Michigan, long the automotive manufacturing capital of the United States, is now getting pumped with investment both publicly and privately to build out a series of battery manufacturing plants that will power the wave of electric vehicles coming to market. The demand for domestically produced batteries has reached new peaks after the passage of the… Continue reading Michigan is becoming the center of US battery manufacturing
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Honda unveils the Prologue, its first electric SUV
Honda has unveiled the design of the Prologue, its first electric SUV and a vehicle codeveloped with General Motors. Like most of its Japanese peers in the auto industry, Honda has been a laggard when it comes to all-electric vehicles. The automaker focused too much on hydrogen fuel cells and hybrids, which resulted in a… Continue reading Honda unveils the Prologue, its first electric SUV
Toyota will resume bZ4X EV sales following safety recall concerning its wheels falling off
Global automaker and hybrid zealot Toyota announced it will resume sales of its first mass-produced battery EV – the bZ4X, following a safety recall concerning risk that its wheels could fall off. Months later, the Japanese automaker appears to have found a fix to the manufacturing defect (as well as a previously undiscovered safety issue)… Continue reading Toyota will resume bZ4X EV sales following safety recall concerning its wheels falling off
Uber deploying Motional IONIQ 5 driverless robotaxis to millions of riders over the next decade
Rideshare provider Uber has signed a 10-year, multi-market commercial agreement with Motional – a developer of driverless robotaxis. As part of the agreement, Uber will deploy Motional’s IONIQ 5 electric robotaxis in select markets at first, with the potential to reach millions of customers by providing both ride-hailing and delivery services autonomously. Motional is an… Continue reading Uber deploying Motional IONIQ 5 driverless robotaxis to millions of riders over the next decade
Tesla (TSLA) has been upgraded to investment grade by S&P
Tesla (TSLA) has been officially upgraded to investment grade long-term credit rating by S&P Global Ratings. Despite delivering profits for more than two years straight and building a cash position of over $18 billion while sitting on very little debt, Tesla was still rated as a “junk bond” by rating companies like S&P Global Ratings and… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) has been upgraded to investment grade by S&P
China Shows Off Drone That Drops Robodog With Huge Gun Anywhere
Described as “war dogs” that “descend from the sky.” Air Drop A video has gone viral of a large drone dropping off a gun-wielding robot dog, a terrifying vision of what the future of warfare and policing could soon look like. The footage shows a sizable octocopter drone dropping off its armed payload on a… Continue reading China Shows Off Drone That Drops Robodog With Huge Gun Anywhere
Tragic News: That Viral Giant Frog Video Is Edited to Make Him Look Huge
“We have been BAMBOOZLED.” Frogger 3D Dumpy, an Australian white frog, went viral this week for being delightfully enormous. Truly massive. An absolute unit. But sadly, Dumpy — while we still absolutely stan — isn’t actually that big. Also, he doesn’t eat bananas. Sorry, folks! Dumpy — gotta say: perfect frog name — is owned by… Continue reading Tragic News: That Viral Giant Frog Video Is Edited to Make Him Look Huge
Top Facebook Scientist Quietly Plotting “Autonomous” AIs
As the rest of the company is mandated to work towards Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse dreams, Facebook’s artificial intelligence chief is quietly building a roadmap towards “autonomous” machine intelligence. Case in point, Meta AI Chief and famed computer scientist Yann LeCun published a paper earlier this summer — and presented it last week at Berkeley — that… Continue reading Top Facebook Scientist Quietly Plotting “Autonomous” AIs
Google Catches Up to Apple and Samsung in the Hardware Race
Michael Calore: It’s cramming them in there. Lauren Goode: I’m really cramming them in. By the way, my recommendations are not uplifting. I’m just going to let you know. I should have caveated from the top. These are not fun. The second thing I’ve been doing is watching this 24-part series. Michael Calore: Oh god.… Continue reading Google Catches Up to Apple and Samsung in the Hardware Race
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro (2022): Features, Price, Release Date
If last year’s Pixel 6 was a leap, Google’s new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones are a small hop. At its Made by Google event in New York City today, the company unboxed its two new flagship phones, both of which feature small but welcome improvements—like Face Unlock as a secondary way to… Continue reading Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro (2022): Features, Price, Release Date