Faraday Future’s story has been a roller-coaster. Once seen as the number one EV startup, it has since been crippled by severe financial and management problems. It seems like the startup was finally out of the woods after a large Chinese holding company promised a massive $2 billion investment in Faraday Future, but after a fallout… Continue reading Faraday Future can’t catch a break as it’s seemingly on the brink of failure again
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Here’s what Tesla Autopilot can see with the new v9 neural net
Some of our favorite Tesla hackers are back at it with new footage to help us understand what Autopilot can see with the new neural net that Tesla deployed in its version 9 software update. Earlier this summer, we already had a rare look at what Tesla Autopilot can see and interpret from Tesla hackers ‘verygreen’ and DamianXVI.… Continue reading Here’s what Tesla Autopilot can see with the new v9 neural net
Fisker secures investment from Caterpillar for its solid-state battery technology
Fisker, an electric car startup founded by famed designer Henrik Fisker, announced that it received an investment from heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar for its solid-state battery technology. Over the last few years, Henrik Fisker has been trying to launch a new EV startup under his own name after his original effort failed in 2013 and other companies… Continue reading Fisker secures investment from Caterpillar for its solid-state battery technology
GM’s Cruise scores $750 million investment from Honda, teases new autonomous vehicle
As we have been discussing for a while, we are seeing more consolidation within the auto industry when it comes to autonomous driving technology as automakers are trying to bet on the right horse. In the latest example of that consolidation, Honda is betting on GM’s cruise to build autonomous vehicles. GM’s subsidiary, Cruise automation, scored… Continue reading GM’s Cruise scores $750 million investment from Honda, teases new autonomous vehicle
Chevy Bolt EV sales are slumping in the US, GM says production going to Canada and South Korea
GM is scheduled to increase production of the Chevy Bolt EV by the end of the year, but sales are slumping in the US in the meantime. The automaker says that it is because they are focusing production for other markets. Like Tesla, GM decided to stop giving monthly sale numbers and only release quarterly… Continue reading Chevy Bolt EV sales are slumping in the US, GM says production going to Canada and South Korea
Watch Tesla’s new Navigate on Autopilot feature in v9 at work
With its new version 9 software, Tesla is releasing its first major new Autopilot feature in a long time: Navigate on Autopilot. Now we get to see the new feature at work for the first time. Tesla described the feature in the release notes: “Our newest Autopilot convenience feature, designed to get you to your destination… Continue reading Watch Tesla’s new Navigate on Autopilot feature in v9 at work
Tesla Autopilot on Version 9: Mad Max mode, path planning, navigate, and more
In our latest look at the new firmware, we’re now exploring how Tesla Autopilot on Version 9 works: anything from Mad Max mode to path planning and more. We have already gotten interesting looks at the new version 9 firmware user interface on Model 3 and on Model S. Now we’re looking at Tesla Autopilot… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot on Version 9: Mad Max mode, path planning, navigate, and more
Watch a Tesla drive in Paris through the eyes of Autopilot
Tesla’s approach to autonomous driving is rather simple – albeit hard. It has some radar and ultrasonic sensor technology but the goal is to drive based on computer vision with cameras feeding into a neural net system that it is able to recognize what it sees – much like a human. We are now getting our best… Continue reading Watch a Tesla drive in Paris through the eyes of Autopilot
Amazon is going to sell electric car chargers with installation as a turn-key solution
Amazon sells pretty much everything and it already sells electric car home chargers, but now the company also wants to get involved in the installation process with a full “turn-key” solution – starting with the Audi e-tron quattro. If you are like me and your daily mileage is fairly low, you can get away with… Continue reading Amazon is going to sell electric car chargers with installation as a turn-key solution
Audi launches ‘e-tron Charging Service’ to access 72,000 charging points by 220 providers with one card
Ahead of the unveiling of the e-tron quattro electric SUV next week, Audi is launching a new ‘e-tron Charging Service’ to enable access to 72,000 charging points by 220 providers with one card in Europe. It can be complicated to navigate the many charge point providers and their different payment systems. Audi says that it… Continue reading Audi launches ‘e-tron Charging Service’ to access 72,000 charging points by 220 providers with one card