Robotaxis in Texas? Ultra-fast EV chargers in China? The mobility multiverse is officially off the rails
🚗 Lyft Goes Robo in Dallas
Lyft just went full Black Mirror, announcing a fleet of Mobileye-powered robotaxis will roam Dallas streets by 2026. No drivers. No humans. Just vibes (and lidar).
The crew? Mobileye handles the brains. Marubeni wrangles the fleet. Lyft slaps on the interface and hopes nobody freaks when a car shows up with no one inside.
This isn’t Lyft’s first AV fling—but this one smells serious. Mobileye’s tech is scary good, and Texas has that “meh, send it” regulatory spirit AV companies dream about. Read it here
Why Mobility Bros care:
Fleet utilization: Sky-high. These bots don’t sleep.
No drivers: No HR headaches. Just uptime.
Margins: Chef’s kiss when you skip the W-2s.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. One crash and the headlines write themselves: “Robotaxi yeets into taco stand”. Still, if it sticks? We’re living in an AV meme come true.
This week’s sponsor: Moovetrax
🔌 BYD’s Megawatt Mic Drop
China just went full anime villain on EV charging. BYD launched a 1-megawatt charger that slaps 250 miles onto your EV in five minutes.
Tesla? Cute with your 250 kW. BYD just quadrupled the heat. They’re planning 10,000+ of these things. It’s like if The Flash opened a gas station. Read it here
What it means for U.S. mobility nerds:
Fleet downtime: Basically gone.
Charging stations: Now potential hangout zones with serious throughput.
U.S. infra bros: Time to stop sipping LaCroix and start future-proofing.
Even if BYD never breaks into the U.S. market, this sets a new bar. Expect every charger OEM to suddenly get real interested in the number “1,000,000
⚡ Quick Hits
Revel’s SF fast-charging hub throws serious weight behind the future of urban EV fueling. Eight high-speed stalls. App-based access. Urban aesthetic that could moonlight as a juice bar. Revel's blueprint screams: make charging seamless, make it sexy.
Powerloop’s dedicated trailer tours are Uber’s quiet war cry for the logistics throne. For fleet owners and asset-light operators, this means higher asset utilization and faster payouts. Middle-mile just got an upgrade. Uber's coming for the middle-mile crown, and they're bringing spreadsheets to a knife fight.
Reimagined Parking’s capital raise pushes sensors and smart lots into full SaaS territory. Inventory goes live. Rates flex with demand. Real estate turns into real-time estate. This isn’t parking. It’s a platform that prints yield.
Tern’s predictive fleet tech reads your fleet like a dystopian horoscope. Brakes wearing thin? Battery flaking out? You’ll know before your drivers do. This is the dashboard your ops team didn’t know it needed—and now won’t shut up about.
📣 Question of the week⁉
Would you ride a robotaxi solo?
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