Amazon is about to start testing humanoid robots for package delivery. The goal is for the robots to come out of the Rivian electric delivery vans and bring packages to your door.

Over 20,000 Rivian electric vans are currently used to deliver Amazon packages, and the number is expected to increase to 100,000 by the end of the decade.

For now, humans are driving them and delivering the packages to doors, but humanoid robots may soon handle the latter.

The Information released a new report revealing that Amazon has built a new facility to test humanoid robots in an environment mimicking deliveries in the real world:

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As part of the project, Amazon is putting the finishing touches on a “humanoid park,” an indoor obstacle course at one of the company’s San Francisco offices where it will soon test such robots, this person said.

The online retailer reportedly has a Rivian electric delivery van on site to test robots as they come in and out of the van, bringing packages to customers’ doors.

“Amazon hopes humanoid robots will be able to hitch a ride in the back of Amazon’s electric Rivian vans and spring out to deliver packages.”

Amazon plans to test several different humanoid robots, but the report only mentions one from China-based Unitree.

Amazon has extensive experience utilizing autonomous robots in its operations, but this experience is primarily limited to purpose-built robots.

Its experience with humanoid robots is more limited, but the company has used humanoid robots from Agility Robotics:

The big difference is that these robots were used in Amazon’s own warehouses, which are closed environments.

This new test program is to test humanoid robots that will go into the real word to deliver packages to customers.

For now, Amazon plans to test them in its obstacle course, but “field trips” in the real world are already being discussed.

While the online retail giant plans to test several different humanoid robots, it is reportedly working on its own software to power them based DeepSeek-VL2, made by a China-based quant fund, and Qwen, made by China-based Alibaba.

With tax refund season behind us and tariff talks taking a back seat to other dystopian headlines, the month of May gave us our first “clean” look at the US car market in 2025 – and the verdict is in: hybrids are leading the charge while EVs are a mixed bag.

As ever, there are plenty of ways to organize stories like this, and there are more comprehensive sources out there that will give you a deep, model-by-model dive into sales. That said, I’m focusing on the standout performers and “usual suspects” when it comes to EVs and hybrids – but don’t let that stop you from leaving your better ideas in the comments (y’all know I read ’em).

Kia posted 79,007 units in May for a 5.0% YOY gain and the brand’s eighth consecutive month of year-over-year gains. That number was helped along with a record month for the Carnival minivan and both the Telluride and Sportage SUVs. Two car lines that didn’t help were the Kia EV6 and the brand’s flagship EV9 three-row SUV, which sold just 37 units last month.

Some of that is inventory-based, as Kia shifts EV9 production from South Korea to its new EV factory in Gerogia – but no matter the reason, Kia dealers are eager to move their EVs. That means buyers killer deals on the brand EVs and still solid deals on the Kia Sportage Hybrid and Sorrento Plug-in Hybrid, too.

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Hyundai also had a killer month, with total up 8% YOY and 3.7% from April, which works out to a massive 84,521 unit sales for the month of May.

“This period really marks our regular annual pricing review,” Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor America, told a Reuters reporter yesterday. “We take a look at market dynamics, consumer demand, independent of tariffs.”

Car Dealership Guy reports that those gains were driven by Hyundai’s Elantra N (+141%), and the Venue (+74%), Tucson (+15%), and Palisade (+10%) SUVs, which all set May records. Even the IONIQ 6 electric sedan – my pick as the top Tesla Model 3 alternative – was up 9% YOY, while the first examples of the brand’s three-row IONIQ 9 SUV finally began. Hyundai’s hybrid sales, too, were up 5% for the year.

Toyota saw a massive gain last month as well, delivering nearly 119,000 “electrified” vehicles in May. That number represents a gain of 39% compared to the same month last year, and accounted for almost half of the brand’s total volume for an 11% gain YOY.

Toyota, of course, is the OG in the hybrid space, and in 2025 – nearly thirty years after the launch of the original Toyota Prius in Japan – almost all of the brand’s vehicles are hybrid-only or available as hybrids, including the iconic Corolla and Camry brands, the Sierra minivan, and even the Tacoma and Tundra hybrid pickups.

Over at Ford, CNBC is reporting that sales of the company’s cars were up an impressive 17.2% YOY, driven partly by the brand’s employee pricing deals but even more partly (?) by an absolutely massive 29% jump in the sale of the company’s Ford and Lincoln hybrid models. Lincoln posted its best month of 2025, up 39% YOY.

Sales of the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover held relatively steady, while Ford F-150 Lightning and E-Transit van sales were down some 25% YOY.

On the wrong side of the growth table, Subaru sales dipped more than 10% YOY and 6.6% compared to April, while experience the biggest dip of all the legacy brands, down 18.6% YoY and 23.2% vs April. It’s worth noting that Tesla does not release monthly sales data in the US, but its overseas sales are even worse than that. CNEVPost is reporting that sales are down 15% in China for May, while Tesla sales in Germany fell by more than a third in May, even though EV sales overall rose 44.9% YOY.

Cox Auto’s forecast for May puts the 2025 sales pace at about 16 million unit sales, up slightly from a year earlier but a significant decline from March’s projected sales pace of 17.8 million and April’s 17.3 million unit projected pace.

SOURCES: source links throughout the article.

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Hyundai’s electric SUV is more affordable than ever. After cutting lease prices again this month, you can lease the new 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5, which now features a longer range and a Tesla NACS charging port, for just $179 per month.

Hyundai cuts 2025 IONIQ 5 lease prices again in June

The 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 is better in every way possible compared to the outgoing model. It now boasts up to 318 miles of driving range, sleek new styling both inside and out, and an NACS port, allowing you to charge at Tesla Superchargers.

Hyundai’s electric SUV remains a top seller in the US with nearly 16,000 models sold through May. After cutting lease prices again in June, Hyundai looks to draw in even more buyers.

The 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 SE Standard Range RWD is now listed at just $179 for 24 months with $3,999 due at signing. That’s a notable difference from May.

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Last month, IONIQ 5 lease prices started at $209 a month. Although that was considered one of the best EV deals, the new rate will save you $30 a month.

The SE Standard Range trim starts at $43,975, with a driving range of up to 245 miles. However, the extended range SE model may be an even better deal. You can upgrade to the longer-range SE trim, which has up to 318 miles of range, for just $199 a month.

You can even lease the off-road XRT variant for $299 a month right now. Hyundai’s offers end on July 7 and include the $7,500 federal EV tax credit.

As an added bonus, Hyundai is still offering a free ChargePoint Level 2 home charger with the purchase or lease of a new 2025 IONIQ 5. If you already have one, you can opt for a $400 public charging credit.

With Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” calling to end federal EV incentives, including the $7,500 tax credit, many of these savings will soon dry up.

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