Category: Automotive

RESTful error handling with Akka HTTP and the library “endpoints”

RESTful services represent both technical errors and business errors at the same level and this raises some challenges to backend engineers. What we call “technical” errors here are errors returned by the server in case of an unexpected problem on the server or in case of mismatch between the format of request that the server… Continue reading RESTful error handling with Akka HTTP and the library “endpoints”

@Honda: Honda Sets All-time Calendar Year Records for Automobile Production in China

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the year of 2019 as well as for the month of December 2019. World Production   Dec. 2019 YOY Jan-Dec2019 Acc. YOY Japan 50,724 62.0% 843,056 94.6% Outside of Japan 312,280 91.9% 4,327,539 96.9% North America 101,110… Continue reading @Honda: Honda Sets All-time Calendar Year Records for Automobile Production in China

Elon Musk on Tesla Cybertruck: it’s better than people realize – there’s more to it

In a call with investors, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the Cybertruck, Tesla’s new electric pickup truck, is “better than people realize” and there’s some information that the public doesn’t have yet. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in November of last year, it created a lot of talk, mostly about its design, but many people focused… Continue reading Elon Musk on Tesla Cybertruck: it’s better than people realize – there’s more to it

Breakingviews – Tata test-drives conglomerate power

Tata Motors’ electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV) Nexon EV is displayed during its launch in Mumbai, India, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani MUMBAI (Reuters Breakingviews) – Zero-emission cars will be a road test of conglomerate power. Tata is drawing on expertise from across its $160 billion empire to support an electric vehicle initiative. Patriarch Ratan Tata attended Tuesday’s… Continue reading Breakingviews – Tata test-drives conglomerate power

An ‘Untitled Goose Game’ Tribute Unleashes Chaos on Your Desktop

As I write this, a pixelated little goose is dragging a bad meme onto my desktop and tracking mud all over my Google doc. The screen is cluttered with terrible cartoons, including one of the goose smoking a pipe while floating smugly in a pond. When I pushed the period key at the end of… Continue reading An ‘Untitled Goose Game’ Tribute Unleashes Chaos on Your Desktop

Waymo’s self-driving vans will carry UPS packages in Phoenix

Sponsored Links Waymo Waymo is expanding its foray into self-driving delivery vehicles. The Alphabet brand is teaming with UPS on a pilot that will have autonomous Chrysler Pacifica vans carry packages in the metro Phoenix area. They’ll be shuttling cargo from UPS Stores to the courier’s Tempe processing hub, not directly to customers, but they… Continue reading Waymo’s self-driving vans will carry UPS packages in Phoenix

Annovis Bio Gets $12M in IPO to Target Trio of Neurotoxic Proteins

January 29th, 2020 Xconomy New York —  A Philadelphia-area biotech is developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases it says have the potential to perform better than others by targeting multiple proteins involved in the brain’s breakdown. Now the company, Berwyn, PA-based Annovis Bio, has raised $12 million in an initial public offering to advance clinical development… Continue reading Annovis Bio Gets $12M in IPO to Target Trio of Neurotoxic Proteins

Elon Musk contradicted a bold claim he made last year about Tesla’s self-driving capabilities (TSLA)

Last February, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was “certain” the electric-car maker’s vehicles would be able to drive without human assistance by the end of 2019. On Wednesday, Musk said Tesla “got pretty close” to meeting his goal and could be a few months away from achieving it. But he suggested that some of… Continue reading Elon Musk contradicted a bold claim he made last year about Tesla’s self-driving capabilities (TSLA)

Tesla closes Shanghai factory over coronavirus concerns

Tesla was ordered by the Chinese government to shut down its Shanghai factory over concerns about the coronavirus, a closure that will delay Model 3 production and ultimately put slight downward pressure on profits in the first quarter, the automaker’s finance chief Zach Kirkhorn said during an earnings call Wednesday. Prior to the call, Tesla… Continue reading Tesla closes Shanghai factory over coronavirus concerns