Tesla has laid off about 200 people working at its San Mateo offices as it closes the location. Most of the employees were working as Autopilot data labelers – a critical project for Tesla to achieve self-driving capability. LinkedIn is flooding with posts from now former Tesla employees working at its San Mateo office after… Continue reading Tesla lets go of hundreds of Autopilot data labelers as it closes San Mateo office
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Hyundai gives first look at Ioniq 6 EV as market share surges
Hyundai is offering an early look at its upcoming all-electric sedan, the Ioniq 6. It comes as Bloomberg reports that the company’s EV market share is quietly surging in Europe and the US, causing even Tesla’s Elon Musk to take notice. If last year’s all-electric Ioniq 5 crossover SUV took inspiration from 70s designs, then… Continue reading Hyundai gives first look at Ioniq 6 EV as market share surges
VW CEO Herbert Diess says Giga Berlin and Giga Texas ramp will weaken Tesla and allow them to be EV sales leader by 2025 – Drive Tesla Canada
Credit: Herbert Diess Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has commented several times that it will be a “tight race” to overtake Tesla and become the global electric vehicle (EV) sales leader by 2025. However in new comments to employees today, Diess expects the opening of Tesla’s two new Gigafactories to be their window of opportunity to… Continue reading VW CEO Herbert Diess says Giga Berlin and Giga Texas ramp will weaken Tesla and allow them to be EV sales leader by 2025 – Drive Tesla Canada
Tesla and�VW duke it out for EV dominance – Autoblog
McDonalds versus Burger King. Apple versus Microsoft. Coca-Cola versus Pepsi. The business world is riddled with rivalries. A new one may be taking shape as Volkswagen tries to unseat Tesla as the leading maker of electric cars. VW is in a “good second position” behind Tesla on EVs and making progress on battery production, charging… Continue reading Tesla and�VW duke it out for EV dominance – Autoblog
Cleantechnica: Tesla Building Standard Range And Long Range Model Y In Austin 002083
Drive Tesla Canada reports that Tesla may be operating two Model Y production lines at its gigafactory in Austin — one for the dual-motor Long Range version that has also been the base version of the Model Y until now and one for a new dual-motor Standard Range 279 mile version. Several of its readers… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Building Standard Range And Long Range Model Y In Austin 002083
Clean Tecnica: Elon Musk & Tesla Have Influenced Soaring CEO Pay 002082
Elon Musk’s compensation package in 2018 was a multi-billion-dollar deal, and the influence his pay hike had on US chief executives has been enormous. CEO pay has never been so widely distant from its company’s workers, as boards are now — more than ever — granting CEO pay packages that are lavish, partly inspired by… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Elon Musk & Tesla Have Influenced Soaring CEO Pay 002082
Clean Technica: Tesla’s Autopilot Team & Cybertruck Visit New Orleans For CVPR002081
Tesla’s Autopilot team recently visited New Orleans for the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software, shared a photo of Tesla’s boot with an invitation for those in the area to stop by, talk with the engineers, and see the Cybertruck. The Tesla Autopilot team is at… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla’s Autopilot Team & Cybertruck Visit New Orleans For CVPR002081
Tesla reportedly lays off 200 Autopilot employees in latest jobs cut
Tesla has reportedly laid off approximately 200 workers from its Autopilot team and closed an office in California. According to Bloomberg, the company notified staff of the move on Tuesday. Many of the affected employees were annotation specialists whose jobs involved evaluating and labeling Autopilot data obtained from customers. Along with the layoffs, Tesla closed… Continue reading Tesla reportedly lays off 200 Autopilot employees in latest jobs cut
South Korean equipment manufacturers enter U.S. Ford’s ‘battery production line construction business’
3 companies including Creative & Innovative Systems (CIS), NS, and Hana TechnologyAs preferred negotiators…Final supply contract to be signed next monthSupport in the field of inspection, electrod Three South Korean equipment manufacturers were selected for the first battery production line construction project carried out by Ford, a leading U.S. automaker. Among traditional U.S. automakers, Ford… Continue reading South Korean equipment manufacturers enter U.S. Ford’s ‘battery production line construction business’
Tesla lays off nearly 200 Autopilot workers, shutters San Mateo office
Tesla has gutted the data annotation team working on Autopilot, laying off nearly 200 employees and shutting down the San Mateo, California office where they worked. The layoffs, first reported by Bloomberg, have been confirmed by sources who talked to TechCrunch on condition of anonymity. The cuts come amid a broader reduction of jobs at… Continue reading Tesla lays off nearly 200 Autopilot workers, shutters San Mateo office