A rough week for hardware companies

December 22, 2025

In just about a week, iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filed for bankruptcy. They’re very different companies —…

December 21, 2025

TechCrunch Mobility: Bankruptcy takes out two

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December 17, 2025

In early 2023, Luminar was riding high. After going public during the pandemic and scoring a key deal with Volvo,…

November 23, 2025

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get…

November 17, 2025

Swedish automaker Volvo has canceled a five-year-old contract with Luminar, the latest escalation in an increasingly ugly brawl between the…

October 31, 2025

Lidar-maker Luminar is warning shareholders that it will run out of cash in early 2026 and has announced a 25%…

October 19, 2025

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Want another…