Elon Musk e-mails Tesla employees urging ‘radical improvements’ to hit quarterly targets

An e-mail sent to all Tesla staff from Elon Musk on Friday night congratulated employees for the progress they’ve made on Model 3 vehicle production recently — but also said “radical improvements” are still needed in manufacturing to hit the company’s quarterly targets.

Leica’s RTC360 lidar scanner registers your point clouds automatically, in real-time, in the field

During the HxGN 2018 conference, it became very clear that Leica Geosystems wants to have a 3D capture device that suits almost any use case you can think of. “There’s an overarching reality capture strategy,” says Juergen Mayer, business director of terrestrial scanning at Leica Geosystems. “I think, today, we took a big step forward… Continue reading Leica’s RTC360 lidar scanner registers your point clouds automatically, in real-time, in the field

‘Competition is really fierce right now’: General Motors sets sights on electrified, autonomous future

Chevrolet Bolt EV autonomous test vehicles being assembled in Michigan | Credit: Jeffrey Sauger for GM David Tulauskas, GM’s sustainability director, talks to BusinessGreen about the US car giant’s drive towards ‘zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion’ It is little more than a year since all-electric upstart Tesla briefly sped past the long-established General… Continue reading ‘Competition is really fierce right now’: General Motors sets sights on electrified, autonomous future

Thursday briefing: Waymo’s self-driving cars have travelled 7 million miles

Waymo Your WIRED daily briefing. Today, Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have covered millions more miles than its rivals’, Cambridge Analytica bought data from Experian and Axicom, Softbank has sold off Arm China and more. Get WIRED’s daily briefing in your inbox. Sign up here Advertisement 1. Waymo’s self-driving cars have travelled 7 million miles Alphabet’s autonomous… Continue reading Thursday briefing: Waymo’s self-driving cars have travelled 7 million miles

Geely signs cooperation deal with Shell in Britain

LONDON, June 6 (Xinhua) — Geely Auto Group and Shell signed a global strategic cooperation agreement broadening their cooperation beyond just lubricants, as the “Challenge 100 Degrees-Geely Goes Global, Powered by Shell” European Tour came to a conclusion at the iconic center of British motorsport in Goodwood Wednesday. After more than a month of travelling,… Continue reading Geely signs cooperation deal with Shell in Britain

Mojio Taps Dr. Alan Messer, former General Motors VP & CTO, to Lead Connected Car Innovation and AI Efforts …

DETROIT and PALO ALTO, Calif., June 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Mojio – the leading technology platform for connected cars – announced that it has bolstered its AI leadership with Dr. Alan Messer, who led software strategies as CTO of the Global Connected Consumer Experience unit and VP of Software and Innovation at General… Continue reading Mojio Taps Dr. Alan Messer, former General Motors VP & CTO, to Lead Connected Car Innovation and AI Efforts …

General Motors President Leaves Lyft’s Board, Picks Replacement

General Motors Co. President Dan Ammann is stepping down from the board of directors at Lyft Inc., the ride-hailing company said Wednesday. The announcement is the latest sign that GM and Lyft haven’t become the close allies that they once hoped to be. Maggie Wilderotter, a former telecommunications executive who sits on Hewlett Packard Enterprise… Continue reading General Motors President Leaves Lyft’s Board, Picks Replacement

SF Motors invests $160 million to build all-electric SUVs at former Hummer factory

SF Motors is moving ahead with its plan to build electric vehicles at the former Hummer factory in Indiana. This week, the startup is taking over the plant and it announced $160 million in investments to build all-electric SUVs at the factory. Home Solar Power It has been an exciting year for SF Motors, which… Continue reading SF Motors invests $160 million to build all-electric SUVs at former Hummer factory

Lotus boss leaves as new owner Geely promotes from within

Lotus’s boss has left the sports car manufacturer less than a year after it was acquired by Chinese automotive giant Geely. Jean-Marc Gales was brought in to the Norfolk-based company in 2014 with a remit to get it back on track after an ambitious expansion plan under former Ferrari marketing chief boss Dany Bahar failed.… Continue reading Lotus boss leaves as new owner Geely promotes from within