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On the radar: Nissan stays cool on lidar tech, siding with Tesla

YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Thursday it would, for now, stick to self-driving technology which uses radar sensors and cameras, avoiding lidar or light-based sensors because of their high cost and limited capabilities. FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March… Continue reading On the radar: Nissan stays cool on lidar tech, siding with Tesla

Electric air taxi startup Lilium completes first test of its new five-seater aircraft

German air taxi startup Lilium announced the first test of its full-scale, all-electric five-seater aircraft. It was the latest in a series of successful tests for the nascent electric flight industry, which aims to have “flying cars” whizzing above cities within the next decade. In a video provided by the Munich-based company, Lilium’s unpiloted aircraft… Continue reading Electric air taxi startup Lilium completes first test of its new five-seater aircraft

UPDATE 1-Tesla to update battery software following car fires

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony of Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo (Reuters) – Tesla Inc will update its battery software after two recent fires involving its Model S electric vehicles (EV) in Shanghai and Hong Kong, the U.S. automaker said on Thursday,… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Tesla to update battery software following car fires

Tesla’s communications chief is leaving the automaker

Dave Arnold, Tesla’s senior director of communications, is leaving the company after two-and-half years, according to sources familiar with the move. Tesla confirmed to TechCrunch that Arnold was leaving in June. “We’d like to thank Dave for his work in support of Tesla’s mission, and we wish him well,” a Tesla spokesperson said in a… Continue reading Tesla’s communications chief is leaving the automaker

Mercedes-Benz EQC Active Safety Demonstration: Video

The EQC is a heavy car, but it can stop quicker than one might think, especially since it will do so automatically During the media presentation of the EQC in Norway, Mercedes-Benz conducted active safety demonstrations. The EQC turns out to be very safe, according to test results. In several runs recorded by Javier Mota,… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz EQC Active Safety Demonstration: Video