Electric cars, and especially Tesla, were blamed for a giant fire in a parking-garage in Norway that burned hundreds of cars when the investigation showed that an old diesel car actually started it. On Tuesday, an electric car was reported to be on fire in a large parking-garage at Norway’s Stavanger airport. The fire quickly… Continue reading Tesla blamed for giant fire burning down hundreds of cars when old diesel car actually started it
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Tesla’s $45m deal to acquire land outside Berlin is approved, but not out of the woods yet
A €41 million ($45 million) deal for Tesla to acquire land outside of Berlin to build its recently announced Gigafactory 4 has been approved by the state government, but it’s still not sealed yet. Last year, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4 in the “Berlin area.” The project will be… Continue reading Tesla’s $45m deal to acquire land outside Berlin is approved, but not out of the woods yet
Tesla driver charged with careless driving for flossing his teeth on Autopilot at 84 mph
A Tesla driver has been charged with careless driving in Oakville, Ontario, because he was flossing his teeth while driving on Autopilot at 135 km/h (84 mph). Ever since Tesla launched Autopilot, the public, media, and even some Tesla drivers have confused the driver-assist system for a full self-driving system. It has led to some… Continue reading Tesla driver charged with careless driving for flossing his teeth on Autopilot at 84 mph
Farm to Frameworks: French Duo Fork Into Sustainable Farming with Robotics
What began as two classmates getting their hands dirty at a farm in the French Alps has hatched a Silicon Valley farming startup building robots in Detroit and operating in one of the world’s largest agriculture regions. San Francisco-based FarmWise offers farmers an AI-driven robotic system for more sustainable farming methods, and to address a… Continue reading Farm to Frameworks: French Duo Fork Into Sustainable Farming with Robotics
AI’s Mild Ride: RoadBotics Puts AI on Pothole Patrol
National Pothole Day is Jan. 15. Its timing is no accident. All over the Northern hemisphere, potholes are at their suspension-wrecking, spine-shaking worst this month. Thanks to AI, one startup is working all year long to alleviate this menace. Benjamin Schmidt, president and co-founder of RoadBotics, is using the tech to pave the way to… Continue reading AI’s Mild Ride: RoadBotics Puts AI on Pothole Patrol
Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s assembly plants in Windsor and Belvidere, Illinois, will idle for two weeks this month following a year of declining sales for the minivans and SUVs built in those plants. Windsor Assembly, which produces Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, will be down for the weeks of Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales
@VW Group: SEAT sales grow 10.9 percent in 2019 and set the best year ever
The company delivers 574,100 cars and surpasses the figure sold in 2018 SEAT repeats its sales leadership in Spain and reaches third position in Austria Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Poland, Israel, Sweden and Denmark post record volume growth CUPRA sales shoot up more than 70% SEAT sells 11,000 electric EXS kickscooters in 2019 and will… Continue reading @VW Group: SEAT sales grow 10.9 percent in 2019 and set the best year ever
@VW Group: Audi closes 2019 with a growth in deliveries of 1.8 percent
Despite challenging conditions, Audi can report a positive performance of deliveries to customers for 2019: Approximately 1,845,550 cars represent an increase of 1.8 percent. In all three core markets, the Four Rings delivered more automobiles in 2019 than in the previous year. In China, the company set a new record with a total of 690,083… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi closes 2019 with a growth in deliveries of 1.8 percent
TeslaCam Captures Subaru Versus Lexus In Road Rage, Brake Check, Crash
A lane blocking Subaru forces a Lexus to go around it to pass. Later, the Lexus pulls in front of the Subaru and brake checks it. This move makes the Subaru spin out and then the Subaru veers off the road and into the dirt/grass in the middle of the divided highway. it was all… Continue reading TeslaCam Captures Subaru Versus Lexus In Road Rage, Brake Check, Crash
Tesla All-Weather Kit Strategy Now Hits Scandinavia And Finland
When we wrote that Tesla was offering a free all-weather kit for its cars in Canada, we wondered if this was just generosity or a strategy to protect the Model 3. After all, a Finland study already said one unit of the Tesla had had soft and thin paint, and similar complaints started coming from… Continue reading Tesla All-Weather Kit Strategy Now Hits Scandinavia And Finland