A small robotics company says Elon Musk's 'Robovan' and 'Starship' are great names — except it got trademarks for them first

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Elon Musk speaking at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.
Robotics company Starship Technologies filed trademarks for both "Starship" and "Robovan" before SpaceX and Tesla did respectively.

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Elon Musk faces doubts about whether he can still deliver. Starship stuck the landing.

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SpaceX's Super Heavy booster at the Starship launch site in Texas.
SpaceX made history by returning the Heavy Booster to its launch site.

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Yes, there were humans controlling Tesla's bartending robots behind the scenes

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An image of Tesla's Optimus robot serving drinks at the company's "We, Robot" event. The robots were remotely controlled by humans.

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Tesla is making a mistake as it tries to 'shun' EV sales in its pivot to robots and robotaxis, long-time investor Ross Gerber says

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Elon Musk attending the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity; a Tesla Robovan prototype makes its way through a Los Angeles-area set.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Cybercar and Cybervan last week.

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Elon Musk's net worth fell $15 billion after Tesla's robotaxi event

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Elon Musk's net worth fell along with Tesla stock on Friday.

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A Tesla fan experiences the Cybercab for the first time — it's a smooth ride but he wouldn't necessarily buy one

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Matthew Donegan-Ryan with the Cybercab at Tesla's
Tesla investor Matthew Donegan-Ryan in front of a Cybercab at Tesla's 'We, Robot' event.

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Tesla investors don't seem to trust Elon Musk like they used to. Is that because of Twitter?

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Do Tesla investors trust Elon Musk less after his purchase of Twitter?

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Ex-Waymo CEO is not impressed by Tesla's Robotaxi

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An image of Tesla's upcoming Robotaxi.
Tesla showed prototypes of its Cybercab on Thursday.

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Elon Musk’s Robot Tricks Were Used on Soviets in the 1950s, Too

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The robot floor cleaner of the future, photographed for the July 21, 1959 issue of Look magazine, which was actually controlled remotely by a man in the next room.

Elon Musk might have to convince Trump not to 'stop' autonomous vehicles if he's reelected

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Elon Musk is set to join Donald Trump as he returns to Butler, Pennsylvania.

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