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Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Aurora Innovation Launched its First Commercial Self-driving Trucking in Texas
Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) is one of the . On May 1, Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) announced the launch of its first commercial self-driving trucking service in Texas. Its Aurora Driver trucks are now delivering freight between Dallas and Houston without a human driver. The company has achieved significant milestones, including 1,200 miles of driverless deliveries. Management has noted that it plans to expand to El Paso, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona, by the end of 2025. A closeup of a self-driving hardware unit inside the dashboard of a passenger vehicle. The Aurora Driver is an SAE Level 4 autonomous system, which uses advanced sensors and artificial intelligence to detect hazards and navigate highways. The system has delivered over 10,000 loads and driven more than three million autonomous miles in supervised tests. Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) develops the Aurora Driver, a scalable self-driving system that can be integrated into various vehicle types. While we acknowledge the potential of AUR as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 30 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and 11 Hidden AI Stocks to Buy Right Now. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Euractiv
15-07-2025
- Business
- Euractiv
Romanian government survives no-confidence vote amid coalition austerity rift
Romanian government survives no-confidence vote amid coalition austerity rift BUCHAREST - Romania's government survived its first no-confidence motion on Monday after Parliament rejected a challenge from far-right parties, but the vote exposed growing tensions within the pro-EU ruling coalition. The failed motion was brought to Parliament by far-right parties AUR, POT, and SOS in response to growing public backlash over the government's fiscal consolidation measures unveiled last week. Among other things, the Romanian government plans to raise the standard VAT rate from 19% to 21%, and replace the reduced rates of 5% and 9% with a single rate of 11%, which will affect essential items such as food and medicine. Romania's ruling pro-EU coalition includes the centre-left PSD, centre-right PNL, reformist USR, and the Hungarian minority party UDMR, led by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. However, acting PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu sharply criticised the government's approach, warning it risked repeating the 2010–2011 austerity-driven collapse. 'We didn't sign up to turn a budget crisis into a deep economic crisis,' he said in a bid to distance his party from the austerity measures implemented by the government. Grindeanu accused the government of placing the burden on low-income citizens and reiterated the PSD's call for a progressive tax system as a fairer alternative to widespread tax hikes. He argued that a well-designed progressive model would have avoided the need to raise the VAT. Centrist president Nicușor Dan also took aim at the VAT hike, stressing in a press conference that he had promised to keep it at 19% during coalition negotiations. 'I still believe it was the right path,' he said, noting that other budgetary solutions had been available. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan defended the government's fiscal stance, pointing to 'early positive signs' from international markets. He also announced a second package of expenditure cuts to be unveiled by the end of July. (cs)
Euronews
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
How von der Leyen's confidence vote has torn Conservative group apart
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) has been most impacted of all European Parliament groups by the vote of no-confidence tabled against von der Leyen's European Commission, and is fundamentally divided over the issue. The Conservatives are split between those voting in favour and against the motion of censure, while all the other groups of the Parliament are more or less following a common line. Within ECR, Romanians from ultra-nationalist party AUR and Polish from Law and Justice (PiS) are among the signatories of the motion of censure, consistent with their custom of being strongly critical of von der Leyen and her college. The largest party of the group, Brothers of Italy, will vote against the motion, as Nicola Procaccini, the Italian MEP who is also co-president of the group, made clear during his intervention in the plenary debate on the no-confidence vote. Procaccini not only labelled the motion of censure as a 'mistake' and a 'political gift to our opponents', but he also launched an outright attack on the proponents, targeting his fellow MEPs from PiS and AUR. 'Take out your pop-corn', he said, before starting his scathing intervention towards his own colleagues. 'Why [have] several of today's signatories [of the motion] never presented a motion of censure against the previous von der Leyen commission, that produced the Green Deal and the so-called Pfizergate? [...]