FILE PHOTO: The company logo is pictured on a Tesla Model X electric car in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tesla plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year at its new factory on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday. Last month, Tesla Chief Executive Elon… Continue reading Tesla’s German plant to produce 500,000 cars a year -Bild
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Bosch, Mercedes Launch Driverless Ride-Hailing Service
The service will initially be available to a select group of users. Using an app developed by Daimler Mobility AG, customers will book a trip from a defined pick-up point to their destination. Photo courtesy of Mercedes-Benz. Bosch and Mercedes-Benzs have launched a pilot project for an app-based ride-hailing service. Using automated Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles,… Continue reading Bosch, Mercedes Launch Driverless Ride-Hailing Service
Why Grab’s transport business is no longer driving most of its growth
“The margins for food delivery are better than ride hailing.” Go to Source
Europe First: the race to compete
The EU is changing the way it develops new industries as it tries to deal with competition from China and the US. The initiatives include support for electric battery production, the internationalisation of the euro and the greening of trade policy Go to Source
Tesla hacker finds upcoming streaming video apps – HBO, Comedy Central, Twitch and more
A hacker has found assets within Tesla’s operating system suggesting that there are a slew of new streaming apps coming to Tesla’s in-car entertainment system. The list includes heavy hitters like HBO and Twitch. There are also assets for Comedy Central, Chinese video hosting service YouKu, and several more. Green is the same hacker who… Continue reading Tesla hacker finds upcoming streaming video apps – HBO, Comedy Central, Twitch and more
Why Volcanologists Didn’t Predict New Zealand’s Deadly Eruption
On Monday, at 2:11 pm local time, New Zealand’s White Island volcano unexpectedly erupted, blasting a superheated plume of ash, sulfur gas, and steam 12,000 feet in the air and blanketing the crater’s floor in powdered rock and debris. At the time, dozens of people were visiting the popular tourist destination, also known by its… Continue reading Why Volcanologists Didn’t Predict New Zealand’s Deadly Eruption
Walmart will test driverless grocery deliveries in Houston
Sponsored Links Walmart/Nuro Walmart is about to experiment with autonomous grocery delivery in a big way. The big-box retailer is launching a pilot program in Houston that will use Nuro’s self-driving R1 vehicle to shuttle food from “select” stores to customers who’ve opted into the program. The companies didn’t outline how customers would enroll, but… Continue reading Walmart will test driverless grocery deliveries in Houston
NIO lays off 141 employees in Silicon Valley following Intel deal
Chinese EV startup NIO has laid off another 141 employees at its North American headquarters in San Jose, according to a new filing with the Employment Development Department of California. It’s the third round of cuts NIO has made to its US workforce this year, which has been primarily focused on R&D and engineering. The… Continue reading NIO lays off 141 employees in Silicon Valley following Intel deal
Malaysian car marketplace Carsome bags $50m to expand in Southeast Asia
It plans to work with financial institutions to provide financing options for dealers and consumers. Go to Source
Driving Tests Coming for Autonomous Cars
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