Mumbai-based automaker Tata Motors wants to sell 50,000 electric vehicles by the end of the fiscal year ending March 31, the company’s chairperson Natarajan Chandrasekaran said during a shareholders’ meeting on Monday. In the 2023/24 period, Tata — which produces passenger cars, trucks, vans, coaches, buses, luxury cars, and construction equipment — aims to hit… Continue reading India’s Tata Motors wants to sell 50,000 EVs by end of fiscal year
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The Station: Robotaxi roadblock and Tesla layoffs hit Autopilot team
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Happy July… Continue reading The Station: Robotaxi roadblock and Tesla layoffs hit Autopilot team
The 2022 McLaren GT is a fresh take on a classic recipe
There’s a reason the term “daily driver sports car” exists. It’s because typically, purpose-built performance cars suffer from an inherent lack of usability: they’re loud, uncomfortable and they require pristine driving conditions. What’s more, they’re often bereft of the accessories we’ve grown used to, and when they’re included, they’re usually subpar. These might sound like… Continue reading The 2022 McLaren GT is a fresh take on a classic recipe
Tesla EV deliveries fall nearly 18% in second quarter following China factory shutdown
Tesla delivered 254,695 electric vehicles globally in the second quarter, a nearly 18% drop from the previous period as supply chain constraints, China’s extended COVID-19 lockdown and challenges around opening factories in Berlin and Austin took their toll on the company. This is the first time in two years that Tesla deliveries, which were 310,048… Continue reading Tesla EV deliveries fall nearly 18% in second quarter following China factory shutdown
I want to forget Elon’s dumb $420 tweet, but y’all won’t let me
Elon Musk hasn’t tweeted in 10 days, but his Twitter account is once again news because time is a flat circle. This is why we must now scrunch our faces, cock our heads to one side and strain to recall a weed joke shared by the chief executive on August 7, 2018. Otherwise, we’ll never… Continue reading I want to forget Elon’s dumb $420 tweet, but y’all won’t let me
Behind the scenes of Waymo’s worst automated truck crash
The most serious crash to date involving a self-driving truck might have resulted in only moderate injuries, but it exposed how unprepared local government and law enforcement are to deal with the new technology. On May 5, a Class 8 Waymo Via truck operating in autonomous mode with a human safety operator behind the wheel… Continue reading Behind the scenes of Waymo’s worst automated truck crash
Nikola delays shareholder meeting to drum up support to issue more shares
Troubled electric truck maker Nikola adjourned its annual meeting to July 18, giving the company time to lobby shareholders to pass a money-raising measure to issue more shares of common stock. Nikola said the proposal is crucial to support the growth of the business. The company has been slowed in bringing its Tre semi truck… Continue reading Nikola delays shareholder meeting to drum up support to issue more shares
Cruise robotaxis blocked traffic for hours on this San Francisco street
More than a half dozen Cruise robotaxis stopped operating and sat in a street in San Francisco late Tuesday night, blocking traffic for a couple of hours until employees arrived and manually moved the autonomous vehicles. Photos and a description of the Cruise robotaxi blockade were shared to a Reddit post on a subreddit about… Continue reading Cruise robotaxis blocked traffic for hours on this San Francisco street
What to look for when hiring a growth marketing agency
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor How to improve retention, growth marketing’s golden metric When and how to hire your startup’s first growth marketer If you search for “growth marketing” roles… Continue reading What to look for when hiring a growth marketing agency
The Drako Motors 2,000-hp electric luxury SUV “feels more like a spaceship”
Startup EV manufacturer Drako Motors previewed today the follow-up to its $1.25 million Drako GTE: the 2,000-horsepower Drako Dragon Super-SUV. The San Jose, California-based automaker said the Dragon zips from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds using the company’s in-house DriveOS Quad Motor Powertrain, and DriveOS vehicle architecture. Individual torque control and a three-stage… Continue reading The Drako Motors 2,000-hp electric luxury SUV “feels more like a spaceship”