and-unanswered-questions/ Sun, 22 Jun 2025 20:58:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3020793 Tesla partners with Electrify Expo to launch full-weekend EV test drives https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/tesla-partners-with-electrify-expo-to-launch-full-weekend-ev-test-drives/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3020460