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Spendy and slow Tesla repairs frustrate drivers as automotive tech drives up cost of collisions

GeekWire

When the comparison included Tesla repairs, the difference spiked to $950. . “Teslas are still by and large the most popular EV on the road, so most of the repair stories we hear about are from Teslas,” said Liz Najman, content marketing manager for Recurrent, a clearinghouse of information on used EVs.

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Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down, replaced by two co-CEOs

The Verge

Before joining Waymo, Krafcik served as president and CEO of Hyundai’s American operations (in addition to a stint at automotive price comparison site TrueCar). He’ll also be sticking around in at least some capacity as an adviser going forward.

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Gitamini is a cute, compact, cargo-carrying robot that will follow you around like a dog

The Verge

Piaggio Fast Forward, a subsidiary of storied Italian automotive firm Piaggio, has launched its second robot, a compact version of its cargo-carrying bot Gita named Gitamini. That makes an interesting comparison to Gita, which can carry more — 40 pounds but only for 12 miles. The Gitamini uses machine vision and AI to follow its owner.

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Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

In November, Impinj introduced new tag chips, which work with automotive parts, pharmaceuticals and food products. Syndio’s software is used by companies to analyze and resolve pay equity issues due to gender, race or other comparisons, and to provide strategies for fixing those disparities.

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Zin Boats resurfaces after the pandemic to put a fresh charge into Seattle’s electric boating scene

GeekWire

” Zin, who serves as Zin Boats CEO, has a two-decade design background that stretches from tech to automotive to marine, with stints at Microsoft, GM, BMW, Brunswick Boat Group, and more. The Roadster comparisons might have to stop there, as Zin Boats has no plans to blast the Z2R into outerspace.

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Van maker BrightDrop builds ERP and business in parallel

CIO Business Intelligence

That could have made his job difficult but, he says, because SAP already has so many customers in the auto industry, “SAP already knew that in automotive, this is how procurement happens,” and could offer an appropriate configuration right out of the box. That meant things could move quickly. “We

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Van maker BrightDrop builds ERP and business in parallel

CIO Business Intelligence

That could have made his job difficult but, he says, because SAP already has so many customers in the auto industry, “SAP already knew that in automotive, this is how procurement happens,” and could offer an appropriate configuration right out of the box. That meant things could move quickly. “We

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