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Image Credits: Bryce Durbin Lucid is rolling out hands-free highway driving to its Air sedans via a software update at the end of the month, a major step forward for the company’s advanced driver-assistance system. For instance, Rivian will resume prep work on its planned Georgia factory in August and is still looking to break ground early next year, according to emails TechCrunch obtained through a public records request. Joby Aviation has doubled the size and production capacity of its pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California, as it pushes to commercialize its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles by early next year.

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