Tesla is laying off 229 data annotation employees who are part of the company’s larger Autopilot team and is shuttering the San Mateo, California office where they worked, according to a California regulatory filing. TechCrunch previously reported that nearly 200 employees were being laid off, according to sources who talked to TechCrunch on condition of… Continue reading Tesla laying off 229 Autopilot workers, shuttering San Mateo office, filing confirms
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The saga continues: Twitter sues Elon Musk to force deal
akub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images As promised, Twitter is taking Elon Musk to court. The social media site has sued the Tesla CEO, claiming he cannot back out of his commitment to acquire the company. On Friday, just under three months after declaring his intent to purchase Twitter and take it private, Musk said he… Continue reading The saga continues: Twitter sues Elon Musk to force deal
Tesla tries to help Texas grid amid heat wave with its cars until it can with Powerwalls
Tesla is trying to help Texas’s electric grid again amid another heat wave with its electric cars until it can with Powerwalls as it lobbies for some rule changes. Texas has a notoriously fragile grid that is having issues supporting increasing peak electricity demand. The issues have mostly come in the winter amid cold fronts,… Continue reading Tesla tries to help Texas grid amid heat wave with its cars until it can with Powerwalls
Elon Musk says it’s time for Trump to ‘sail into the sunset’
Over the weekend, Trump called Elon Musk a “bull—- artist” claiming that Musk said he voted for Trump in previous conversations between the two men. Go to Source
Elon Musk Says Explosion Was on Purpose, Then Deletes Tweet and Admits It Wasn’t
“Yeah, actually not good.” How the Turntables Not everything went according to plan while SpaceX was testing its Booster 7 rocket prototype on Monday. The massive rocket, designed to take the company’s first orbital launch-ready Starship into orbit, went up in a massive fireball at around 4:20pm local time at the company’s testing facilities near… Continue reading Elon Musk Says Explosion Was on Purpose, Then Deletes Tweet and Admits It Wasn’t
Outlook on the Electric ATV and UTV Global Market to 2027 – Featuring CFMOTO, Eco Charger, DRR U.S.A. and Tesla Among Others
DUBLIN, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Electric All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and Utility-Terrain Vehicle (UTV) Market – A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Product, Application and Trends – Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility-terrain vehicle (UTV) market was estimated to be at… Continue reading Outlook on the Electric ATV and UTV Global Market to 2027 – Featuring CFMOTO, Eco Charger, DRR U.S.A. and Tesla Among Others
VW plans: pay-as-you-go autonomy
In competition with Tesla, VW relies on Over the Air (OTA) updates and autonomous driving. Autonomous driving should become the automaker’s core business Volkswagen and the company’s own software company Cariad should implement that. In this way, the costs for the software developments can be recovered. However, you go your own way, which makes the… Continue reading VW plans: pay-as-you-go autonomy
Tesla (TSLA) Halts Giga Berlin & Shanghai to Increase Capacity
Tesla Inc. TSLA is looking to expand production at its newly completed Gigafactories in Berlin and Shanghai for higher output capacities. However, the automaker might need a costly production break to upgrade the sites. Tesla plans to significantly increase production at both plants over the next two months. Per reports, both factories are expected to… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) Halts Giga Berlin & Shanghai to Increase Capacity
Honda key fob flaw lets hackers remotely unlock and start cars
The hackers demonstrating the radio replay attack using a vulnerable Honda keyfob. Honda said it could not determine if the attack was “credible.” Image Credits: Star-V Lab Security researchers have revealed a vulnerability in Honda’s keyless entry system that could allow hackers to remotely unlock and start potentially “all Honda vehicles currently existing on the market.”… Continue reading Honda key fob flaw lets hackers remotely unlock and start cars
Volkswagen, Audi tap Redwood Materials to recycle old EV batteries in US
Volkswagen of America and Audi have locked in a resurrection plan for old battery packs from their growing slate of EVs. The two VW Group brands have contracted with startup Redwood Materials to recover and recycle end-of-life EV battery packs from its thousand-dealership network in the United States. This won’t be the final resting place… Continue reading Volkswagen, Audi tap Redwood Materials to recycle old EV batteries in US