Nvidia’s on demand cloud gaming service, known as GeForce Now, is headed to select Hyundai, BYD and Polestar electric vehicles, the company said Tuesday ahead of CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The announcement, while lacking details on timelines or vehicle models, is notable because it marks the first time Nvidia is expanding its GeForce Now… Continue reading Nvidia helps Hyundai, BYD, Polestar join the in-car gaming revolution
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Tesla delivers 405,278 vehicles in Q4, missing Wall Street expectations
Tesla reported Monday 405,278 vehicles delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022. While the automaker hit a record number of deliveries, it came in shy of Wall Streets expectations of around 420,000 to 425,000 units delivered. The electric vehicle company also reported total production of 439,701 vehicles in the fourth quarter. This brings Tesla’s total… Continue reading Tesla delivers 405,278 vehicles in Q4, missing Wall Street expectations
Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA
Shared electric scooters came onto the scene five years ago with a promising vision of getting people out of cars and onto greener modes of transportation. Yet despite billions in VC money and plenty of hype, the future that micromobility companies promised still hasn’t quite arrived. In cities like Paris, most people aren’t replacing car… Continue reading Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA
E-bike subsidies, consolidation and IPOs: Our 2023 micromobility predictions
This was a tumultuous year for micromobility, both within the shared and private spheres. As we predicted last year, 2022 brought with it a rise in the sale of electric bikes, the adoption of smarter e-scooters that can detect poor riding behavior and the drying up of VC funding for scooter and bike companies. We… Continue reading E-bike subsidies, consolidation and IPOs: Our 2023 micromobility predictions
The transportation stories that drove 2022
2022 was the kind of year that made us think, “What a time to be alive and reporting on transportation.” This year was absolutely dominated by conversations around the realities of bringing self-driving cars to market, the potential upheaval of the gig worker economy, micromobility dramas and, of course, all things Tesla. We took a… Continue reading The transportation stories that drove 2022
Ample’s founder explains what it takes to scale EV battery swapping
The conversation around widespread electric vehicle adoption has been inherently linked with charging: Are the chargers plentiful? Will they charge my car fast enough? Are they plugged into a grid that’s not entirely run by coal? Billions of dollars have gone into developing batteries that can handle fast charges as well as chargers that can… Continue reading Ample’s founder explains what it takes to scale EV battery swapping
An EV-plosion awaits in 2023, and it’ll be packed with tech
2022 was the year that electric vehicles entered the mainstream. Not everyone has one, but buying an EV no longer makes you an outlier. Driven by policy initiatives from governments and billions of dollars in investment from automakers, we can safely say the EV industry has begun to take shape. Over the next year, that… Continue reading An EV-plosion awaits in 2023, and it’ll be packed with tech
Uber and Amazon blasted for poor working conditions for gig workers in India
Research firm Fairwork India blasted Ola, Uber, Dunzo, PharmEasy and Amazon Flex in a report Tuesday, saying the firms scored zero in its assessment of whether they created fair conditions for their gig workers. The research project, which collaborated with partners at the University of Oxford, said the aforementioned firms did not provide fair pay,… Continue reading Uber and Amazon blasted for poor working conditions for gig workers in India
Baidu starts offering nighttime driverless taxis in China
Baidu, the Chinese internet giant that became known for its search engines, is making some big strides in autonomous driving. Starting this week, the public can ride its robotaxis in Wuhan between 7 am and 11 pm without safety drivers behind the wheel. Previously, its unmanned vehicles could only operate from 9 am to 5… Continue reading Baidu starts offering nighttime driverless taxis in China
Tesla’s $7,500 discount feels desperate, and it’s giving investors the ick
Tesla started out the month of December by offering Model 3 and Model Y buyers in the U.S. a $3,750 credit if they have their vehicle delivered in December 2022. Now with a week left in the month, the electric vehicle maker has upped that discount to $7,500, according to the company’s website. After the… Continue reading Tesla’s $7,500 discount feels desperate, and it’s giving investors the ick