Category: Automotive

The 12 best educational robot toy holiday gift ideas of 2022

All the signs were there. If my parents knew then what parents know now, they would have been prepared. But back in the 1960s and 1970s, the maker movement was still far in the future. Robots were something you only saw in movies and awesome TV shows (or as my Mom would often put it,… Continue reading The 12 best educational robot toy holiday gift ideas of 2022

Tesla is still looking for a leader at Gigafactory Texas

Tesla is still looking to hire a person to be in charge of the entire Gigafactory Texas – a role often known as a plant director. The search comes amid Tesla trying to ramp up production at the factory, but the company remains vague about the current output. Over a year and a half ago,… Continue reading Tesla is still looking for a leader at Gigafactory Texas

Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 Tesla employees into his Twitter takeover

The Twitter profile page belonging to Elon Musk is seen on an Apple iPhone mobile phone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images New Twitter owner Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 of his trusted Tesla employees, mostly software engineers from the Autopilot team, into his Twitter takeover, CNBC has learned. Musk, who is CEO… Continue reading Elon Musk has pulled more than 50 Tesla employees into his Twitter takeover

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple fires its CEO over improper ties to a Chinese firm

TuSimple, partly owned by UPS, makes self-driving trucks, a technology that may be among the innovations to help lower longer-run inflation in the transport sector. Source: TuSimple Self-driving truck startup TuSimple has fired its CEO, Xiaodi Hou, after an internal investigation found improper dealings and possible tech transfer to a Chinese firm led by TuSimple’s… Continue reading Self-driving truck startup TuSimple fires its CEO over improper ties to a Chinese firm

Think Fast: Lotus Eletre Tops Charts in Driving and AI Compute Speeds, Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin

One of the biggest names in racing is going even bigger. Performance automaker Lotus launched its first SUV, the Eletre, earlier this week. The fully electric vehicle sacrifices little in terms of speed and outperforms when it comes to technology. It features an immersive digital cockpit, lengthy battery range of up to 370 miles and… Continue reading Think Fast: Lotus Eletre Tops Charts in Driving and AI Compute Speeds, Powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin

Stellantis joint venture in China files for bankruptcy

Jeep maker Stellantis NV’s money-losing joint venture in China is filing for bankruptcy following its decision to dissolve the partnership and import its SUVs into the country. Stellantis in January had said it intended to increase its share in the 50-50 partnership formed with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. in 2010 to 75%. The announcement caused… Continue reading Stellantis joint venture in China files for bankruptcy

Payne: Truck or treat — the Ford Raptor R is a howling, V8-powered hellion

Silver Lake State Park — In the Peanuts holiday classic “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Linus prepares for the appearance of the unseen title character. “On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of his pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of toys for all the children,” explains Lucy’s blanket-bearing… Continue reading Payne: Truck or treat — the Ford Raptor R is a howling, V8-powered hellion