General Motors will keep its Orion Assembly plant idled and not start repairs on the nearly 141,000 recalled Chevrolet Bolts EVs and EUVs until it is confident its supplier can make a defect-free EV battery that does not pose a potential fire risk. And right now, GM does not believe its battery-maker, LG Chem, can do that.… Continue reading GM ‘not confident’ LG Chem will build defect-free Bolt batteries
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Elon Musk’s Loop gets Autopilot — and an intruder
Less than two weeks after its official launch, The Boring Company’s Loop system in Las Vegas had its first security breach. On June 21, the morning of the final day of the International Beauty Show, an “unauthorized vehicle” joined the system’s fleet of Tesla taxis underground, emails between the Loop’s operations manager and a Clark… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Loop gets Autopilot — and an intruder
Prive has raised $1.7 million to build a more configurable e-commerce subscription platform
Prive, a months-old, San Francisco-based startup founded by two former Uber product managers, just raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding to create what it describes as a far more customizable e-commerce subscriptions platform for D2C brands. The round was co-led by Patrick Chung and Brandon Farwell at XFund and Ben Ling from Bling Capital, with… Continue reading Prive has raised $1.7 million to build a more configurable e-commerce subscription platform
Paragon Continues To Be A Committed Pioneer For Urban Air Taxi Movement In Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Paragon VTOL Aerospace, lead innovators in vertical takeoff and landing technology (VTOL), continue to make forward strides for intra-city transport, committing to 50 VTOLs for urban air taxi movement in Brownsville, Texas to begin in 2025. This commitment, momentous for the City of Brownsville, would enable the city to… Continue reading Paragon Continues To Be A Committed Pioneer For Urban Air Taxi Movement In Brownsville
Calterah obtient un accord DOW grâce à sa puce radar AiP à ondes millimétriques
La petite taille, les hautes performances et la faible consommation d’énergie ont permis à Calterah AiP de se démarquer, a déclaré le responsable R&D de HASCO ADAS BU, ajoutant qu’ils avaient économisé du temps et réduit les coûts de conception de l’antenne, et que le projet DOW avait ainsi pu être accéléré. Selon HASCO, la… Continue reading Calterah obtient un accord DOW grâce à sa puce radar AiP à ondes millimétriques
SVOLT unveils cobalt-free battery, claiming first company to reach ‘series production’
Battery systems manufacturer SVOLT has unveiled a cobalt-free battery pack at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. The company now claims to be the first to create a cobalt-free battery that has reached series production, although other battery manufacturers have claimed similar production achievements. SVOLT describes itself as a “high-tech enterprise in the global EV… Continue reading SVOLT unveils cobalt-free battery, claiming first company to reach ‘series production’
A note left on a Tesla Model 3 shows just how little people know about electric cars
A note that a “concerned resident” left on a Tesla Model 3 after unplugging it shows just how little people know about electric cars. Studies and polls about electric vehicle adoption have consistently shown that education is one of the most needed things to accelerate the transition to zero emission. Of course, reducing the cost… Continue reading A note left on a Tesla Model 3 shows just how little people know about electric cars
Duos Technologies Uses AI-Powered Inspection to Help Railway Operators Stay on Track
In March, a 28-car freight train derailment in Gibbons, Neb., forced Union Pacific to shut down three rail lines, delaying shipments nationwide for up to 48 hours and costing it millions as its rail network slowed down substantially. Fortunately, no one was injured. Duos Technologies, based in Jacksonville, Fla., says its NVIDIA GPU-accelerated AI railcar… Continue reading Duos Technologies Uses AI-Powered Inspection to Help Railway Operators Stay on Track
@VW Group: Porsche expands its engineering and assembly capacity003738
The engineering work of Porsche has a long tradition of using foreign development sites in search of tomorrow’s perfect sports cars and services. From next year, its capacity will grow even further to include a permanent new research and development satellite in China, allowing a sustained focus on what is Porsche’s biggest single market. The company is… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche expands its engineering and assembly capacity003738
@VW Group: Upcycling at Audi: a new lease on life for packaging003738
A new pilot project being implemented at Audi’s Neckarsulm site, among other initiatives, highlights just how important the sustainable use of resources is to the company. At this location, Audi produces 3D-printed assembly aids for vehicle production – and as of recently, from waste that is generated right there on site. These assembly aids are… Continue reading @VW Group: Upcycling at Audi: a new lease on life for packaging003738