The earliest customers to get access to Tesla Full Self-Driving (Beta) got it more than two years ago. About a year later, owners — like me — who got a very high score on Tesla’s new Safety Score system also got access to Full Self-Driving (Beta), which I’ll just call “FSD” for the rest of… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self-Driving (Beta) Now Available To Everyone In USA & Canada Who Bought Full Self-Driving!002397
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Clean Technica: China Electric Car Sales — 22% Fully Electric, 31% Have A Plug!002396
Full electric cars accounted for 22% of new car sales in the Chinese market last month! Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. They grew 75% year over year (YoY) in October. They scored over 578,000 registrations last month, their second best month ever, only behind last September when they… Continue reading Clean Technica: China Electric Car Sales — 22% Fully Electric, 31% Have A Plug!002396
This golf robot uses a Microsoft Kinect camera and a neural network to line up putts
Robots that can whack a golf ball down a fairway aren’t exactly new, but building one that can play the nuanced short game is a more complex problem. Researchers at Paderborn University in Germany have done just that with Golfi, a machine that uses a neural network to figure out how to line up a… Continue reading This golf robot uses a Microsoft Kinect camera and a neural network to line up putts
Google says Google and other Android manufacturers haven’t patched security flaws
Google has disclosed several security flaws for phones that have Mali GPUs, such as those with Exynos SoCs. The company’s Project Zero team says it flagged the problems to ARM (which designs the GPUs) back in the summer. ARM resolved the issues on its end in July and August. However, smartphone manufacturers including Samsung, Xiaomi,… Continue reading Google says Google and other Android manufacturers haven’t patched security flaws
UAE’s IHC plans IPOs of its health and IT business divisionsIHC is targeting a tech unit IPO in the third quarter, with $1b in assets.
International Holding Company plans to sell 20% of its technology unit in an initial public offering next year, its CEO told Reuters, adding that the UAE’s IHC is aiming for a first-quarter IPO of Pure Health to raise more than $1 billion. IHC, which rose from relative obscurity to become the United Arab Emirates’ largest publicly traded… Continue reading UAE’s IHC plans IPOs of its health and IT business divisionsIHC is targeting a tech unit IPO in the third quarter, with $1b in assets.
German investor DEG commits $30m to Asia Partners’ second buyout fundAsia Partners’ debut fund had raised $384m in 2021.
DEG, the investment arm of German state-owned development bank KfW, has committed to invest $30 million in the latest private equity fund of Singapore-headquartered Asia Partners, according to a disclosure. Asia Partners, launched by former Sea Ltd president Nick Nash and Naspers B2C e-commerce division’s former CEO Oliver Rippel, has filed in April to raise… Continue reading German investor DEG commits $30m to Asia Partners’ second buyout fundAsia Partners’ debut fund had raised $384m in 2021.
Stellantis to restructure European dealer network in July 2023
Stellantis, the parent company to brands like Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Maserati and Peugeot, said Thursday it would reorganize its European dealer networks in July 2023 in an effort to cut costs and support its investment into electrification. Starting next summer, Stellantis said it would end all current sales and services contracts with dealers in Austria,… Continue reading Stellantis to restructure European dealer network in July 2023
Tesla reduces Supercharger prices as charging business matures
Tesla has reduced Supercharging prices in many regions as its charging business starts to mature a little. One of the biggest advantages of electric vehicles remains that their cost of operations is much lower than vehicles with internal combustion engines, thanks to electricity generally being much cheaper than gas. However, the cost of both gas… Continue reading Tesla reduces Supercharger prices as charging business matures
Tesla is rumored to integrate Dolby Atmos in its electric cars
Tesla is rumored to be working on integrating Dolby Atmos in its electric cars in order to deliver better surround sound. Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. The company describes it as “expanding on existing surround sound systems by adding height channels, allowing sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects.” Being around for 10… Continue reading Tesla is rumored to integrate Dolby Atmos in its electric cars
Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to all owners in North America
Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta is now available to all owners who ordered the Full Self-Driving package in North America. It’s no longer limited to drivers with a high safety score. FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s navigation system, but the driver needs to remain vigilant… Continue reading Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to all owners in North America