Tesla is being sued over Autopilot and Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving predictions

/ Tesla owners have paid thousands of dollars for a feature that still isn’t ready yet. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A lawsuit filed in San Francisco by a Tesla owner claims the automaker and its CEO / Technoking Elon Musk are “deceptively and misleadingly” marketing the Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” advanced driver… Continue reading Tesla is being sued over Autopilot and Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving predictions

At Detroit Auto Show, Biden Announces Money for Charging Stations

DETROIT — President Biden, a self-described “car guy” and Corvette owner, toured the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Wednesday and announced the approval of an initial $900 million investment to begin building electric vehicle charging stations across the federal highway system. The president’s announcement marked the beginning of a multiyear initiative funded… Continue reading At Detroit Auto Show, Biden Announces Money for Charging Stations

GM explains its electric vehicle strategy to provide ‘EVs for everyone,’ including pickups, SUVs, luxury, and crossovers

General Motors is committing to an all-electric future as the automaker gears up to introduce a handful of new EVs. Mary Barra, GM’s CEO, spoke at Goldman Sach’s tech conference, claiming, “We want to provide EVs for everyone,” explaining their strategy to get there, its Ultium platform, and plans for scaling production. At the conference,… Continue reading GM explains its electric vehicle strategy to provide ‘EVs for everyone,’ including pickups, SUVs, luxury, and crossovers

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin expansion is on hold, awaiting approval

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin is seeing its expansion caught up in German bureaucracy once more as a vote to approve the project has been put on hold, but it still looks like the vote should happen by the end of the year. The automaker’s experience building Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas simultaneously has set the tone… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory Berlin expansion is on hold, awaiting approval

Tesla manages to squeeze a lot more energy in a single Megapack

Tesla has updated the Megapack and managed to squeeze a lot more energy in a single battery system for large-scale energy storage projects. Back in 2019, Tesla launched the Megapack; it was Tesla’s third stationary energy storage product after the Powerwall and Powerpack. A single Megapack unit is a container-sized “3 MWh battery system” with integrated… Continue reading Tesla manages to squeeze a lot more energy in a single Megapack

General Motors (GM) Cruise to Offer Robotaxis in Arizona, Texas

In a notable development, General Motors GM-owned autonomous self-driving technology unit, Cruise, announced that it intends to expand its driverless ride service to Phoenix, ARI, and Austin, TX, in the next three months. The company noted that its operations in Arizona and Texas will initially be on a small scale but aims to churn out… Continue reading General Motors (GM) Cruise to Offer Robotaxis in Arizona, Texas