Vietnam has fired general director of its main Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the government said on Saturday, as the country intensifies a long-running crackdown on officials it accuses of graft. Le Hai Tra, 47, was dismissed for “having committed serious violations and wrongdoings”, the government said in a statement, without elaborating. He was also… Continue reading Vietnam sacks head of the country’s main stock exchange over “wrongdoing”
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Waymo is expanding its driverless program in Phoenix
Waymo is pulling the human safety driver out of its recently expanded robotaxi operations in downtown Phoenix, Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEO of Waymo, announced on the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility stage on Wednesday. “We will be starting fully autonomous, rider-only operations in the downtown Phoenix area that will…be on the fifth generation of our system on the… Continue reading Waymo is expanding its driverless program in Phoenix
Elon Musk says Tesla will have self-driving cars without need for human driver this time next year
Elon Musk told reporters in Brazil that Tesla will have self-driving cars without the need for human drivers behind the wheel for supervision or at all really around this time next year. It’s Musk’s latest timeline on Tesla’s full self-driving effort, but he has been wrong about those in the past. The Tesla CEO was… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla will have self-driving cars without need for human driver this time next year
Hyundai is building EV and battery production facilities in Georgia
Hyundai is building facilities dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in Savannah, Georgia, marking Hyundai’s first EV-only plant in the US (via CNBC). The South Korean automaker will spend $5.5 billion on the new facilities and will receive an additional $1 billion investment from its suppliers. Hyundai expects production at the 2,923-acre site… Continue reading Hyundai is building EV and battery production facilities in Georgia
Tesla files plans for diner/drive-in theater supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood
Tesla has reportedly filed plans for a 29-stall supercharger and diner/drive-in theater location in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The location is at 7001 Santa Monica Boulevard at the intersection with Orange Drive. Tesla originally planned to build the diner in the coastal city of Santa Monica, but then moved the plans to Hollywood. Now, perhaps… Continue reading Tesla files plans for diner/drive-in theater supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood
Elon Musk announces that Tesla is building a ‘hardcore litigation department’ – Timing is strange
Elon Musk announced today that Tesla is building a “hardcore litigation department” to “directly initiate and execute lawsuits.” The timing of the effort is strange since it comes right after an allegation of sexual misconduct against the CEO. Musk made the announcement on Twitter: Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate… Continue reading Elon Musk announces that Tesla is building a ‘hardcore litigation department’ – Timing is strange
Luminar’s Austin Russell: ‘We probably shouldn’t have existed’ but lidar will drive next-gen safety anyway
At TC Sessions: Mobility, Luminar founder and CEO Austin Russell admitted that his now successful company was founded in hubris, but that a skeptical eye during peak lidar hype helped them focus on real markets. “It’s no longer about some theoretical promise — you actually have to show real results, real deliveries, real technology and… Continue reading Luminar’s Austin Russell: ‘We probably shouldn’t have existed’ but lidar will drive next-gen safety anyway
Hyundai to open $6.5B EV factory in Georgia
Hyundai is the latest automaker to announce plans to open an EV factory in Georgia, the same state where Rivian is preparing to break ground on its controversial plant. Hyundai’s $6.5 billion EV and battery manufacturing facility outside of Savannah will further the state’s goal of becoming a major regional hub for the EV industry.… Continue reading Hyundai to open $6.5B EV factory in Georgia
Tesla structural battery pack is removable, but it is quite an ordeal
Tesla’s latest service manual does reveal that Tesla’s structural battery pack is removable – something that was thought of as a problem due to the design. It’s actually doable, but it is quite an ordeal. When Tesla introduced its new 4680 battery cell at its Battery Day in 2020, it featured several major improvements on… Continue reading Tesla structural battery pack is removable, but it is quite an ordeal
Clean Technica: Elon Musk Announces Tesla AI Day #2001982
Tesla is having AI Day #2 in a few months. CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla would hold a second AI Day on August 19 later this year. He also said that there were so many cool updates regarding Tesla AI, and when asked by Dave Lee about showing a sneak preview of the Tesla… Continue reading Clean Technica: Elon Musk Announces Tesla AI Day #2001982