Sponsored Links Cadillac GM is offering owners of its connected cars free, limited WiFi access amid the COVID-19 pandemic. You can access the network anywhere within 50 yards of the vehicle. With GM granting only three gigabytes of free data across three months, you’re probably not going to be using it to tilt back the… Continue reading GM offers free, limited internet access in its connected cars
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Get Segway’s Kickscooter Max for $100 off, plus a $100 gift card
Sponsored Links Segway You need to stay at home most of the time these days, but what if you don’t have a car and need to travel across town? Thankfully, there are options to keep your social distancing intact without hopping on a bike. Wellbots is offering Segway’s Ninebot Kickscooter Max for $700 ($100 off… Continue reading Get Segway’s Kickscooter Max for $100 off, plus a $100 gift card
Tesla suspends work at Fremont plant, will comply with shelter in place order
Sponsored Links NurPhoto via Getty Images Wide swaths of the Bay Area have been under semi-lockdown since Tuesday when seven counties issued shelter in place orders, barring residents from travel unless in need of essential supplies and effectively shuttering many businesses. Come March 24th, that will include Tesla’s plant in Fremont, California, the company announced… Continue reading Tesla suspends work at Fremont plant, will comply with shelter in place order
Elon Musk: Tesla ‘will make ventilators if there is a shortage’
Sponsored Links Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2020. ASSOCIATED PRESS Elon Musk simply refuses to stop tweeting (because “Twitter is fun“) but his most recent conversation could be about more than fun. While facing widespread criticism over his response to… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla ‘will make ventilators if there is a shortage’
The next BMW 7 Series lineup will include an all-electric car
Sponsored Links BMW BMW’s next-generation Series 7 luxury sedan models will include an ell-electric version, according to Autocar. The automaker has announced at a press conference that the next 7 Series vehicles will come in four versions: one with a gasoline-burning engine, a diesel version, a plug-in hybrid and a fully electric car. Further, Oliver… Continue reading The next BMW 7 Series lineup will include an all-electric car
Tesla must pause production at its Fremont factory to shelter in place
Sponsored Links The Washington Post via Getty Images Yesterday, it looked like Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, would remain open despite being in one of the California counties under a shelter in place order. Today, a spokeswoman for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said otherwise. The factory has been deemed non-essential, and like other non-essential… Continue reading Tesla must pause production at its Fremont factory to shelter in place
Uber sues LA’s Dept. of Transportation for warrantless record requests
Sponsored Links Uber The data privacy battle between Uber’s Jump scooter service and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has been brewing over the last 18 months. After refusing to share real-time location data on its scooter riders, Uber was ordered by the LADOT to remove its scooters from the city. According to CNET, Uber… Continue reading Uber sues LA’s Dept. of Transportation for warrantless record requests
Waymo goes dark except for fully driverless rides
Sponsored Links REUTERS/Caitlin O’Hara Waymo is joining Uber and Lyft in curtailing its ride services to limit the spread of COVID-19, with a notable exception. The Alphabet-owned company has paused both Waymo One service with human overseers in Phoenix as well as its California self-driving tests in order to protect the “health and safety” of… Continue reading Waymo goes dark except for fully driverless rides
Tesla starts delivering the Model Y
Sponsored Links Hannes Breustedt/picture alliance via Getty Images Tesla’s Model Y is reaching buyers roughly a year after its debut. The company has followed up numerous buyer reports by confirming that deliveries of its electric crossover are officially underway in spring (really, late winter) as promised. It’s not clear just how many vehicles are enroute… Continue reading Tesla starts delivering the Model Y
Apex’s electric supercar includes an AR race coach and partial self-driving
How do you make a name for yourself as an EV startup when you have plenty of rivals? By promising a mix of breakneck performance with uncommon tech, apparently. UK-based newcomer Apex has unveiled the AP-0, an electric supercar that’s ready for the track but also has a few perks for commuting. The company is… Continue reading Apex’s electric supercar includes an AR race coach and partial self-driving