Tesla has pushed its “Full Self-Driving Beta” to an investor who had a terrible “safety driving score” based on the automaker’s own scoring system. It comes as Tesla says that it is only pushing the software to owners who scored 100 out of 100. Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD) enables Tesla… Continue reading Tesla pushes ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ to investor with poor ‘safety score’ while requiring perfect score from others
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Dozens of Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck on Same Dead-End Street
The future is here, it’s just stuck in the corner. Traffic Jam Well, this is a new one. Waymo, a Google offshoot that develops usually-impressive self-driving cars, has run into a problem as dozens of its semi-autonomous vehicles are getting stuck on the same dead-end street. 15th Avenue in San Francisco’s Richmond District is normally… Continue reading Dozens of Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck on Same Dead-End Street
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in a dead-end street in San Francisco
Traffic is hell, but what if the cars clogging up the roadways are all robots? That’s what some residents on one quiet street in San Francisco have discovered, with a seemingly endless parade of autonomous vehicles from Waymo driving down a dead-end street in the city’s residential Richmond district, turning around, and driving away. “There… Continue reading Waymo’s autonomous vehicles keep getting stuck in a dead-end street in San Francisco
Vietnamese carmaker Vinfast eyes start of US deliveries in late 2022
Vietnamese automaker Vinfast will begin taking pre-orders in the U.S. market for its VF e35 and e36 electric SUVs in the first half of 2022 and expects to begin delivering them by the end of the year, global Chief Executive Michael Lohscheller said. “It’s still early to make any sales predictions, but VinFast will unveil two of our latest… Continue reading Vietnamese carmaker Vinfast eyes start of US deliveries in late 2022
Volvo reveals its first vehicle made of fossil-free steel
A few months ago, Volvo teamed up with Swedish steel producer SSAB to develop a type of steel it can use for its vehicles that doesn’t use fossil fuels. Now, the automaker has revealed what it says is the world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel: A four wheeled fully electric load carrier made for… Continue reading Volvo reveals its first vehicle made of fossil-free steel
CarDekho is eyeing a public listing in the next 18 months, says CEO Jain
The plans for the initial public offering (IPO) are currently being discussed by the company’s board, said Amit Jain, co-founder and chief executive at CarDekho. “We will now begin the processes and compliance from a regulatory perspective for the IPO. Markets are always favourable to a good company. At present, our business lines of selling… Continue reading CarDekho is eyeing a public listing in the next 18 months, says CEO Jain
Tesla secures large supply of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production
Tesla has signed a new supply agreement in order to secure a large amount of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production. Over the last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been pushing for nickel producers to boost production as he expects the resource could become a bottleneck for battery production. It’s likely the reason why the… Continue reading Tesla secures large supply of nickel from New Caledonia for battery production
Aurora’s autonomous trucks and taxis will be available to customers via subscription
Aurora, the autonomous vehicle company founded by the former lead engineer for Google’s self-driving car project, announced that its autonomous trucks and taxis will be available to customers via subscriptions. Aurora doesn’t expect to roll out its self-driving trucks and ride-hailing vehicles until 2023 and 2024, respectively, but the company is providing more detail about… Continue reading Aurora’s autonomous trucks and taxis will be available to customers via subscription
Volvo Group unveils vehicle made with 3,000 kilos of ‘fossil-free’ steel
AB Volvo, the construction truck arm of Sweden’s Volvo Group, unveiled a new vehicle Wednesday made with a majority of “fossil-free” steel, plus plans to begin smaller-scale series production using the new material as early as 2022. “Our intention is to start to build these vehicles, these relatively small-load carriers, utilizing this fossil-free steel,” Lars… Continue reading Volvo Group unveils vehicle made with 3,000 kilos of ‘fossil-free’ steel
Safety regulator wants info on Tesla’s FSD beta, ‘safety score’ evaluation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants to know why Tesla didn’t issue a recall for Autopilot after it became obvious the driver assistance system had a problem “seeing” parked emergency vehicles. NHTSA is also asking Tesla for more information about the growing public beta test of its incomplete Full Self-Driving software, the recently launched… Continue reading Safety regulator wants info on Tesla’s FSD beta, ‘safety score’ evaluation