Audi is planning to unveil a small all-electric SUV at the Geneva auto show in March. The vehicle is expected to compete with Tesla Model Y, which is also expected to be unveiled around the same time. At the debut of the Audi e-tron in the Netherlands yesterday, Andreas Mindt, Head Exterior Design at Audi, said that… Continue reading Audi is going to unveil a small electric SUV to compete with Tesla Model Y
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Tesla is getting ‘some regulatory pushbacks’ over new Autopilot feature, says Elon Musk
Tesla was supposed to come out with some new Enhanced Autopilot features, especially new Summon+ features, last year, but the new capabilities have been delayed. Now CEO Elon Musk says that the new features should be going to beta testers “in the next few weeks”, but others are being held up due to “some regulatory pushback”. In October, Musk… Continue reading Tesla is getting ‘some regulatory pushbacks’ over new Autopilot feature, says Elon Musk
Lyft will add Segway scooters with swappable batteries ‘soon’
Lyft Lyft is teaming up with Segway-Ninebot as it updates its shared scooter fleet, TechCrunch reports. Lyft’s scooter service first launched last September in Denver and it now spans nine US cities. And though it first deployed Xiaomi-built scooters, the China-based company later sent Lyft a cease-and-desist letter, saying in October that it didn’t “condone… Continue reading Lyft will add Segway scooters with swappable batteries ‘soon’
Fiat Chrysler settles with US over diesel emissions cheating
AP Photo/Antonio Calanni Fiat Chrysler is about to pay a stiff penalty for its alleged diesel vehicle emissions cheating. The automaker has reached a settlement with the Justice Department, EPA and California that will see it make amends for claimed violations of the country’s Clean Air Act. It’s launching a recall to fix the more… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler settles with US over diesel emissions cheating
Bell’s air taxi of the future aims to ferry Uber riders by 2023
While Elon Musk’s Boring Company hopes to ease traffic congestion by burrowing under the cities of tomorrow, Uber and Bell Aerospace are taking to the skies. At CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Bell revealed the latest iteration of its Nexus VTOL aircraft, which is being developed as the preferred platform for Uber’s Elevate air taxi… Continue reading Bell’s air taxi of the future aims to ferry Uber riders by 2023
Scientists develop a programmable electro-optic system that can store light and control its frequency in an integrated circuit
A new integrated photonics platform developed by scientists at Harvard SEAS. Image credit: Loncar Lab/Harvard SEAS. A group of scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have designed an integrated photonics platform that can store light and electrically control its frequency in an integrated circuit. According to the… Continue reading Scientists develop a programmable electro-optic system that can store light and control its frequency in an integrated circuit
UPDATE 1-Germany’s Bosch to pay $131 mln to settle U.S. diesel emissions claims
FILE PHOTO: Werner Struth, member of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH, watches a video during a Bosch news conference at the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus WASHINGTON (Reuters) – German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH [ROBG.UL] will pay around $131 million to settle claims from… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Germany’s Bosch to pay $131 mln to settle U.S. diesel emissions claims
RIVIAN LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC ADVENTURE VEHICLESTM
Los Angeles, CA, November 27, 2018 – Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer, unveiled its highly anticipated Electric Adventure Vehicles™ — the R1T, an all-electric pickup and the R1S, an all-electric SUV — at events surrounding the LA Auto Show this week. The R1T™, a 5-passenger pickup truck, debuted at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles… Continue reading RIVIAN LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC ADVENTURE VEHICLESTM
RIVIAN LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC ADVENTURE VEHICLESTM WITH DEBUT OF R1T PICKUP
Los Angeles, CA, November 26, 2018 – Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer, has released information about the first of its two Electric Adventure Vehicles™ the R1T™, an all-electric, 5-passenger pickup. The automaker will introduce its fully electric SUV – the R1S™ along with the R1T to the public on Nov. 27, at AutoMobility LA. The… Continue reading RIVIAN LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC ADVENTURE VEHICLESTM WITH DEBUT OF R1T PICKUP
RIVIAN RELEASES DEBUT VIDEO OF R1T ELECTRIC ADVENTURE VEHICLETM
NEWLY-NAMED RIVIAN R1T PICKUP AND RIVIAN R1S SUV SET TO DEBUT DURING LA AUTOSHOW 2018 PLYMOUTH MI, November 15, 2018… Electric Vehicle Maker Rivian today released a video of one of the pair of all-electric adventure vehicles that will debut during the week of the 2018 LA Auto Show. The automaker also confirmed that its… Continue reading RIVIAN RELEASES DEBUT VIDEO OF R1T ELECTRIC ADVENTURE VEHICLETM