Growth of car sales outpaced Tesla’s capacity in Norway. Customers complain about Model 3 quality. So far this year, the Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling car of any kind in Norway, but the unprecedented volume led to new problems with insufficient service capacity and a high number of complaints on the quality of the new… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 Boom In Norway Leads To Problems
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Uber brings electric bike service JUMP to London
FILE PHOTO: Uber “JUMP” bikes are shown along a sidewalk in downtown San Diego, California, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Taxi app Uber will pilot its electric bicycle service JUMP in London from Friday as it makes 350 bikes available to rent in a part of Britain’s capital city, a… Continue reading Uber brings electric bike service JUMP to London
Fresh off a $530M round, Aurora acquires lidar startup Blackmore
Aurora, the self-driving car startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, is in an acquiring mood. The company, founded in early 2017 by Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson and Drew Bagnell, announced Thursday that it acquired lidar company Blackmore. The Blackmore purchase follows another smaller, and previously unknown, acquisition of 7D Labs that occurred earlier this… Continue reading Fresh off a $530M round, Aurora acquires lidar startup Blackmore
Cruise says its AV successfully completed 1,400 unprotected left-hand turns
Unprotected left-hand turns are tough for robots and humans alike. The compounding variables of crossing in front of oncoming traffic make it one of the toughest maneuvers in driving. It’s one of the toughest challenges for self-driving platforms — even more so as drivers often look for non-verbal cues from other drivers to when it’s… Continue reading Cruise says its AV successfully completed 1,400 unprotected left-hand turns
DoorDash, now valued at $12.6B, shoots for the moon
More than five years ago, Sequoia partner Alfred Lin called Tony Xu, the founder of a small on-demand delivery startup called DoorDash, to say he was passing on the company’s seed round. This was, of course, before venture capital funding in food delivery startups had taken off. DoorDash, launched out of Xu’s Stanford graduate school… Continue reading DoorDash, now valued at $12.6B, shoots for the moon
Aiming for 50% EVs by 2025, Audi to replace TT coupe with electric car, could do the same for A8
Audi is going to replace its Audi TT coupe with an all-electric model as the company continues to up its electric plans. Its A8 sedan may go electric, as well. Audi revealed its plans at its annual shareholders meeting, Bloomberg reports. The carmaker may also consider ending the run of its R8 sports car. The… Continue reading Aiming for 50% EVs by 2025, Audi to replace TT coupe with electric car, could do the same for A8
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Diesel scandal: Bosch has to pay 90 million
Uli deck / DPA Bosch logo: According to the court, the supplier has negligently violated his duty of supervision Also the automotive supplier Bosch must be related to the diesel scandal pay a fine. The public prosecutor’s office in Stuttgart has blasted the company for the negligent violation of the supervisory duty, a sum in… Continue reading Diesel scandal: Bosch has to pay 90 million
Nvidia slams Intel over unrealistic deep-learning benchmark tests
Nvidia has hit out at Intel claiming that a benchmark test it performed to beat Nvida’s Tesla GPUs at inference workloads was “misleading”. The company claims that the test required up to $100,000 of energy-hungry hardware in order to best a Nvidia Tesla V100 GPU. “It’s not every day that one of the world’s leading… Continue reading Nvidia slams Intel over unrealistic deep-learning benchmark tests
Efacec launches second-gen DC fast charger
Portuguese energy company Efacec has launched a new fast charger called QC45 Generation 2, improving on the company’s first-generation QC45. Features of the QC45 Generation 2 include: • Compatibility with all brands of EVs• Zero to 80 percent charge in under 30 minutes• Plug and play installation• 50 kW DC power• 22 kVA AC power•… Continue reading Efacec launches second-gen DC fast charger