Christopher “CJ” Moore, the former Tesla Autopilot software engineer who left to join Apple’s secretive car project last year, has left Apple to join Luminar, an Orlando, Florida-based lidar company, as its new head of software, the company announced. Moore only lasted seven months at Apple. Moore is among a group of top executives from… Continue reading Apple’s secretive car project loses yet another top executive
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Main Street’s Most Prolific Corporate Agitator Finds a New Battlefield In ESG
(Bloomberg) — From his rented one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles’s Redondo Beach, a couple of blocks from a discount shop and a thrift store, John Chevedden is polishing a speech he’ll give to Alphabet Inc.’s executives and shareholders at its annual meeting next week. Most Read from Bloomberg The former aerospace employee is pressing the… Continue reading Main Street’s Most Prolific Corporate Agitator Finds a New Battlefield In ESG
Finn raises $110M to expand car subscription platform in U.S., Germany
Car subscription platform Finn has raised $110 million in equity to expand in the U.S. and Europe and reach 30,000 subscriptions by the end of the year, according to the company. The funding, which brings Finn’s valuation to “more than $500 million,” comes at a time when consumers are starting to shift away from traditional… Continue reading Finn raises $110M to expand car subscription platform in U.S., Germany
Why Nio Stock Fell Again Today
Motley Fool Why Nio Stock Is Falling Today Nio investors are worried that if XPeng is continuing to feel the pinch from strict COVID regulations in China, then Nio will, too. Both Nio and XPeng are based in China, and the Chinese government has a strict “zero-COVID” policy that requires companies, production facilities, and even… Continue reading Why Nio Stock Fell Again Today
Mobile EV charging can eliminate ‘charging deserts,’ SparkCharge CEO says
SparkCharge Founder & CEO Josh Aviv joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss electric vehicle (EV) charging through the company’s ‘Roadie’ mobile app, growth, and the outlook for on-demand charging. Video Transcript AKIKO FUJITA: Well, about 4% of new cars sold last year in the US were electric. That’s up 50% from 2020. And their popularity… Continue reading Mobile EV charging can eliminate ‘charging deserts,’ SparkCharge CEO says
Outrageous Gas Prices Fuel Demand for Electric Vehicles
FN Media Group Presents Microsmallcap.com Market Commentary NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Gas prices continue to test record highs, surpassing $4 per gallon in the US and $2 per liter across Canada for the first time, which is fueling rampant demand for electric vehicles across North America. For perspective, sales of plug-in electric vehicles… Continue reading Outrageous Gas Prices Fuel Demand for Electric Vehicles
Tesla releases new software update with better range calculation and media accounts linked to driver profiles
Tesla has started to release a new software update (2022.16.0.2) with a better range calculation incorporating more environmental factors and the ability for media accounts to be linked to driver profiles. The latter is pretty simple. You can now have multiple Spotify accounts linked to your vehicle, and they will automatically shift between them based… Continue reading Tesla releases new software update with better range calculation and media accounts linked to driver profiles
Industrial Revolutionary: Ford’s Jim Farley – Chief Executive
Jim Farley is not afraid to make big decisions, and the one he made about Rivian was consummate. Enamored of the electric-truck startup under former CEO Jim Hackett, Ford Motor invested $500 million in Rivian in 2019 and established a partnership for joint vehicle development. But early this year, Ford under Farley dissolved the development… Continue reading Industrial Revolutionary: Ford’s Jim Farley – Chief Executive
Bill Ford Says F-150 Lightning ‘Most Important’ Launch Of His Career – Benzinga – Benzinga
Ford Motor Co F Chairman Bill Ford sees the F-150 Lightning truck as a better and more capable successor to its traditional variant and called it the “most important” launch of his career in an interview with The Detroit News on Monday. What Happened: Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford is scheduled to launch the battery-powered variant of its best-selling truck on Tuesday afternoon.… Continue reading Bill Ford Says F-150 Lightning ‘Most Important’ Launch Of His Career – Benzinga – Benzinga
Cleantechnica: Tesla Bid To Keep Sexual Harassment Case Private Gets Shot Down 001993
Judge Stephen Kraus has rejected a Tesla request to keep a sexual harassment case private, providing a 1-sentence ruling that effectively dismisses the company’s bid to push a sexual harassment lawsuit into private arbitration. The lawsuit in question is one of dozens of similar cases in which employees claim that they faced catcalls, groping, racial slurs,… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla Bid To Keep Sexual Harassment Case Private Gets Shot Down 001993