. Obviously I know the answer,' he said, in what seems a dig to the PiS' lawmakers, who never tried to topple Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture during the previous term and a member of their party. Italian group leader leveled veiled swipes at fellow group members In the same speech, Procaccini seemed to attack the Romanian party AUR, whose candidate for presidency George Simion has recently lost the runoff against Nicușor Dan. 'Unfortunately, someone likes to lose both at home and here. I do not,' he said, clearly stating that he wants to keep on 'building majorities' in the Parliament. This speech deeply upset some ECR delegations, several internal sources from the group told Euronews. Some MEPs believe that Procaccini's words could have been dictated directly by Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister who is also Brothers of Italy's leader, said one source. During the first months of the new Parliament's legislature, the ECR group sought closer cooperation with the European People's Party (EPP), achieving support to green light the appointment of vice-president Raffaele Fitto and winning some significant votes in the Chamber. This strategy was endorsed by Procaccini in his plenary speech, but not all ECR MEPs are on board with it. 'Who gave him the mandate to negotiate with the EPP?' asked one source, arguing that a new majority in the European Parliament would be possible only with a radical change and with a new president of the Commission. Another source from the group confirmed that the speech irritated the Polish delegation, because Procaccini should not have attacked his partners, being the only one allowed to take the floor for his group. In the plenary, ECR's co-president claimed to speak 'on behalf of the two thirds' of the Conservatives, suggesting that the majority of ECR's delegations will vote against the motion of censure. But the text of the no-confidence vote included the signatures of MEPs from Romania, Poland, Estonia, Greece and Lithuania. French, Danish and Croatian delegations would probably join the vote in favour of no-confidence. According to a source, up to 50 MEPs of ECR's 79 members could end up backing the motion of censure, which would mean a strong setback for Procaccini's leadership. A third source considered that the motion of censure itself already spells 'big trouble' for the group, as it displays divisions and puts Italian and Polish delegations at odds. However all of the people who spoke to Euronews agree on the fact that it will not lead the group to collapse. 'It is like an old couple, where the partners know each other very well and they know that staying together would be better than alone,' said one source.
Euronews
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
How von der Leyen's confidence vote has torn Conservatives in Parliame
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) has been most impacted of all European Parliament groups by the vote of no-confidence tabled against von der Leyen's European Commission, and is fundamentally divided over the issue. The Conservatives are split between those voting in favour and against the motion of censure, while all the other groups of the Parliament are more or less following a common line. Within ECR, Romanians from ultra-nationalist party AUR and Polish from Law and Justice (PiS) are among the signatories of the motion of censure, consistent with their custom of being strongly critical of von der Leyen and her college. The largest party of the group, Brothers of Italy, will vote against the motion, as Nicola Procaccini, the Italian MEP who is also co-president of the group, made clear during his intervention in the plenary debate on the no-confidence vote. Procaccini not only labelled the motion of censure as a 'mistake' and a 'political gift to our opponents', but he also launched an outright attack on the proponents, targeting his fellow MEPs from PiS and AUR. 'Take out your pop-corn', he said, before starting his scathing intervention towards his own colleagues. 'Why [have] several of today's signatories [of the motion] never presented a motion of censure against the previous von der Leyen commission, that produced the Green Deal and the so-called Pfizergate? [...]. Obviously I know the answer,' he said, in what seems a dig to the PiS' lawmakers, who never tried to topple Janusz Wojciechowski, Commissioner for Agriculture during the previous term and a member of their party. Italian group leader leveled veiled swipes at fellow group members In the same speech, Procaccini seemed to attack the Romanian party AUR, whose candidate for presidency George Simion has recently lost the runoff against Nicușor Dan. 