Reports coming out of Korea state that Samsung has signed a massive $436 million deal to supply cameras to the “number 1 American EV manufacturer” for a vehicle unveiled in November 2019. It would indicate the deal is to supply cameras for the Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup truck. Earlier today, the Korea Economic Daily reported… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck is rumored to be behind ~$400 million camera deal with Samsung
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Elon Musk: Tesla Vision to soon detect turn signals, hazard & police lights, & even hand gestures
Elon Musk announced that Tesla Vision would soon detect turn signals on other vehicles, hazard lights, police and ambulance lights, and even hand gestures. The move comes as the automaker tries to cover every possible driving situation on the road to delivering a full self-driving system. As we reported on Saturday, Tesla finally released its… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla Vision to soon detect turn signals, hazard & police lights, & even hand gestures
Tesla increases Model S and Model X prices by $5,000
Tesla has just released a $5,000 price increase for the base versions (Long Range) of both Model S and Model X electric vehicles. It comes just as the automaker started delivering the new Model S and hasn’t even started delivering the new Model X. Since the beginning of the year, we have been covering a… Continue reading Tesla increases Model S and Model X prices by $5,000
Hacker shows what Tesla Full Self-Driving’s vision depth perception neural net can see
A hacker managed to pull Tesla’s vision depth perception neural net from his car with “Full Self-Driving” package. You can see how the vehicle detects depth with a point-cloud view powered by computer vision. Tesla has recently started to move away from its radar sensor, which is useful to detect depth, and it is instead… Continue reading Hacker shows what Tesla Full Self-Driving’s vision depth perception neural net can see
Audi sees electric cars becoming as profitable as gas-powered cars within 2-3 years
Audi CEO Markus Duesmann says that he sees electric cars becoming as profitable as gas-powered cars within the next two to three years. Last month, the German premium automotive brand announced an acceleration of its electrification plans. It included plans to produce their last internal combustion engine in 2033 (if people are still buying them… Continue reading Audi sees electric cars becoming as profitable as gas-powered cars within 2-3 years
Tesla releases new update for vehicles with its new ‘Tesla Vision’ system to restore Autopilot features
Tesla has started pushing a new software update for Model 3 and Model Y vehicles equipped with its new “Tesla Vision” computer vision system in order to restore some Autopilot functionality. Last month, Tesla announced the transition to its “Tesla Vision” Autopilot without radar, and it warned that it would result in limitations of some Autopilot features… Continue reading Tesla releases new update for vehicles with its new ‘Tesla Vision’ system to restore Autopilot features
Tesla signs new battery cell agreement with CATL in race to secure large battery supply
Tesla has signed a new long-term battery cell agreement with CATL, China’s biggest battery manufacturer, amid the race to secure a large battery supply in the auto industry. The electric vehicle revolution is in need of an insane amount of batteries in order to keep growing at a high pace. New production capacity is being… Continue reading Tesla signs new battery cell agreement with CATL in race to secure large battery supply
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic sold its entire TSLA stake for an insane profit
Panasonic, Tesla’s main battery supplier, confirmed that it sold its entire stake in the electric automaker, and it claims that it won’t change its relationship. Believe it or not, there was a time when Tesla had issues convincing battery suppliers to sell them cells. No one had put cylindrical li-ion battery cells in an electric… Continue reading Tesla battery supplier Panasonic sold its entire TSLA stake for an insane profit
Fisker and Magna sign long-term agreement, including production of Ocean SUV in fall 2022
In a recent announcement, Fisker and Magna International Inc. have finalized a long-term manufacturing agreement. The binding agreement coincides with previous agreements between both parties regarding EV platform sharing and ADAS systems. As part of the latest agreement, Magna will produce Fisker’s upcoming electric Ocean SUV in November 2022. Fisker Inc. is an EV startup… Continue reading Fisker and Magna sign long-term agreement, including production of Ocean SUV in fall 2022
Elon Musk: Tesla will hold ‘AI Day’ to show progress and recruit talent
Elon Musk announced that Tesla will hold an ‘AI Day’ in about a month to show its progress in software and hardware related to artificial intelligence. However, the main goal is to recruit talent. Over the last few years, Tesla started holding events, not really to unveil new products, but to present new technologies that… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla will hold ‘AI Day’ to show progress and recruit talent