There you are, motoring along in your Volvo XC90 PHEV with the Pilot Assist engaged alongside a big 18-wheeler at a comfortable 70 mph cruise when the interstate starts to slowly sweep left. From the drivers’ seat, that semi on your right looks awfully close. As the steering wheel turns itself in your hand, you… Continue reading The oddly personal truth about ADAS: self-driving cars are like running shoes
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Fresh TSLA lawsuits, V2X options, and the USAF is blowing up Cybertrucks
Elon wants the US military to start buying Tesla Cybertrucks – and now they are! The Air Force has ordered two Cybertruck testers for target practice to determine how easy they are to blow up, while Jo makes up a whole new conspiracy theory on today’s explosive episode of Quick Charge! Today’s episode is brought to… Continue reading Fresh TSLA lawsuits, V2X options, and the USAF is blowing up Cybertrucks
Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer looks dead as more execs leave for competing startup
Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer project is reportedly over. Bloomberg reports that CEO Elon Musk is killing the project after a mass exodus of talent from the Dojo team to a competing startup. Dojo was the name of Tesla’s in-house AI chip development to create supercomputers to train its AI models for self-driving. Tesla hired a bunch… Continue reading Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer looks dead as more execs leave for competing startup
Toyota’s new EV strategy? If it can’t beat China, it’s teaming up instead
You know how the old saying goes: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” Well, Toyota’s new strategy is just that — it’s teaming up with China to lower costs for its upcoming EV models. Toyota’s new EV strategy will use China to cut costs The world’s largest automaker will tap into China to gain… Continue reading Toyota’s new EV strategy? If it can’t beat China, it’s teaming up instead
The new Chevy Bolt EV will get cheaper LFP batteries from China’s CATL, at least for now
Until GM builds its own, the new Chevy Bolt EV will use lower-cost LFP batteries from China’s CATL. GM will temporarily lean on CATL to power its most affordable electric vehicle. The new Chevy Bolt EV will use batteries from China The new Chevy Bolt EV is set to begin rolling off the production line… Continue reading The new Chevy Bolt EV will get cheaper LFP batteries from China’s CATL, at least for now
The Tesla Autopilot lawsuit floodgates are open, lawyer who beat Tesla is going for round 2
The Tesla Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) lawsuit floodgates are open. We are now starting to see trials and settlements arising from crashes that occurred in 2018-2019 as they work through the legal process. Crashes involving Tesla’s ADAS systems have increased significantly since then, and we expect legal actions to escalate following the groundbreaking defeat… Continue reading The Tesla Autopilot lawsuit floodgates are open, lawyer who beat Tesla is going for round 2
US military is buying Tesla Cybertrucks to use as targets for missiles
Elon Musk is getting his wish; Tesla Cybertrucks are going to be used by the US military, but perhaps not in the way he intended. The U.S. Air Force is looking to purchase two Tesla Cybertrucks and use them for what amounts to target practice. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has touted the Cybertruck as being… Continue reading US military is buying Tesla Cybertrucks to use as targets for missiles
Elon Musk teases new Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving Supervised’, but manage your expectations
Elon Musk is teasing a new Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving Supervised’ (FSD) update with “10x improvements”, but historical performance compared to Musk’s announcements suggests that it’s safer to manage your expectations. In a new X post last night, Musk is teasing an upcoming new FSD update that will include a “10x increase in parameters”: Tesla is… Continue reading Elon Musk teases new Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving Supervised’, but manage your expectations
Tesla’s new Roadster patent doesn’t do what Elon said it would (and that’s good)
Tesla filed for a patent which looks like it could be the promised “SpaceX package” which it will supposedly include on its oft-delayed next-gen Roadster. But will the system let the Roadster “fly,” as CEO Elon Musk has promised? In 2017, at Tesla’s Semi unveiling, Tesla pulled one of its few-ever Jobsian “one more thing”s… Continue reading Tesla’s new Roadster patent doesn’t do what Elon said it would (and that’s good)
Chevy Bolt EUV goes full Boat Mode in Texas floodwaters [video]
Electric cars don’t have intakes and exhausts, so they can’t get hydrolocked in deep water the way ICE-powered cars can – but that doesn’t make them amphibious. Nobody told this Texan Chevy Bolt EUV owner that, and when they got caught on the wrong side of the floodwaters, they licked the stamp and sent it! The… Continue reading Chevy Bolt EUV goes full Boat Mode in Texas floodwaters [video]