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Elon Musk praises Chinese automakers amidst regulatory scrutiny

An unusually scripted Elon Musk issued conciliatory and complimentary comments to Chinese automakers during a pre-recorded appearance at China’s World New Energy Vehicle Congress, striking a pose that is worlds away from his commentary style in the United States. “I have a great deal of respect for the many Chinese automakers for driving these [EV… Continue reading Elon Musk praises Chinese automakers amidst regulatory scrutiny

Boston Dynamics owner Hyundai deploys Spot for factory safety monitoring

Back in June, Hyundai completed a deal for controlling interest in Boston Dynamics. The Korean automotive giant no doubt has some grand plans for integrating the Massachusetts-based firm’s technology into a lot of their forward-looking concept mobility vehicles — for now, however, it’s more about putting existing robots to work. Hyundai today announced the arrival… Continue reading Boston Dynamics owner Hyundai deploys Spot for factory safety monitoring

Elon Musk: Software will shape future of the car industry; Chinese automakers are most competitive with Tesla

In new comments, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that software will shape the future of the automotive industry and added that he believes Chinese automakers are most competitive with Tesla on that front. Musk made a pre-recorded appearance at the 2021 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Hainan, China. For those used to hearing Musk… Continue reading Elon Musk: Software will shape future of the car industry; Chinese automakers are most competitive with Tesla

Rivian announces membership plan with complimentary charging and LTE connectivity

With R1T trucks rolling off the assembly line at its factory in Normal, Illinois, Rivian continues to prepare for the official debut of its first EVs later this month. On Thursday, the automaker introduced a membership program that will grant Rivian owners access to complimentary charging at its soon-to-be-built Adventure Network and Waypoints chargers. It… Continue reading Rivian announces membership plan with complimentary charging and LTE connectivity

Tesla unveils its ‘secret to a quiet cabin’: Proprietary ‘Tesla Glass’

Tesla has released a new video that unveils its “secret to a quiet cabin”: its propriety Tesla Glass. It is fairly rare for Tesla to produce marketing videos about its technology outside of actual special events, but the automaker decided to release one today about ‘Tesla Glass’. Back in 2016, we reported on the automaker… Continue reading Tesla unveils its ‘secret to a quiet cabin’: Proprietary ‘Tesla Glass’

Volta Trucks raises €37 million to bring electric delivery trucks to the streets of London and Paris

Trucking tends to be associated with highways, but it’s not uncommon to find large delivery vehicles trundling down the tightly packed streets of the world’s most populated cities. According to EV startup Volta Trucks, that’s far from ideal: in London, large commercial vehicles cause around 26% of pedestrian fatalities and around 80% of cyclist fatalities,… Continue reading Volta Trucks raises €37 million to bring electric delivery trucks to the streets of London and Paris

Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro to go public via $2.35b SPAC deal

Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro, which is partly backed by Singapore state investor Temasek, said on Thursday that it will go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that sets its enterprise value at $2.35 billion. Gogoro – which has been pushing to expand overseas – will merge with Poema Global Holdings Corp,… Continue reading Taiwanese electric scooter maker Gogoro to go public via $2.35b SPAC deal

Xpeng Heitech seeks to deliver flying cars to customers in 2024

Xpeng Heitech, a flying car startup backed by electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc, said on Wednesday that it would deliver flying cars to customers in 2024. The startup, founded in 2013 and funded by Xpeng and Xpeng‘s Chief Executive He Xiaopeng, now employs 400 people and will expand workforce to have 700 people by the end of this year, company’s founder Zhao Deli told World New Energy Vehicle Congress. Xpeng Heitech’s model… Continue reading Xpeng Heitech seeks to deliver flying cars to customers in 2024

Vahan Raises $8M in Series A Funding

Vahan, a Bangalore, India-based jobs & livelihood platform for blue-collar workers, raised USD 8m in series A funding. Madhav Krishna, Co-founder and CEO, Vahan The round was led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Airtel, SHAKTI VC (led by former Google exec Keval Desai with Eric Schmidt and Michael Dell as LPs), Pioneer Fund (Y… Continue reading Vahan Raises $8M in Series A Funding