'Unfortunately, someone likes to lose both at home and here. I do not,' he said, clearly stating that he wants to keep on 'building majorities' in the Parliament. This speech deeply upset some ECR delegations, several internal sources from the group told Euronews. Some MEPs believe that Procaccini's words could have been dictated directly by Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister who is also Brothers of Italy's leader, said one source. During the first months of the new Parliament's legislature, the ECR group sought closer cooperation with the European People's Party (EPP), achieving support to green light the appointment of vice-president Raffaele Fitto and winning some significant votes in the Chamber. This strategy was endorsed by Procaccini in his plenary speech, but not all ECR MEPs are on board with it. 'Who gave him the mandate to negotiate with the EPP?' asked one source, arguing that a new majority in the European Parliament would be possible only with a radical change and with a new president of the Commission. Another source from the group confirmed that the speech irritated the Polish delegation, because Procaccini should not have attacked his partners, being the only one allowed to take the floor for his group. In the plenary, ECR's co-president claimed to speak 'on behalf of the two thirds' of the Conservatives, suggesting that the majority of ECR's delegations will vote against the motion of censure. But the text of the no-confidence vote included the signatures of MEPs from Romania, Poland, Estonia, Greece and Lithuania. French, Danish and Croatian delegations would probably join the vote in favour of no-confidence. According to a source, up to 50 MEPs of ECR's 79 members could end up backing the motion of censure, which would mean a strong setback for Procaccini's leadership. A third source considered that the motion of censure itself already spells 'big trouble' for the group, as it displays divisions and puts Italian and Polish delegations at odds. However all of the people who spoke to Euronews agree on the fact that it will not lead the group to collapse. 'It is like an old couple, where the partners know each other very well and they know that staying together would be better than alone,' said one source.
Budapest Times
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
PM: 'Whoever doesn't understand why we must support our ethnic Hungarian communities in Transylvania, I cannot help them'
'This is not support, but a governmental duty arising from the mutual responsibility of the parts of the nation,' the prime minister declared, reiterating that the Hungarian government's role includes ensuring the survival and prosperity of all Hungarian communities, regardless of state borders. Speaking from Marosvásárhely, where he attended the funeral of long-time ally Kincses Előd, Prime Minister Orbán paid tribute to the late human rights advocate. 'He was a brave man who never backed down… we could always count on him,' he recalled. Addressing Romania's new leadership, Prime Minister Orbán expressed readiness for constructive dialogue. While he acknowledged uncertainty about the new government's direction, he remains open to cooperation: 'I would like to speak with him as soon as possible and at length,' he said about President Nicușor Dan. He noted Hungary's past role in supporting Romania's Schengen accession, calling it a matter of fairness rather than a favor: 'We didn't do them a favor… we did what we promised.' The interview also touched on George Simion, leader of Romania's far-right AUR. PM Orbán supported the decision by Romanian Hungarians not to cooperate with extremists: 'It's absolutely right that Hungarians in Romania do not cooperate with far-right—and of course not with far-left—groups. They shouldn't work with those who are enemies of the Hungarian people.' On Hungary's support to schools and institutions in Transylvania, the prime minister was resolute: 'Whoever doesn't understand why we must support our ethnic Hungarian communities in Transylvania, I cannot help them.' He framed the assistance as part of a shared national destiny: 'A country has borders, but a nation does not.' Regarding Hungary's economy, PM Orbán detailed several new family support initiatives, including tax relief and favorable loans. 'We are strong and moving forward,' he stated confidently. He also underscored Hungary's long-term ambition: 'We have decided that we will be great and rich—Hungary will be a great and rich country.' As the 2026 parliamentary elections approach, PM Orbán confirmed that the electoral law won't change. He expressed readiness to confront an energized opposition, noting historical patterns: 'There is always a large national party… and there's always a foreign-financed, cosmopolitan formation trying to seize power with foreign support.' The Fidesz-led government, he affirmed, will seek another victory: 'We will win the next election as well—that's the plan.' Discussing international affairs, PM Orbán reiterated Hungary's commitment to peace in Ukraine: 'This is not our war… we must stay out of it.' He warned of broader conflict risks and stressed his determination to keep Hungary out: 'We must stay outside. That is my job, and I am unshakable in this matter.' Finally, reflecting on the symbolic significance of Hungary's second astronaut, Tibor Kapu, PM Orbán highlighted a moment of national pride: 'What did Tibor say? They launched me into space, and I was looking for where Hungary is.'
