The first thing that struck me about Tesla’s new Model Y when it was unveiled on stage in Los Angeles Thursday night was how much it looks like the Model 3. A few minutes later when I got inside it for a quick ride, the similarities were undeniable. As we zipped down and back on… Continue reading My brief but familiar ride in Tesla’s brand new Model Y
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Robot valets are now parking cars in one of France’s busiest airports
Next time you head to the airport in France there might be a robot waiting to pick up your car. French firm Stanley Robotics has been trialling its self-driving robot valets for a few years, and this week started its first full-time service at France’s Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport. The system works like this. Customers park their… Continue reading Robot valets are now parking cars in one of France’s busiest airports
Tesla Model Y: Elon Musk’s fifth electric car is a compact SUV
Here’s everything you need to know about the Tesla Model Y: a compact SUV, or crossover, that will serve as a companion vehicle to the Model 3. The car was first unveiled in 2019 and will begin production in late 2020. The Model Y shares about 75 percent of its parts with the Model 3,… Continue reading Tesla Model Y: Elon Musk’s fifth electric car is a compact SUV
German regulators tell Tesla to drop ‘gas savings’ from pricing
Tesla will stop factoring estimated fuel savings into the price of its cars in Germany, according to Reuters. The German Centre for Protection against Unfair Competition said Wednesday that Tesla agreed to be more straightforward with pricing on its website by March 20th. The order pages of Tesla’s website currently feature multiple prices for each… Continue reading German regulators tell Tesla to drop ‘gas savings’ from pricing
Koenigsegg’s Jesko is a 300 mph projectile on wheels
It takes a lot for a petrol-fueled car to nudge out all of the hyper electrics that attract eyeballs at the Geneva Motor Show, but Koenigsegg has done it. The new Jesko by Koenigsegg, named after the company founder’s father, is claimed to be the world’s first road-legal 300 mph car. That top speed translates… Continue reading Koenigsegg’s Jesko is a 300 mph projectile on wheels
Waymo will sell LIDAR to customers who won’t compete with its robot taxi business
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, will begin selling its LIDAR sensors to customers who won’t compete with its robot taxi business, the company announced on Wednesday. The news was first reported by Bloomberg. LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, are laser sensors that most tech and car companies see as… Continue reading Waymo will sell LIDAR to customers who won’t compete with its robot taxi business
Aston Martin’s new hypercar makes you use your smartphone as the display
Supercars and hypercars are all about speed, and one of the tried and true ways to generate speed is to cut out as much weight as possible. This is a huge focus of Aston Martin’s new AM-RB 003 hypercar — so much so that the company isn’t even including a dashboard touchscreen. Instead, if you… Continue reading Aston Martin’s new hypercar makes you use your smartphone as the display
Mercedes-Benz’s EQV electric van has 200 horsepower and 249 miles of range
Mercedes-Benz is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial vans, especially at the high end, and the company is looking to protect that status in the future with an electric concept van announced Tuesday at the Geneva Motor Show. The EQV concept van, as it’s called, is supposedly capable of traveling up to 249… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz’s EQV electric van has 200 horsepower and 249 miles of range
Electric trikes are the latest battery-powered gadgets to enter the ride-sharing world
Had your fill of all those dockless electric bikes and scooters littering the streets of cities across America? Hankering for something new, something different, maybe even something that looks sillier than a scooter? Gotcha, the bike- and scooter-share service, has got you to covered. (Pun intended.) Gotcha, which operates bike and scooter-sharing services on dozens… Continue reading Electric trikes are the latest battery-powered gadgets to enter the ride-sharing world
Lime warns riders about ‘sudden excessive braking’ due to firmware bug
Lime has issued a warning to riders about a firmware bug in the company’s electric scooters that can cause “sudden excessive braking” during use, via The Washington Post. According to Lime, the bug occurs in “very rare cases,” usually when a rider is going downhill at top speed and hits a pothole or obstacle, the… Continue reading Lime warns riders about ‘sudden excessive braking’ due to firmware bug