Tag: Tesla

Forget those Tesla crashes: GM says you can trust its autonomous vehicles

General Motors is racing to electrify its vast lineup of vehicles in a concerted bid to outpace Tesla as the No. 1 seller of EVs in the world. But it’s also competing with Tesla on a whole other front: autonomous vehicles. On this front, GM feels like it has an edge. It’s hands-free advanced driver-assist… Continue reading Forget those Tesla crashes: GM says you can trust its autonomous vehicles

Are Rivian electric vans enough to make you feel better about Amazon’s environmental impact?

Rivan CEO RJ Scaringe unveiled the custom electric delivery vehicle that his company is making for Amazon on July 21, 2022. Getty/Mustafa Hussain Amazon’s recent rollout of Rivian electric delivery vehicles represented a milestone in the company’s work toward reducing emissions. Starting in major cities, including Chicago, Dallas, San Diego, and — no surprise —… Continue reading Are Rivian electric vans enough to make you feel better about Amazon’s environmental impact?

Toyota-backed robotaxi unicorn Pony.ai sues ex-employees over trade secrets

Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company valued at $8.5 billion as of late, has sued two former employees over alleged trade secret infringement. The lawsuit is arriving months after Frank (Zhenhao) Pan and Youhan Sun, two former technical leaders at Pony’s autonomous trucking business in the U.S., resigned to start a competitor called Qingtian Truck.… Continue reading Toyota-backed robotaxi unicorn Pony.ai sues ex-employees over trade secrets

Clean Tecnica: Excitement Builds in the Australian Tesla Model Y Community 002152

The experience of one new Tesla owner epitomizes the excitement in the Tesla Model Y community in Australia as they track shiploads of Model Ys coming from China and watch the expected times of delivery for new orders blow out. Michelle ordered her Model Y in the few minutes after she got her email saying… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Excitement Builds in the Australian Tesla Model Y Community 002152

Lucid Motors has drastically reduced its production target, again

Luxury EV startup Lucid Motors changed its yearly production target again, lowering it to an expected output of between 6,000 and 7,000 vehicles, the company announced today. That’s only a fraction of the 20,000 cars that Lucid initially promised to deliver in 2022. The Tesla competitor has only produced 1,405 vehicles so far this year,… Continue reading Lucid Motors has drastically reduced its production target, again

Tesla applies to patent more precise GPS antenna for self-driving and navigation

Tesla has applied to patent a new multi-band GPS antenna that it believes will be more precise for self-driving and navigation applications. The automaker describes the new device in the abstract of the new patent application: A multi-band antenna system is provided. The antenna system can be placed under and embedded within a glass exterior… Continue reading Tesla applies to patent more precise GPS antenna for self-driving and navigation

Legacy auto BEV growth rate doubles Tesla which drops to 60.9% of total EV market

Despite dwindling inventories of BEVs due to supply chain constraints and legacy automakers still playing catchup in BEV production, the demand for electric vehicles continues to rise… and Tesla isn’t the only pony in the race anymore. That being said, Tesla remains the “Nap” in EV sales, but the rest of the market is starting… Continue reading Legacy auto BEV growth rate doubles Tesla which drops to 60.9% of total EV market

Tesla is testing new version of Solar Roof (v3.5) on employee’s homes

Tesla has come up with a new version of its Solar Roof, version 3.5, and it is now testing it on employee’s homes ahead of a wider launch. When launching the solar roof, CEO Elon Musk presented it as a critical product to accelerate solar power deployment, as it opens up the market to people… Continue reading Tesla is testing new version of Solar Roof (v3.5) on employee’s homes