From ‘vanlords’ to safe parking sites: How RVs became Silicon Valley’s housing safety net

Parked along industrial streets, tucked behind warehouses and clustered in residential neighborhoods, thousands of Bay Area residents are living in one of the only forms of housing they can afford: RVs. Across California, the number of people living in vehicles has surged in recent years, as soaring rents and a chronic housing shortage have pushed … Read more

Musk says Tesla is moving Full Self-Driving to a monthly subscription

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the electric vehicle maker will stop selling its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software for a flat rate and instead make … Read more

Nvidia wants to power robotaxi fleets with chips, software by 2027

Nvidia is building out an automotive tech business. Pictured here are its autonomous vehicle test cars at the company’s auto garage in Santa Clara, California, June 5, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia on Monday said it is working with robotaxi operators in hopes of having them use the company’s AI chips and … Read more

Homeowners are losing thousands in equity thanks to weakening prices

A tract of new tightly packed homes are viewed along the Boulder City Parkway on January 11, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada. George Rose | Getty Images Home values have been losing ground for much of this year, with previously huge annual gains shrinking to nothing. The result is that homeowners are losing equity. Borrower equity … Read more