Powerful appearance The BMW iX polarizes with its beefy looks. This car test is a ride against my prejudices – three of them at once. First: SUVs are as big as they are superfluous. In my opinion, apart from the driver’s need for recognition, they don’t fulfill any need that a station wagon or van… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A trumpet with many tricks – the BMW iX xDrive 50 in the Handelsblatt Autotest004682
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Tesla loses its head of AI and vision Andrej Karpathy – a big loss for the Autopilot team
Andrej Karpathy, senior director in charge of AI and computer vision at Tesla, announced that he is leaving the automaker. It is a big loss for Tesla’s Autopilot team and self-driving effort. Karpathy joined Tesla more than five years ago as a neural net and computer vision expert. He quickly rose through the ranks and… Continue reading Tesla loses its head of AI and vision Andrej Karpathy – a big loss for the Autopilot team
Hyundai’s first EV sedan is the futuristic Ioniq 6
While Tesla, Ford and GM all (very publicly) vie for the top spot in the American electric vehicle market, Hyundai has quietly built a powerhouse lineup of EVs that threatens to surpass them all. On Wednesday (Thursday in Korea), Hyundai Motor Group officially unveiled the Ioniq 6, a streamlined sedan that offers an estimated 610km… Continue reading Hyundai’s first EV sedan is the futuristic Ioniq 6
Panasonic is building the world’s largest EV battery factory in Kansas
Panasonic announced on Wednesday that it’s inked a $4 billion investment deal with the state of Kansas to build and operate the world’s largest battery cell production facility. The company has already identified a site near the city of De Soto, at a former ammunition factory. “As the largest private investment in Kansas history and… Continue reading Panasonic is building the world’s largest EV battery factory in Kansas
Tesla Autopilot team chief announces departure
Andrej Karpathy’s exit comes amid increasing scrutiny of electric carmaker’s self-driving efforts Go to Source
Tesla loses top AI executive who led Autopilot vision team
Andrej Karpathy, the deep learning and computer vision expert who was hired five years ago as Tesla’s director of AI and led Autopilot vision team, is officially leaving the company. Karpathy was on a four-month leave of absence, fueling widespread speculation as to whether he would return. In a tweet posted Wednesday afternoon, Karparthy wrote,… Continue reading Tesla loses top AI executive who led Autopilot vision team
Panasonic to build $4B EV battery plant in Kansas
Panasonic said Wednesday it plans to build the world’s largest EV battery plant, a $4 billion factory in Kansas that will manufacture and supply lithium-ion batteries to EV makers. The factory is slated to be larger than the Gigafactory it operates with Tesla in Sparks, Nevada, which is already one of the largest lithium-ion battery… Continue reading Panasonic to build $4B EV battery plant in Kansas
Tesla’s head of AI is out
Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s head of AI and a key leader in the development of Autopilot, its driver assist feature which requires supervision by a human, announced on Twitter Wednesday that he’s leaving the company. “It’s been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals over the last 5 years and a difficult decision to… Continue reading Tesla’s head of AI is out
Auto Safety Agency Expands Tesla Investigation
The federal government’s top auto-safety agency is significantly expanding an investigation into Tesla and its Autopilot driver-assistance system to determine if the technology poses a safety risk. The agency, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said Thursday that it was upgrading its preliminary evaluation of Autopilot to an engineering analysis, a more intensive level of… Continue reading Auto Safety Agency Expands Tesla Investigation
Meet the all-electric RV startup steered by Tesla alumni
What started as a pet project to electrify food trucks in the San Francisco Bay area — an enterprise inspired by the cacophony of generators that greeted Ben Parker every day during his lunch break at Tesla — has evolved into a much larger, complex and potentially more lucrative undertaking. Parker and partner Toby Kraus… Continue reading Meet the all-electric RV startup steered by Tesla alumni