Tesla has started offering Robotaxi rides without a safety monitor in Austin, Texas. After yet another set of missed timelines and a full decade of broken promises, Elon Musk is finally getting a version of the “win” he has been desperately seeking. But considering the alarming crash data we have and the evidence of heavy… Continue reading Tesla starts Robotaxi rides without safety monitor in Austin: what you need to know
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Lemonade launches Tesla FSD insurance with 50% discount – bigger than Tesla’s own
Lemonade has launched what it calls “Autonomous Car Insurance”, a first-of-its-kind product that slashes rates by approximately 50% for Tesla owners when Full Self-Driving is engaged. It’s a bold bet on FSD technology, and it significantly undercuts the discount offered by Tesla’s own insurance product. It again shows the difference between what Tesla claims and… Continue reading Lemonade launches Tesla FSD insurance with 50% discount – bigger than Tesla’s own
Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses
Waymo founder John Krafcik made headlines this week with claims that Tesla’s cameras-only approach to Full Self Driving was “myopic,” but the self-driving taxis from the company he helped found keep illegally passing school buses – and putting kids at risk. Despite several attempts to correct the potentially dangerous problem with fresh software updates, the Austin… Continue reading Waymo founder trashes Tesla safety as Waymos illegally pass school buses
Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60
On today’s highly observant episode of Quick Charge, Waymo founder John Krafcik takes aim at Tesla’s Full Self Driving hardware limitations and Volvo Cars rolls out their most important new product of the 2020s: the all-new EX60 electric SUV! The Waymo founder says it’s Tesla’s antiquated camera tech, not necessarily its FSD software, that’s keeping… Continue reading Waymo founder: Tesla FSD would FAIL a DMV eye test, plus all-new Volvo EX60
Tesla patents ‘clever math trick’ for HW3, but nothing points to delivering promised self-driving
Tesla has published a new patent that describes a way to squeeze more performance out of its aging HW3 self-driving computers. While the technology is interesting, nothing points to it actually enabling Tesla to deliver on its long-standing promise of unsupervised self-driving on HW3 vehicles. In 2016, Tesla announced that all vehicles produced thereafter would… Continue reading Tesla patents ‘clever math trick’ for HW3, but nothing points to delivering promised self-driving
Honda’s new 50 MPH commuter ‘electric motorcycle’ rolls out with interesting battery choice
Honda has been releasing new electric two-wheelers at an impressive clip over the last few years, making up for lost time. The company’s latest model, known as the Honda UC3, is soon headed for the Vietnam and Thailand markets. But perhaps more interesting than the bike itself is Honda’s decision to use integrated batteries rather… Continue reading Honda’s new 50 MPH commuter ‘electric motorcycle’ rolls out with interesting battery choice
Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold
On today’s bitterly cold episode of Quick Charge, Elon says the chip he said was ready six months ago isn’t actually ready, Chinese carmakers make a deal with Canada, and a series of new, real-world studies prove that EVs will save your fleet money over diesel, even in the most extreme cold weather use cases.… Continue reading Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold
Toyota takes aim at a new EV market with the Urban Cruiser Ebella electric SUV
Toyota is entering unfamiliar territory with the Urban Cruiser Ebella, its first EV in India. The midsize electric SUV is now available to order, offering a driving range of up to 543 km (337 miles) and prices are expected to start at just Rs 19 lakh ($21,000) Toyota opens orders for the Urban Cruiser Ebella… Continue reading Toyota takes aim at a new EV market with the Urban Cruiser Ebella electric SUV
Tesla tells customers ‘one-time’ FSD transfer ends this quarter, but we’ve heard that before
Tesla is once again telling customers that the window to transfer their Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to a new vehicle is closing at the end of the quarter. While the automaker is framing this as the “last” chance, the history of this program suggests it is being used more as a quarterly demand lever than… Continue reading Tesla tells customers ‘one-time’ FSD transfer ends this quarter, but we’ve heard that before
Waymo founder John Krafcik: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving has ‘bad case of myopia’
John Krafcik, the former CEO of Waymo, is doubling down on his criticism of Tesla’s self-driving strategy. In new comments, he is going after the hardware itself, specifically Tesla’s insistence on a “vision-only” approach. One of the godfathers of autonomous driving argues that Tesla’s FSD has a “bad case of myopia.” If you have been… Continue reading Waymo founder John Krafcik: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving has ‘bad case of myopia’