An “epoch in Detroit’s industrial history,” as The New York Times put it at the time, was written 100 years ago on Friday when Ford Motor Co. bought Lincoln Motor Co. for $8 million. The sale, the Times reported in a February 1922 article, came together after automotive entrepreneur and engineer Henry Leland, who founded the… Continue reading As Lincoln marks 100 years at Ford, challenges, opportunities loom in brand’s 2nd century
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Autonomous vehicles need stricter rules -U.S. safety group, labor unions
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – U.S. labor unions and a consumer safety advocate on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to add more safeguards to ensure autonomous vehicles are safe before being deployed in wide numbers on U.S. roads. Lawmakers at a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing raised concerns about self-driving vehicles but also… Continue reading Autonomous vehicles need stricter rules -U.S. safety group, labor unions
Black gay woman sues Tesla, alleges ‘unchecked’ racism at plant
A Black gay woman who worked at a Tesla Inc. factory accused the electric-vehicle maker in a lawsuit of “festering” racism by ignoring the racial and homophobic slurs and physical harm she endured. Kaylen Barker, a former contract worker who inspected brake parts, is the latest to complain that Tesla ignores discrimination based on race,… Continue reading Black gay woman sues Tesla, alleges ‘unchecked’ racism at plant
Tesla owners report dozens of instances of ‘phantom braking’
Tesla vehicles are inexplicably slamming on their brakes for no reason, frightening owners and eliciting over 100 complaints to the federal government in the last three months alone, according to The Washington Post. It’s been a persistent issue for the automaker. Last October, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that the company was forced… Continue reading Tesla owners report dozens of instances of ‘phantom braking’
Self-driving car companies zoom ahead, leaving U.S. regulators behind
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for robot-driven vehicles. On Tuesday, Cruise said that SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) will invest another… Continue reading Self-driving car companies zoom ahead, leaving U.S. regulators behind
Tesla Says It’s Updating Self-Driving Cars to No Longer Break the Law
Tesla has agreed to update the software on almost 54,000 of its cars because a recent “Full Self-Driving” software update allowed them to break road rules and roll through stop signs without coming to a full stop. It’s the latest sign that regulators are becoming increasingly fed up of the Elon Musk-led company’s efforts to… Continue reading Tesla Says It’s Updating Self-Driving Cars to No Longer Break the Law
Tesla is hit by ‘safety recall’ of all Full Self-Driving Beta cars over ‘rolling stop’ feature, will have to roll it back
Tesla has been hit by a safety recall from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on all vehicles in its Full Self-Driving Beta over a feature called “rolling stop” that allows vehicles to drive past stop signs. The automaker is going to have to roll back the feature in an upcoming software update. NHTSA… Continue reading Tesla is hit by ‘safety recall’ of all Full Self-Driving Beta cars over ‘rolling stop’ feature, will have to roll it back
Ford to speed EV transition by spending up to $20 billion to reorganize
Ford Motor Co. is planning a major reorganization to prepare for the electric future, using Tesla Inc.’s success as a road map and accelerating EV spending by as much $20 billion. The effort, led by a former Apple Inc. and Tesla executive, calls for Ford to spend an additional $10 billion to $20 billion over… Continue reading Ford to speed EV transition by spending up to $20 billion to reorganize
Battery swapping to boost EV adoption in last-mile delivery space
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the private sector will be encouraged to develop sustainable and innovative business models for ‘Battery or Energy as a Service’. New Delhi: Despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk still not entertaining a bevy of Indian ministers to manufacture its electric cars in the country, the government on Tuesday said it will… Continue reading Battery swapping to boost EV adoption in last-mile delivery space
Former Employees Say Elon Musk Was an Absolutely Terrible Boss
He barely kept in touch with the company. Absentee Leadership Leadership at Neuralink, the brain-computer interface startup cofounded by Elon Musk, has been an absolute disaster, according to a scathing new report by Fortune. We already wrote about Fortune‘s take on dysfunction at the company. But it sounds like Musk’s own leadership role at Neuralink… Continue reading Former Employees Say Elon Musk Was an Absolutely Terrible Boss