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Waymo leads Texas autonomous-vehicle registrations (577 vs peers) under a new state law mandating AV fleet registrations, highlighting regulatory transparency and competitive gaps in a nascent market.
Slate Auto, backed by Jeff Bezos and Mark Walter, will reveal EV pricing on June 24 and begin taking $50 refundable reservations followed by $300 non-refundable preorders, with a mid-$20k target price and ~160,000 reservations; the company has raised about $1.4B including a $650M Series C, and regulatory shifts around federal EV tax credits could impact economics.
Sesame launches its public iOS AI agent app with four agents after a $250M Series B and beta traction, while Slate Auto moves to take orders for its low-cost EV after a $650M Series C totaling ~$1.4B raised; the EV space also faces regulatory headwinds and safety probes (tax-credit changes, Rivian NHTSA investigation).
Slate Auto will begin taking orders for its low-cost EV on June 24; pricing is still undisclosed (mid-$20k range anticipated after tax-credit changes), with 160k+ reservations and about $1.4B raised, led by Bezos/Mark Walter and new CEO Peter Faricy, with first deliveries expected by year-end.
Bezos Expeditions’ Melinda Lewison left Slate Auto’s board per state filings, leaving Bezos without direct representation; Slate Auto’s funding history totals roughly $700M (including a $650M Series C led by TWG Global), while Bezos shifts attention to robotics via Project Prometheus, raising governance and regulatory visibility.
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