Tata Motors’ electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV) Nexon EV is displayed during its launch in Mumbai, India, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani MUMBAI (Reuters Breakingviews) – Zero-emission cars will be a road test of conglomerate power. Tata is drawing on expertise from across its $160 billion empire to support an electric vehicle initiative. Patriarch Ratan Tata attended Tuesday’s… Continue reading Breakingviews – Tata test-drives conglomerate power
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An ‘Untitled Goose Game’ Tribute Unleashes Chaos on Your Desktop
As I write this, a pixelated little goose is dragging a bad meme onto my desktop and tracking mud all over my Google doc. The screen is cluttered with terrible cartoons, including one of the goose smoking a pipe while floating smugly in a pond. When I pushed the period key at the end of… Continue reading An ‘Untitled Goose Game’ Tribute Unleashes Chaos on Your Desktop
Waymo’s self-driving vans will carry UPS packages in Phoenix
Sponsored Links Waymo Waymo is expanding its foray into self-driving delivery vehicles. The Alphabet brand is teaming with UPS on a pilot that will have autonomous Chrysler Pacifica vans carry packages in the metro Phoenix area. They’ll be shuttling cargo from UPS Stores to the courier’s Tempe processing hub, not directly to customers, but they… Continue reading Waymo’s self-driving vans will carry UPS packages in Phoenix
Annovis Bio Gets $12M in IPO to Target Trio of Neurotoxic Proteins
January 29th, 2020 Xconomy New York — A Philadelphia-area biotech is developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases it says have the potential to perform better than others by targeting multiple proteins involved in the brain’s breakdown. Now the company, Berwyn, PA-based Annovis Bio, has raised $12 million in an initial public offering to advance clinical development… Continue reading Annovis Bio Gets $12M in IPO to Target Trio of Neurotoxic Proteins
Elon Musk contradicted a bold claim he made last year about Tesla’s self-driving capabilities (TSLA)
Last February, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was “certain” the electric-car maker’s vehicles would be able to drive without human assistance by the end of 2019. On Wednesday, Musk said Tesla “got pretty close” to meeting his goal and could be a few months away from achieving it. But he suggested that some of… Continue reading Elon Musk contradicted a bold claim he made last year about Tesla’s self-driving capabilities (TSLA)
Tesla closes Shanghai factory over coronavirus concerns
Tesla was ordered by the Chinese government to shut down its Shanghai factory over concerns about the coronavirus, a closure that will delay Model 3 production and ultimately put slight downward pressure on profits in the first quarter, the automaker’s finance chief Zach Kirkhorn said during an earnings call Wednesday. Prior to the call, Tesla… Continue reading Tesla closes Shanghai factory over coronavirus concerns
Tesla to begin deliveries of Model Y by end of first quarter
Tesla said Wednesday that production of the Model Y started this month with the first deliveries of the all-electric compact crossover to begin by the end of the first quarter as the company pushes to extend its profitability streak. Production of the Model Y is at limited volume for now, CEO Elon Musk said during… Continue reading Tesla to begin deliveries of Model Y by end of first quarter
UPDATE 1-UPS inks electric van deal with Arrival, to test Waymo automation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc said on Wednesday it was ordering 10,000 electric delivery trucks from UK-based Arrival Ltd and teaming with self-driving startup Waymo as package carriers work to cut costs and tailpipe pollution. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for United Parcel Service (UPS), is displayed on a screen at the… Continue reading UPDATE 1-UPS inks electric van deal with Arrival, to test Waymo automation
Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth to step aside in September: FT
CEO of Jaguar Land Rover Ralf Speth arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards “Das Goldene Lenkrad” (The golden steering wheel) given by a German newspaper in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover’s Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth will step down in September when his contract ends,… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth to step aside in September: FT
GM recall causes brake failure in potentially thousands of pickups
CLOSE Shawn O’Leary stands in front of his 2019 GMC Sierra Denali pickup in which the electronic braking system had failed. GM has a fix now for that problem, which O’Leary got earlier this month. So far it has been fine, but he said he is still nervous to drive it and his wife will… Continue reading GM recall causes brake failure in potentially thousands of pickups