One of the biggest complaints with GM’s Chevy Bolt EV is its limited fast-charging capacity. Now GM is working to remedy the situation for future EVs through a partnership with Delta Americas to develop a 400 kW charging system for 180 miles of range in less than 10 minutes. 400 kW is nothing new. Several automakers and… Continue reading GM is working on next-gen 400 kW charging with Delta for 180 miles of range in less than 10 minutes
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Tesla decreases the price of Enhanced Autopilot after delivery temporarily, still hasn’t fixed Full Self-Driving price
It is an interesting time for Tesla Autopilot and its different option packages ahead of upcoming updates. Tesla is now temporarily decreasing the price of its Enhanced Autopilot package when ordered after delivery and it still hasn’t fixed its mistake when increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving package last month. It comes as Tesla will… Continue reading Tesla decreases the price of Enhanced Autopilot after delivery temporarily, still hasn’t fixed Full Self-Driving price
Tesla loses two more chip architects ahead of Autopilot 3.0 hardware launch
Earlier this month, Tesla claimed to have the ‘world’s most advanced computer for autonomous driving’ with its Autopilot 3.0 hardware update coming next year. Now we’ve learned that the automaker is losing two of the chip architects behind the project. Back in 2016, we first exclusively reported on Tesla quietly hiring legendary chip architect Jim Keller from AMD… Continue reading Tesla loses two more chip architects ahead of Autopilot 3.0 hardware launch
EV startup Bollinger wants to use Tesla’s Supercharger network
Bollinger Motors, a New York-based EV startup developing an all-electric utility truck, reached out to Tesla CEO Elon Musk to inquire about the possibility of them having access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. For years now, Tesla officials have been talking about the possibility of opening up their Supercharger network to other automakers, but it hasn’t resulted… Continue reading EV startup Bollinger wants to use Tesla’s Supercharger network
Nissan finally sells its battery cell manufacturing division
Nissan wants to ramp up its electrification effort, but it doesn’t want to make its own batteries anymore. It had a lot of difficulties getting rid of its battery manufacturing subsidiary, but they have now finally found a buyer. For over two years now, the Japanese automaker has been rumored to be looking for a… Continue reading Nissan finally sells its battery cell manufacturing division
A rare look at what Tesla Autopilot can see and interpret
We previously reported about what Tesla’s Autopilot can see with its suite of 8 cameras around the car, but we rarely got into how the Autopilot understands and interprets what it is looking at through its computer vision system. That’s changing today after a few hackers were able to overlay Autopilot data on top of… Continue reading A rare look at what Tesla Autopilot can see and interpret
Tesla’s AI director gives insights into Autopilot’s computer vision and neural net development
Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s director of AI and computer vision, is currently hard at work trying to improve Autopilot by training Tesla’s neural net with incredible amounts of data from Tesla’s fleet. He took a break from it to give some interesting insights into the development at a conference last month. Home Solar Power At Train AI… Continue reading Tesla’s AI director gives insights into Autopilot’s computer vision and neural net development
Tesla releases new Autopilot update with performance improvements and new car renderings
As Elon Musk announced earlier this week, Tesla started pushing a new Autopilot software update. It features some performance improvements and it has a new feature that renders the surrounding car on the instrument cluster. Home Solar Power Tesla’s first generation Autopilot was able to render on the instrument cluster the vehicles around your car. With… Continue reading Tesla releases new Autopilot update with performance improvements and new car renderings
GM and Honda are partnering to build next-gen batteries for electric vehicles
GM and Honda are both aiming to get more serious about electric vehicles and that means securing a supply of high-performance batteries. In order to achieve that, the two major automakers are announcing today a new partnership to build next-gen batteries for electric vehicles. Home Solar Power The goal will be to develop “new advanced… Continue reading GM and Honda are partnering to build next-gen batteries for electric vehicles
Uber’s Jump electric bicycle rentals invade Europe, with Berlin first
Uber, the popular ride-hailing app company, has now set its sights on European electric bicycle riders. The company announced earlier today that their electric bicycle rental service Jump will be debuting in Berlin later this summer. Afterwards, Uber plans to continue their rental e-bike rollout across other European cities. Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expanded upon… Continue reading Uber’s Jump electric bicycle rentals invade Europe, with Berlin first