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How can Europe achieve its growth potential?
Business leaders from Microsoft, Volvo, EDF, and Mastercard outline the challenges and opportunities facing companies in Europe…
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Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe
What happened
The company is partnering with mobility platform Bolt -- but no vehicle orders have been placed just yet.
Key facts
- Reported by TechCrunch and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:26:32 UTC.
Why it matters
Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.
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